Article by George Nistor – Published on Thursday, April 24, 2025, 16:49 / Updated Thursday, April 24, 2025 16:49
I am hours tense at Rapid After removing from the semifinals of the Romanian Cup, 2-1 with Hermannstadt, a match played in a single leg, in Sibiu. Marius Șumudică announced his resignation in front of the supporters to get rid of their anger, assuming, although publicly, at Flash-interview, he turned to the players.
The Giulești team missed the main objective of the season, the conquest of the trophy, so the fast fans vehemently protested in front of the bus, when leaving the capital. “From this moment, I am no longer the coach of the Rapid,” the technician said.
In the bus, Șumudică did not have a position. He preferred the tranquility and made no announcement to the players, increasingly fierce because of the speech of the one who prepares them.
Sources from Rapid: “Marius Șumudică became unbearable for the team”
Marius Șumudică's message was not to the liking of the leadership. Despite all the difficult moments carried out along the season, Victor Angelescu and Dan Șucu have relied on continuity, providing the coach until the end of the championship, when they are used to scheduling an analysis of the course.
The two shareholders perceived the principal's statement as an additional pressure, in the context of the difficult moment, as they do not have a viable variant of an intermediary to install in a short time.
On the other side, what a Șumudică said at the end of the match, in front of the journalists, affected much of the players from Rapid, given that the coach is constantly using this practice.
“He became unbearable to the team, he blames the players. Each time he says he does not know how to defend himself, that he works with what he was available, without taking his failures, and this affects the locker room. The concentration is no longer at the need, motivation. Some feel his players, others do not. It is a continuous evil that we do not escape ”support the sources of the Sports Gazette.
Marius Șumudică, 54 years old, Rapid's technician, before the match with Hermannstadt from the Romanian Cup / Photo: Imago
Șumudică's speech has an outlet to supporters
“Put the beat on them!” And “to go home by train!”, Many of the fast fans shouted in Sibiu when Marius Șumudică initiated the dialogue. However, there were supporters who asked the coach to leave the team as they lost their confidence: “Shumi, leave us!”.
A few minutes before, the favorite of the gallery had stated at the flash-interview that he would make a decision in the next few days, not hot.
“This is my fate. It's not to know a few match we lose in the last minute. We don't know how to manage. You saw, at 1-0, they were on foot, I congratulate them. I didn't see a player of mine to get down, I had the chance to go in the extensions. This is what I know.
I don't understand that attitude. We played better in the second half, we managed to mark, but it is not enough. You have to be smart, know how to solve certain moments of play. This is the life of the coaches, what to do? We arrived in the semifinals, we have not been able to go further. Do you think this is the question to answer now (no- if you leave)? It's hot, there's no point. I will have a discussion with the team, the club's owners and we will make a decision.
– Mariuș Șumudică, fast coach
