Vasil Delev

Left Wingback - Lokomotiv Sofia U18
12 Aug 2029
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Marked for Vasil Delev

132 Edition

The Lokomotiv Sofia Post

5 Feb 2029
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad5 Feb 2029

A knee injury of the worst kind for Vasil Delev

14 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Lokomotiv Sofia lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.

Market5 Feb 2029

Nikola Neychev hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Lokomotiv Sofia can pretend not to have heard.

Squad5 Feb 2029

Martin Velichkov stands alone

7 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.

Market5 Feb 2029

Eyes on Georgi Minchev again

The phone has started ringing about Georgi Minchev again, and this time the name on the line is Botev Plovdiv. Lokomotiv Sofia are listening politely and promising nothing.

The dugout5 Feb 2029

Evgeniy Patyutko says Lokomotiv Sofia went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Boardroom5 Feb 2029

Lokomotiv Sofia close the window on a squad of their own making

2 in and 3 out, and no more changes for months. The manager has what he has, the supporters have their opinion of it, and the table will have the last word.

Transfer targets5 Feb 2029

Kristiyan Milushev is a medical away from Lokomotiv Sofia

The deal with Spartak Pleven is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.

Squad5 Feb 2029

Words exchanged at Lokomotiv Sofia

Úmaro Baldé 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.

Transfer targets5 Feb 2029

Door shut on Aleksandar Petrov

Lokomotiv Sofia asked and Sportist Svoge said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.

In brief

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131 Edition

The Lokomotiv Sofia Post

29 Jan 2029
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad29 Jan 2029

The knee: Vasil Delev out for 21 days

21 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Lokomotiv Sofia lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.

Market29 Jan 2029

Nikola Neychev has said yes to Septemvri

The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. Lokomotiv Sofia have lost him in all but the paperwork.

Market29 Jan 2029

Georgi Minchev hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Lokomotiv Sofia can pretend not to have heard.

The dugout29 Jan 2029

Breno Pais: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Lokomotiv Sofia have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Squad29 Jan 2029

A one-man rearguard from Martin Velichkov

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.

Market29 Jan 2029

Ivanildo Siga is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Lokomotiv Sofia is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Squad29 Jan 2029

Úmaro Baldé wants to go home

“I have given this everything, but my family is not here and neither am I, not really.” A footballer can be coached out of bad form. Nobody has ever been coached out of this, and Lokomotiv Sofia know it.

Squad29 Jan 2029

Nikola Neychev in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Lokomotiv Sofia this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Transfer targets29 Jan 2029

Door shut on André Liberal

Lokomotiv Sofia asked and CSKA Sofia said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.

In brief

130 Edition

The Lokomotiv Sofia Post

22 Jan 2029
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad22 Jan 2029

The knee: Vasil Delev out for 29 days

29 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Lokomotiv Sofia lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.

Squad22 Jan 2029

Tempers go at Lokomotiv Sofia

Matteo Carbone 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.

Market22 Jan 2029

Septemvri are about to pick up the phone

A conversation is coming this week. Lokomotiv Sofia will put a number on him, and from there it stops being football and becomes arithmetic.

Squad22 Jan 2029

Words at Lokomotiv Sofia training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Georgi Minchev 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.

Transfer targets22 Jan 2029

Lokomotiv Sofia rebuffed over Sylvester Jasper

Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Standard Liege have kept their man, and Lokomotiv Sofia go back to a list with one name crossed off it.

Match20 Jan 2029

A bad afternoon for Lokomotiv Sofia against Etar

0‑1 to Etar, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

Market22 Jan 2029

Lokomotiv Sofia and Úmaro Baldé are talking past each other

“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.

The dugout22 Jan 2029

António Eirô is still being punished for one mistake

Nobody will confirm it and the team sheets confirm it every week. One error has bought him a spell as second choice that is already longer than the error deserved.

The dugout22 Jan 2029

The manager’s verdict

“That is on me. I pick the team and I picked wrong.” Managers say that when they mean it and when they need to be seen to, and after 0‑1 Chavdar Tonev left the room before anybody could ask which.

In brief

129 Edition

The Lokomotiv Sofia Post

15 Jan 2029
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad15 Jan 2029

The knee: Vasil Delev out for 39 days

39 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Lokomotiv Sofia lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.

Market15 Jan 2029

Ivanildo Siga has said yes to Montana

The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. Lokomotiv Sofia have lost him in all but the paperwork.

Market15 Jan 2029

Danila Smirnov puts it in writing

“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 Lokomotiv Sofia, and it is not being withdrawn.

The dugout15 Jan 2029

Boyan Dishkov: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Lokomotiv Sofia have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Squad15 Jan 2029

Tempers go at Lokomotiv Sofia

Úmaro Baldé 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.

Squad15 Jan 2029

A row about effort at Lokomotiv Sofia

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Adil Taoui was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Transfer targets15 Jan 2029

Lokomotiv Sofia rebuffed over Denislav Angelov

Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Levski have kept their man, and Lokomotiv Sofia go back to a list with one name crossed off it.

Match13 Jan 2029

Lokomotiv Sofia get the job done against Botev Vratsa

A 1‑0 win over Botev Vratsa, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.

Player ratings15 Jan 2029

António Eirô stands above it all

Some games turn on a moment; this one turned on a man. 7.89 on the card, and the Lokomotiv Sofia support went home talking about one name.

In brief