Marius Șumudică, Rapid's coach, did not participate in the press conference preceding the championship match with U Cluj (Saturday, 8:00 pm). Instead of the technician, the midfielder Eston Mattias Kait appeared.
The press conference of the Rapid started with the central defender Alexandru Pașcanu. After that, Marius Șumudică was expected at the microphone, but for the last moment, the club representatives announced that the coach would no longer appear, in the context the death of former rapist Aaron Booupendza.
Instead, another white-river player, midfielder Mattias Kait, settled on the chair.
“Because Mystery does not go through such a good period, given the situation of the last daysMati [Kait] It will answer your questions, ”explained the Rapid press officer.
Kait spoke mainly about the tragic death of their former colleague, Gabonese Aaron Booupendza, extinguished on Wednesday, in China, after throwing from the 11th floor.
Marius Șumudică did not come to the press conference. Mattias Kait took the place: “We have to give space to the coach”
“It is difficult. Not only for me, but for the team, for the club, for the staff. To find such news is shocking for all. The first time I heard We didn't want to believe it was true but a few hours away confirmed. There is still a great shock to all of us.
It affects us all. We all know that the coach had a good relationship, close to him. It is understandable that it is hard. At this moment we have to give the coach space, it was a tragic event.
What we can do, as players, is to win the match of tomorrow, for the coach, for us, for supporters and Aaron. We have to be like a family at this time.
I hope he will motivate us all. Aaron was part of our team. Ok, not long, but after the 3-4 months in which he was with us he is part of the Fast Family. We want to win the match for him and for us, given that there are 3 essential points, ”Kait said in the first phase.
Middle Eston revealed that he and his colleagues performed “a kind of training” on Wednesday, on the day of the news:
“Everyone came to training as usual, then I found out what happened. It was hard for us, but I did some kind of training. We were just playing and we were going to have another match, so I made some kind of training.”
“Any job requires you mentally. You have to be strong mentally, That's why we also have sports psychologists. It is not a shame to call on them. You can go through difficult times, so you have to be prepared to face them. That's why we have psychologists.
He was a very good player, and the fans saw from day 1 that he is a good footballer, he understood football very well, he had a very good technique. In Dubai I stayed at the same table, he was always in good condition. I think he would like to go out tomorrow and to prove that we are a united family, to get the 3 points, ”said Mattias Kait.
