“You have no team of Europe”

Live at the GSP Live Special show, moderated by Mihai Mironică, Marica said that, in his opinion, the Rapid season was compromised since Neil Lennon was removed from the team. In August 2024, the Scot was dismissed and replaced with Marius Șumudică, a coach who took Rapid at a distance of 3 points from the play-off.

Exclusive video. Ciprian Marica: “The season has been compromised since they dismissed Lennon”

“It is normal, what to do now, to put it out, to put an interim? The season is compromised anyway, but it was since he put Lennon. What he did, he went to the play-off, an performance and a goal.

Let us remember that those were the club's statements then, to catch the play-off. You caught it, but you want European cups. But you do not have a European Cups Team, “Marica said at GSP Live Special, who was supported by Raul Rusescu, and he of the same opinion.

“Yes, it is, Rapid does not have a European Cups team, this is football. The salary fund never reflects or all the time reality. The best reality is the football you provide. At Rapid they have more weak matches than good matches. And it is much harder to catch Europe with more weak matches,” Rusescu added.

Not only as a team, but individually you see mistakes, bad matches in a row for many players.

I think it was normal that when you get into a project of such a great you to be optimistic and to have all the confidence. That you may not come out, that's the second part. It seems to me that what Mr. Șucu did and how he sees beyond the project of Rapid, not by chance he bought the Genoa club and still has another team, it seems to have a strategy and a plan. This does not mean that you come out as you want.

– Ciprian Marica, live at GSP Live Special

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