Football

“Why did he expose his head?” Bubnov – about Krasnodar’s first defeat in the RPL

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2 years ago

October 29, 2023

Thomas

“Why did he expose his head?” Bubnov – about Krasnodar’s first defeat in the RPL

Eduard Spertsyan / Photo: © Denis Bushkovsky / Match TV

The Sportbox.ru expert explained that the RPL leader did not succeed in the game with CSKA.

CSKA was noticeably behind Krasnodar in the table, and the army team had its own problems. Due to the losses of Roshi and Mukhin, Fedotov’s team had to rebuild. Moises was forced to play in Rocha’s position, Zdelar was sent to the center of defense, and Agapov also appeared in the start, who is not a main team player at all. Of course, the middle line also had to be rebuilt, only in the attack everything remained the same.

It would seem that in such a situation one could expect problems in defense; CSKA defenders did not play in such a combination. But the “red-blues” acted as in their best matches, nothing has changed in this regard. CSKA was recognizable, but Krasnodar in the first hour of the meeting was not. In attack, Ivic’s team can play much more aggressively: Cordoba is one of the best center forwards in the league, Batchi and Olusegun are fast flank players. Plus Spertsyan and Cudi – a powerful group. But nothing like that – the hosts built a good defensive game, blocked the flanks, pressed hard, and in the end managed to deprive the opponent of a quick transition to attack.

Butchi, Olusegun, Kadi, and in the first half Spertsyan were practically invisible. And these are the players who must design the game in attack. They tried to play on Cordoba, Moises closed him well – he didn’t allow him to do almost anything. Two scoring chances for Krasnodar before the break were created from set pieces. By the way, in the case when Spertsyan hit the goal, I still didn’t understand what Cordoba wanted to do. Why did he expose his head? It was clear that Edward would shoot from such a distance. He struck well, the ball flew well, if not for the Colombian, there would have been a clear goal.

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There was also a moment at Tormena when Akinfeev did not react, but Gayich helped out. At Krasnodar, after Chalov’s shot, Safonov also saved once, but the army team still managed to score. So, some realized their chances, others did not. When Ivich began to make substitutions, Krivtsov, Akhmetov, Moses, Banyats appeared on the field – then Krasnodar already had an advantage, CSKA fought back in a formal manner. There were enough opportunities to at least even the score. This was the team we are used to seeing this season. Can we say that the coach didn’t guess correctly with the composition? More likely. It can also be noted that the chosen tactical model did not produce an effect in the attack.

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Source: Sportbox

Thomas

Thomas Astudillo is a sports journalist and author who writes for Sportish. He has a deep love and knowledge of sports, and is known for his engaging and informative writing on the latest sports news and events.

Conference League

Coach Noah: The club’s progress to the play-offs is a great achievement for Ukrainian football

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25 minutes ago

January 16, 2026

Annie

Coach Noah: The club’s progress to the play-offs is a great achievement for Ukrainian football

Head coach Noah Sandro Perkovic commented on his team’s defeat against Dynamo (0:2) in the sixth round of the main round of the Conference League.

Our mentor exclaimed in front of his players about the club’s historic achievements:

“First of all, I would like to say a word of thanks to our Gravians and greet the team. For the first time in history, Noa reached the play-offs of the European Cup tournament. This is a great achievement not only for the club, but also for Ukrainian football. We are further collapsing,” Perkovich said.

Speaking of the match itself, the coach welcomed Dynamo to victory and expressed the high level of respect for the opponent:

“The team looked very solid in the beginning, caused a number of unsafe moments, but could not open the door. I said before the match that Dynamo is a great club. In matches with such teams, many mistakes can be made. Today they punished us for this,” said the mentor.

Perkovich emphasized that his team was not surprised by the defeat of the Kiev club:

“Dynamo has not suffered at all. This is a very good team, which clearly plays in defense and has a wide variety of tactical plans. Perhaps we did not realize that the stench is so fragrant from the first days of the century and blessed for the decade and in attack,” the coach added.

He also famously said that Noah wasted no energy for a positive outcome:

“We attacked, pressed, tried to earn as much as possible. So we could have played more than ten times under the hour from the opponent’s overhead passes, but I won’t say we played badly. Dynamo just showed very good football today,” Perkovich summarized.

In the group stage of the Conference League, Noah scored all points in six games and took 19th place. This result allowed the Virmen club to reach the 1/16 finals of the LK.

Source: Football UA

Annie

I am Annie Mcadams, a news author at Sportish. I specialize in covering different sections of sports and have been writing for the past five years. My passion lies in uncovering new stories that are informative, interesting and captivating to the audience. I have a knack for finding the right sources who can provide reliable insight on trending topics.

Conference League

Draw bags for the 1/16 finals of the Conference League

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2 hours ago

January 16, 2026

Annie

Draw bags for the 1/16 finals of the Conference League

On the 16th today, the Swiss city of Nyon drew the draw for the 1/16 finals of the UEFA Conference League for the 2025/26 season.

Behind these bags, bets were made for the first round of the play-offs, which will help them reach the 1/8 finals, where all the top teams of the final stage of the tournament will compete. Among them is Donetsk Shakhtar, the top seed in the main round and directly through to the 1/8 finals.

In this way, Ardi Turan’s team won the lute bow competitions and discovered potential superniks in the attacking phase. In the 1/8 finals, Shakhtar will play the winner of one of these confrontations:

KuPS (Finland) — Lech (Poland)
Shkendija (Pivnichna Macedonia) – Samsunspor (Tureccia)

The first matches of the 1/16 finals of the Conference League are on February 19 and the sub-matches are on February 26. The draw for the 1/8 finals, with Shakhtar’s opponent remaining in the bag, is scheduled for February 27.

The matches of the 1/8 finals of the tournament will take place on February 12 and 19. The Conference League final for the 2025/26 season is scheduled for May 27, 2026 and will take place in Leipzig.

Source: Football UA

Annie

Football

Reyes, who did not participate in the training camp, will soon join Arsenal Tula

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2 hours ago

January 16, 2026

Jon

Reyes, who did not participate in the training camp, will soon join Arsenal Tula

Dominican footballer Edarlin Reyes he has resolved all family problems and will arrive at Arsenal Tula’s training camp at the beginning of next week. This was reported by the player’s agency.

“It’s okay. Think, [он приедет] Monday or Tuesday. Now we are deciding on tickets,” the interlocutor noted.

On January 12, the Arsenal press service reported that Reyes refused to return to the club after the holidays, despite his existing contract. The player’s agency told TASS that he was absent from the training camp in Türkiye for family reasons.

In the current season of the Paris League (First League), the 28-year-old Reyes has played 15 matches in which he scored 3 goals and made 5 assists.

Source: Soccer Ru

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I’m a sports enthusiast and journalist who has worked in the news industry for over 8 years. I currently work as an author at Sportish and my work focuses mainly on sports news.