The key facts

  • Bubnov addressed Musayev: «Don't touch the Tsar!»
  • Mostovoy earlier called Musayev a «non-football person» and a «clown»
  • Krasnodar beat CSKA 4:2 and moved up to fourth place in the RPL

Bubnov stood up for Mostovoy

Spartak Moscow legend Alexander Bubnov, speaking on the YouTube channel «Komment.Show», addressed Krasnodar head coach Murad Musayev, advising him not to continue the public spat with Alexander Mostovoy. «Murad Olegovich, don't get tangled up with the Tsar! Don't, I'm asking you. He has now started calling the Tsar a clown. Mind your own team's business! Don't touch the Tsar!» — Bubnov's words are quoted by Gazeta.Ru.

The essence of the conflict and Bubnov's position

The reason for the address was the protracted conflict between Musayev and the former Russia national team player: earlier, Mostovoy had called the coach a «non-football person» and then a clown. Bubnov noted that Mostovoy «goes after everyone in non-football, not just you», and suggested a different way to test his competence: «Give Mostovoy a club, and then we can say that Mostovoy is not a coach». According to him, a similar argument — «go get a club and show it» — is now being directed at Mostovoy by many.

The sporting backdrop

Bubnov's words were preceded by a successful match for Krasnodar: the team beat CSKA 4:2 in the 14th round of the RPL. After 13 rounds played, CSKA sits third in the standings with 26 points, while Krasnodar, with the same number of points, has climbed to fourth place and won a league match for the first time in the autumn part of the season. Gazeta.Ru separately mentions that Akron previously assessed the match against Spartak, but the details of that assessment are not given in the publication.