Also Ignashevich from the beautiful Baltika.

For the first 10 rounds of the new season RPL We have already seen 4 resignations as coaches. “Akhmat” and “Orenburg” have come to life after castling and are approaching the top 10. “Fakel” remains in turmoil, “Sochi” is still hopeless. Let’s see who else risks being sacked after the third of the championship.

Tochilin is based on the lack of alternatives

Everything that happened in Sochi after Vadim Garanin’s departure was spontaneity and inconsistency. They appointed the pragmatic Berdyev and then fired him for his closed system. Dmitry Khokhlov was appointed main, just to be there: under him the people of Sochi made no progress.

Tochilin is always nearby and returns as soon as the opportunity arises. After his arrival, the Southerners relented CSKA in the penalty shootout they rolled the “bus” in front of “Spartak”, lost to “Wings” and failed to “Fakel”.

It is unlikely that Tochilin has at least a certain credibility: Sochi, based on the results of the first third of the season, closes the rankings. The funny thing is that Garanin was sacked a year earlier, when the team was 4 points away from the top five.

Ignashevich and Baltika – Audience Award in RPL it doesn’t go away

You can play interesting football, give a recognizable structure to the game, but this is not enough to fight for survival. Ignashevich’s “Baltika” is one of the main candidates for the Audience Award. And in the same Russian Cup he showed himself well (victory over Zenit, 9 points in 4 games).

Only in APL such results are not maintained. The Baltics achieved their first league victory at the beginning of August – 2:1 with Fakel at home. She remained the only one until the second half of September: 1:0 with Akhmat, also at home.

Fortunately for Kaliningrad residents, the gap from the junction zone is still minimal and there are very few reliable alternatives to Ignashevich. But club management is rarely constrained by such factors.

“Rubin” by Rakhimov – a struggle for the joints and nothing more

In terms of total team cost, the Kazan club is in the top ten. Another thing is that the team has the longest bench in the league, so in terms of the average cost of each player, Rubin finishes in the bottom four.

Under the leadership of Rashid Rakhimov, the team is not making progress – sometimes producing sensations, playing in a draw with Lokomotiv, beating Krylia and taking points from Dynamo. To stay afloat it is necessary to score points with direct competitors – and Rubin does this with Orenburg and Fakel.

But this is only enough to stay on top of the common area. We need to consolidate the result and the fate of the club’s mentor will depend on this. After the cup trip to Yekaterinburg there will be an away match with Akhmat, a home match with CSKA and Baltica. In two of them, Kazan players are simply obliged to take points.

“Spartak” – looking for alternatives to Abascal

The recent defeat against Krylia in the 10th round caused a whole wave of insiders: it was reported that Abascal had lost his dressing room, that the Spaniard lashed out at his colleagues and turned to the management with complaints. An insider also emerges on the alternatives to the red and white coach. Among them, for example, is Stanislav Cherchesov. There is also an option with the head of Krasnodar Vladimir Ivich, but the Serb will have to pay compensation in the event of a transfer. In any case, the process seems to have already started.

And it is difficult to imagine that the Spartak coach can stop him. First, due to stubbornness, Abaskal interferes with himself, leaving Litvinov and Prutsev in reserve, freeing Zobnin. Secondly, due to the loss of mutual understanding. Thirdly, because of the upcoming calendar. “Dynamo” has already been burned twice and breathes revanchist sentiments. CSKA Fedotova is famous for her character and consistency, something that the “red and whites” don’t have.

It is likely that the two closest derbies will become the basis for a decision on Abascal.

The situation with the Spaniard could lead to Karpin’s return

Speaking of candidates for Abaskal’s post, one of them is Valery Karpin. The Rostov coach knows very well the spirit of Spartak, when this was still understood as a tradition of the championship, moreover he has already worked in the club.

This on the one hand, but on the other, things are not going well for the specialist from Rostov. The southerners exhausted their reserves of luck and moral strength last season, this year everything is achieved with great difficulty. Based on the results of 10 rounds, the team is in 12th place, 1 point away from the play-off zone.

So it turns out that in “Rostov” Karpin may be on the verge of dismissal (if they believe that the separation will benefit everyone). And at the same time Spartak will have a reason to get rid of the Spanish coach.

Semak – in the rank of untouchables

The Zenit coach could also be included in this list, but it is almost impossible to imagine that the St. Petersburgers will say goodbye to Semak.

Every year in the club, Semak brought trophies to the “blue-white-blue” – made the team hegemonic RPL. None of the foreign coaching legends managed to achieve this. Against the background of many years of dominance, the drop at the beginning of the current season seems simply insignificant.

In addition, Zenit is entering the restructuring phase: Kuzyaev and Malkom left, it was difficult to keep Wendel, and there were concerns about Claudinho. It is better to face this period with a technician who knows the company very well: sudden movements will only make things worse.