The Rubin Post
Match14 Aug 2027
No end in sight to Rubin's wait for a win
6 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Rubin has to find a result from somewhere.
Match14 Aug 2027
5 matches without a goal for Rubin
The chances are being made and something is happening between the making and the finishing. 5 matches now, and the anxiety in the ground arrives a little earlier every week.
Squad16 Aug 2027
Words exchanged at Rubin
Julián Kadijevic and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Market16 Aug 2027
Rubin promote Maksim Plotnikov from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Maksim Plotnikov has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Squad16 Aug 2027
Words at Rubin training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Ugochukwu Iwu is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Player ratings16 Aug 2027
Anderson Arroyo stands above it all
Some games turn on a moment; this one turned on a man. 7.41 on the card, and the Rubin support went home talking about one name.
The dugout16 Aug 2027
Veldin Hodža asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
The dugout16 Aug 2027
The view from the dugout
“We did not lose. Some weeks that is all you get, and I would rather have the point than not.” Maksim Gorshkov chose the glass-half-full version of 0‑0; the supporters left with the other one.
Player ratings16 Aug 2027
Nazmi Gripshi was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 13. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
In brief
- Match Point won or two lost for Rubin?
- The dugout Denil Maldonado has become a man the manager trusts
- Market The Anderson Arroyo question follows Rubin around