World Sport News

Today, at the Administration of Voronezh region began a meeting on “the football issue.” Last night, after the seventh season home defeat of his desire to resign publicly announced the coaching tandem Anatoly Baydachny – Konstantin Sarsania, who led the “Torch” from this summer.

Retirement Sarsania de facto occupied the post in the Voronezh club general manager shall approve the regional head Alexei Gordeev. It was he, a former Agriculture Minister, was appointed to the region in May last year, with the active participation of the President's “Dinamo” and the State Duma of Voronezh Oblast Yuri Isaev, and the support of the RFU invited Sarsania in “Torch.” Last autumn, in Voronezh, a friendly match held the Russian team, but this winter, local club FNL solution provided in the second place in the rank of battalion of Russian football, although the “Torch” compl. structure with an eye on performance in the second division.

decision on the future Sarsania in Voronezh will depend on the position of leadership in the region, which is now forced to seek additional sources of funding for the football team. Its payroll after signing contracts this summer with 12 recruits has increased significantly, but the result of “Torch” these steps have not yet produced – today it lags behind the bail-15th place on eleven points. In this case it was a key figure Sarsania in matters of sustainable funding for the club and its personnel policy: the players came to Voronezh guaranteed general manager, who was looking for “Torch” sponsors.

If the resignation is accepted Sarsania, “Torch” led by someone from the local professionals with experience in independent work (Yamlihanov, Volgin, Shchegolev Shmarov, Savchenko), and the club will prepare for the transition to the second division this winter and will try to unload its payroll. (Andrew ANFINOGENTOV)