On his YouTube channel, This is football, bro!, agent Timur Gurtskaya discussed Spartak Moscow’s head coach position. He stated clearly that Stanislav Cherchesov is not being considered for the role at this time. “Cherchesov is not being considered at the moment. Not even close. Who is being evaluated? A stranger,” Gurtskaya said, underscoring that no concrete shortlist has emerged yet and that speculation should be set aside for now.
Meanwhile, Spartak secured a 2-1 victory over Rostov in the 15th round of the Russian Premier League. The win provided a lift in the league race and added momentum to Spartak’s campaign as the schedule moves forward toward the tail end of the season.
In the current Russian Championship standings, Spartak sits in sixth place with 24 points. Rostov is positioned 11th with 17 points. The championship race is led by Krasnodar with 32 points, followed by Zenit Saint Petersburg on 30 points. Dynamo Moscow sits in third place with 25 points, while Zenit trails closely behind, maintaining a strong challenge in the standings.
Looking ahead, Guillermo Abascal’s squad is scheduled to face Baltika Kaliningrad in the forthcoming round, a match slated for November 25. Rostov, meanwhile, will host Paris NN Nizhny Novgorod on November 26, continuing their bid to climb the table and secure valuable points as the season progresses.
Earlier this season, Khabib named a Russian football club that has received public backing from his father, adding another layer of intrigue to the ongoing discourse surrounding club leadership and performance trajectories. This developing storyline contributes to the broader conversation about coaching searches, team strategy, and the dynamics of reshaping squads mid-season.