Article by Ovidiu Ioanițoaia – published Monday, September 1, 2025, 15:51 / Updated Monday, September 1, 2025:51
On Sunday, CFR and FCSB finished in an equal match, a hot match, sprinkled with many arbitration errors, the “opera” of the brigade led by Sebastian Colțescu. If, to his experience, the mistakes committed by the “central” of Craiovean surprised and contradicted, in the same category the replacement of Vlad Chiricheș in the Bucharest formation. Dictated in the 29th minute, the change aroused confusion and extensive comments. In the conditions in which the former international reputed had not suffered any injury.
Basically, it was reproached for not making a close marking in Djokovic and allowed him to open the score, with a header, at a corner. After Chiricheș was punished and, by the order of Gigi Becali, removed from the field, the owner himself would explain why he proceeded.
Since “Chiricheș runs away, he doesn't trust him anymore or he has no power.” As such, he no longer needs to be used, he can remain, if he wants, within the club, but so on. He has nothing to do in the team, pa and put!
And accepting that Vlad Chiricheș committed it in the mentioned phase, because he left Djokovic freely, his mistake still does not justify Becali's start against a footballer whom not long ago, this year, praised. Because Sunday, changing it after no half an hour, humiliate it in front of everyone.
Forgetting that the subject is a 35 -year -old player, not a beginner, with internships (among others) in Tottenham and Naples, with 77 national presence, her 44 times captain, exceeded by Hagi (65) and Chivu (50). In addition, 4 times champion of Romania even with FCSB.
To remember, here are two of Becali's statements about the one he puts on the wall today, the first of January 2025, the other from February 2025, evidence of inconsistency in thinking typical for the Pipera landlord.
Once, “Chiricheș is the key to the team. When Chiricheș is in the middle of the field, I look without fear, I have no emotion. He is our brilliant, the team's brain!” And once, “Chiricheș, what else, you have safety when he is on the field … He is too good a player.” After a few months, only the same footballer is no longer, in the opinion of Gigi Becali, to be held and he must immediately give up! This, yes, let's agree!
Of course, the reverse of the medal, Becali has been beautiful with Chiricheș for a long time. He repressed in 2023, at 33, and paid generously. Initially, with 40,000 euros per month, from 2025 with 20,000. Further, though, even though he is used to cutting and hanging on what he calls “my team I do with what I want”, Gigi Becali was not allowed, humanly speaking, to treat Chiricheș as Fitacin.
Even less, to offend it through statements and gestures. To confuse him, maybe not the happiest example, with the junior Mihai Toma, who is half Vlad's age.
Because, no matter how rich Gigi Becali is, either healthy with his money! Chiricheș has earned his right to be respected, not humiliated. And if you don't like it anymore, you say it between four eyes, discreet.
You fill it with shame in public only if, regrettable and sad, you consider yourself above him and than everyone else. You master, they serve, work of character and education, don't you think?
