Spartak Moscow entered a period of strategic calm regarding its coaching leadership. There were no meetings or consultations with Valery Karpin or Stanislav Cherchesov about replacing Guillermo Abascal as the head coach, and there are no plans on the horizon for such discussions. The club’s management appears to be sticking with the current arrangement, at least for the near term.
Abascal is set to lead Spartak from the summer of 2022, with a contractual agreement that runs through 2025. In the 2022/23 season, Spartak earned bronze in the Russian Premier League, highlighting a competitive performance within the league table.
Karpin continues duties with the Russian national team and Rostov, while Cherchesov remains without a current coaching post. The dynamic reflects a coaching staff structure where external vacancies are not immediately pursued, and internal continuity is prioritized for now.
After twelve rounds, Spartak sits in fourth place in the standings with twenty points. The team is preparing for the upcoming match against Fakel Voronezh, scheduled to take place in Voronezh on the late October afternoon, with kick-off set for 14:00 Moscow time.
In the most recent match, played on October 22, the Moscow side secured a 2-0 victory over a strong Paris-based club from Nizhny Novgorod, reinforcing their position in the league standings.
Earlier remarks from Abascal touched on the mental and tactical robustness of the Russian football culture, offering a glimpse into the broader context of the team’s approach and its adaptation to domestic competition. (citation)