The Torpedo Moscow Courier
Squad24 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Torpedo Moscow
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Mario Ćurić was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Vladislav Shitov
Successful dribbles: 16. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Milan Majstorović 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 Torpedo Moscow this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The dugout24 Aug 2026
Carlos Alberto 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.
The dugout24 Aug 2026
The view from the dugout
“We did not lose. Some weeks that is all you get, and I would rather have the point than not.” Anatoly Ivanov chose the glass-half-full version of 0‑0; the supporters left with the other one.
Match22 Aug 2026
Torpedo Moscow and Fakel cancel each other out
Nil-nil, and few chances worth the name. Fakel came to defend and left with exactly what they came for.
Looking ahead24 Aug 2026
Danil Stepanov goes back to face Rotor
Every squad has one of these fixtures for somebody every season. This one is Danil Stepanov’s: the club that knew him first, the supporters who will decide in the first minute whether to applaud, and Torpedo Moscow needing him to play as if none of it matters.
The dugout24 Aug 2026
No place in the plan for Kirill Gotsuk
The manager wanted a different profile for this opponent, which is a real football reason and no consolation. He did nothing wrong and he did not play.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
Dmitry Tsypchenko ran the game
Chances created: 7. Not on the scoresheet and not remotely anonymous — a passing performance that pulled a defence apart without leaving a mark on the column that gets read.
In brief
- Squad Carlos Alberto still has not settled
- Squad Milan Majstorović has had enough of the bench
- Loan watch Artur Galoyan keeps scoring at Shinnik