Marked for Danila Melnikov
From our football correspondent
Crisis
Squad15 Nov 2027
At 15, Danila Melnikov is already the best thing here
An average of 6.60 in a first team he is several years too young for. Strogino have something, and by now the whole division has noticed.
Market15 Nov 2027
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad15 Nov 2027
There were 8 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Player ratings15 Nov 2027
No sign of nerves from Sergey Guzyuk at 21 — 7.86
The hardest thing about being 21 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Sergey Guzyuk did not need any: 7.86, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
The dugout15 Nov 2027
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Squad15 Nov 2027
Yaroslav Sosnikhin was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Match13 Nov 2027
Beaten 1‑3, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad15 Nov 2027
Words at Strogino training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Alexey Muldarov 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.
The dugout15 Nov 2027
The manager makes an example of Valery Ozerov
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
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Crisis
Market31 May 2027
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Strogino, and it is not being withdrawn.
The dugout31 May 2027
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Squad31 May 2027
Yaroslav Sosnikhin was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
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Crisis
Match14 Nov 2026
No end in sight to Strogino's wait for a win
16 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Strogino has to find a result from somewhere.
Match14 Nov 2026
Chastening afternoon for Strogino
A 0‑3 beating by Rodina M was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
Market16 Nov 2026
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad16 Nov 2026
A one-man rearguard from Ilja Voronov
There were 6 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Match14 Nov 2026
6 matches without a goal for Strogino
The chances are being made and something is happening between the making and the finishing. 6 matches now, and the anxiety in the ground arrives a little earlier every week.
Player ratings16 Nov 2026
Successful dribbles: 22. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad16 Nov 2026
Words exchanged at Strogino
Yaroslav Sosnikhin 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.
Squad16 Nov 2026
A row about effort at Strogino
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Alexey Muldarov was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Match16 Nov 2026
Halfway: Strogino sit in position 15
0 points at the turn. The first half of a season is a promise; the second is a bill, and the town is about to find out which of the two this one was.
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Crisis
Match10 Oct 2026
No end in sight to Strogino's wait for a win
11 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Strogino has to find a result from somewhere.
Match10 Oct 2026
Beaten 0‑6 by Salyut, and beaten everywhere it matters. The inquest starts on the training pitch on Monday morning.
Market12 Oct 2026
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Strogino, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Fedor Starostin is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 18 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Match10 Oct 2026
Defending was optional and nobody took up the option. 6 goals between Strogino and Salyut, and not one of the people who paid to be there will ask for the money back.
Squad12 Oct 2026
A falling-out at Strogino
Yaroslav Sosnikhin and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad12 Oct 2026
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Ilja Molibog commits to Strogino for another 3 years.
Squad12 Oct 2026
A row about effort at Strogino
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Alexey Muldarov was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market12 Oct 2026
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Danila Melnikov 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.