The Krasnodar Post
Market22 May 2028
One of our own: Andrei Lapin joins the Krasnodar first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Andrei Lapin is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market22 May 2028
Krasnodar promote Evgeny Borovikov from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Evgeny Borovikov 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.
Market22 May 2028
One of our own: Grigory Shishov joins the Krasnodar first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Grigory Shishov is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market22 May 2028
Krasnodar promote Dmitri Chernyshov from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Dmitri Chernyshov 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.
The dugout22 May 2028
Maxim Borisko 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 dugout22 May 2028
No hiding place for Eldar Guseinov
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Eldar Guseinov, and the manager let it.
The dugout22 May 2028
When it matters, Valentin Paltsev plays
It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.
The dugout22 May 2028
A door opens for Daniil Utkin
He asked about his future and was given an answer with minutes in it. The manager has now made a promise in a building where promises are remembered, and the clock on it has started.
Boardroom22 May 2028
The Krasnodar production line keeps running
17 graduates out of an academy now rated 9 out of 20. Clubs this size survive on exactly that, and the town knows every name.
In brief
- Squad Good reports on Maxim Borisko
- Loan watch Decision time nears on Igor Leschuk
- Boardroom Krasnodar board back the manager