The Tobol Post
Squad20 Dec 2027
Home is on Antonio Boršić's mind
“Some mornings you wake up and you are still a long way from everything you know.” It is not the football and it never was; Tobol are dealing with a man who wants a different country.
Squad20 Dec 2027
Words exchanged at Tobol
Antonio Boršić 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.
The dugout20 Dec 2027
Marko Vukčević gets picked when it counts
Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Marko Vukčević is on it.
The dugout20 Dec 2027
Luis Guerra 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.
Market20 Dec 2027
Tobol put Rubin Hebaj up for sale
The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Rubin Hebaj may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.
The dugout20 Dec 2027
The manager plants his flag on Alexandr Zuev
“Judge me on him.” Managers do not say that kind of thing by accident — it moves the pressure from Alexandr Zuev’s shoulders onto his own, and both of them know it.
In brief
- Boardroom Tobol board back the manager
- Squad Marat Postnikov back in training