Sergey FuksCorrespondent SportAll materialsFour rounds of the new season of the Russian Premier League (RPL) are behind us, and we have already witnessed two coaching resignations. And if the dismissal of Igor Shalimov was a logical reaction of the leadership of the Yekaterinburg “Ural” to zero points and the last place in the table, then the departure of Sergei Yuran from the Moscow Region “Khimki” does not cause anything but dumb surprise. The most common word that the public characterizes what happened is circus . Perhaps, in this case, the hackneyed term is hardly applicable, since the audience in the circus at least knows that the numbers will go strictly according to the declared program. Yuran's departure does not fit into any logical constructions — the team, under the leadership of an expressive coach, escaped relegation last season, and the new one started with seven points in four games. Do not forget that “Khimki” almost beat the seemingly invulnerable “Zenith” (1:1). It seemed that Yuran had prepared the team well in terms of «physics» at the training camp, found the right balance in the squad and made the right emphasis on the leaders.
