Article by Alexandru Barbu – published Monday, September 1, 2025 22:56 / Updated Monday, September 1, 2025:56
Vlad Chiricheș (35 years old), the defensive midfielder of the FCSB, It was changed in the 29th minute of the match with CFR Clujat the score of 1-0 for “railways” (2-2 at the end). “Not a humility, but we are also talking about an unwritten rule in football,” commented today, at GSP Live, Raul Rusescu (37), the former colleague of Chiricheș.
Chiricheș escaped from the mark on Djokovic at Cornerul, after which the Croatian registered for CFR. After half an hour who did not agree to Gigi Becali, the refocus stooper defensive was replaced with Darius Olaru. Moreover, at the end of the match, the patron of the champion announced that from now on Chiricheș will not play, to be proposed a function in the club.
Video | Raul Rusescu, at GSP Live, about Gigi Becali's ad about Vlad Chiricheș: “Discussions behind closed doors”
Rusescu does not believe that Vlad Chiricheș has endured a humility in Gruia, but he does not agree with the modification dictated by Becali.
“First of all, we are in football. The changes can be made from minute 1 to the 90th minute. Now it matters the intention behind the change. The intention was to remove Chiricheș, a defensive midfielder, and to introduce Olaru, a midfielder with an offensive profile. And the system was modified, they played 4-3-3.
But at the same time, an unwritten law in football. A player of a certain status and representing something, no matter how he plays, is left on the ground at least until the break. But in Romania, this is not practiced. But I do not think it is humility.
You take on the moment you want to return. You assume that moments like this can happen. It's not normal, but it happens. There are probably many other things behind this change. Probably the discussions are wider and probably happened behind the closed doors. I don't think the idea of staying in the club has appeared clearly“, Rusescu told GSP Live.
“If the staff was opposed, outside, another coach would come!”
Then, the newspaper analyst answered two questions on the subject.
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If it were the decision in Charalambus and Pintilii, would Chiricheș have been changed during the first half? “No. In the end, he did not play so bad, he was wrong 1-2 passes … Ok, he lost the duel from Djokovic's success, but not a colossal blunder, it's a lost duel, it can happen to anyone.”
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Could the staff oppose this change, as an exception for how everyday activity is done at FCSB? “No, he couldn't intervene the staff. If he intervened, another coach came! When you accept certain things from the beginning, you do not change them.”
Vlad Chiricheș returned two years ago to FCSB, photo: Ionuț Iordache (gsp.ro)
At 36, I extended his contract, he stays in the club. This does not mean that the team has to lose just to respect a player. It's simple: he didn't play anything, he could. We keep it in the club but ready, you don't have to play Chiricheș and the team to lose
– Gigi Becali, the FCSB patron
