The key facts

  • Dmitry Bulykin suggested that Lokomotiv invite Stanislav Cherchesov as head coach
  • Mikhail Galaktionov left the team after a home defeat of 0:1 to Kazan's Rubin on November 6
  • Lokomotiv is 15th in the RPL standings with 11 points

Cherchesov as a candidate

Former Dynamo Moscow striker Dmitry Bulykin, in an interview with Euro-Football.Ru, spoke about who should take charge of Lokomotiv Moscow following the dismissal of Mikhail Galaktionov. In his view, the team's new head coach should be Stanislav Cherchesov.

Arguments and a caveat

Bulykin believes that Cherchesov could quickly get the team playing well and lift it out of the direct relegation zone. «I would bring in Cherchesov, because with his experience and achievements he can give his maximum to Lokomotiv. But the question is what the team's leadership wants, and nobody knows that,» Gazeta.Ru quotes him as saying.

Context of the dismissal

The reason for the discussion about a coaching change was the team's situation: on November 6, Lokomotiv lost at home to Kazan's Rubin with a score of 0:1 in the 14th round match of the Russian Premier League. The only goal was scored by Kazan player Yegor Teslenko in the 71st minute. After this defeat, Galaktionov left his post. In the RPL standings, Lokomotiv sits in 15th place with 11 points. Cherchesov's candidacy remains merely the opinion of a former player: no reports mention the club leadership's plans.