The Krylya Sovetov Sentinel
Squad30 Apr 2029
The knee: Vladimir Khubulov out for 92 days
92 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Krylya Sovetov lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.
Market30 Apr 2029
Krylya Sovetov may not be able to give Fernando Costanza what he wants
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Fernando Costanza wants continental football; whether Krylya Sovetov can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
Squad30 Apr 2029
Words exchanged at Krylya Sovetov
Sergey Pryakhin 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.
Squad30 Apr 2029
Chinedu Geoffrey falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Market30 Apr 2029
Talks stall between Krylya Sovetov and Leon Musaev
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
The dugout30 Apr 2029
Egor Karpitskiy 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 dugout30 Apr 2029
Nichita Moțpan 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 Nichita Moțpan is on it.
The dugout30 Apr 2029
Danil Moiseev gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market30 Apr 2029
The shop window has Mihajlo Banjac in it
Krylya Sovetov have let the market know Mihajlo Banjac can be had. No price in the advert, but everyone in the trade knows roughly what it says.
In brief
- Market The Martin Kramarič question follows Krylya Sovetov around
- Squad “I want to play”: Danil Moiseev speaks
- The dugout The manager plants his flag on Kristijan Bistrović