Article by Alexandru Stanciu – published on Friday, September 19, 2025 23:15 / Updated on Friday, September 19, 2025 23:40
Valeriu Iftime, the owner of FC Botosani, entered the GSP Live Special show, shortly after his team defeated the en-Titre champion, FCSB, score 3-1in stage 10 of the Superliga.
A few days before the match, Iftime said “his dream is to change the coach at FCSB”. Now, the boss from Botosani has returned to this idea and claimed that Elias Charalambous must be removed from the team.
Valeriu Iftime: “I'm sorry for FCSB, a coach thing there”
“Now it was a football victory. Last year I had a fantastic luck, but today I was better than them. I do not understand why it is said that FCSB was weak, we were very good.
I'm glad, but I'm sorry for FCSB, no one understands that it's a coach's matter there. Someone's footballers must get someone out of numbness.
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Wonderful atmosphere in Botosani, 8,000 happy people. Football is alive, that's why it's beautiful. We, in Botosani, had 3 years in which we wanted to sell the club. I made every effort possible, it is also a very high financial pressure. I, not being the largest microbiologist in the world, binds me only the joy of doing something nice for my city.
I found after 3 years that I spent in 3 years as I spent in the first 10 of Liga 1. We have an extraordinary coach, with whom I understand very well, we started to be more attentive.
FCSB has lost matches this season, but none of it. We could do more, we had a bar too.
We have to be responsible, it is too nice to treat this moment. We have to be very careful, in order to be in the play-off we need constant. We have not known the success so far, it is the merit of Leo Grozavu for what we did.
The opponents with us will be more careful, we will see how much we can stand. If we are constant we have chances at the play-off, for now it is very complicated, “said the owner of FC Botosani.
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Asked by the moderator of the show, Mihai Mironic: “I do not know what that is. It takes a restart to the team. When you have a crisis you have to change the coach. Just do not change Mr. Becali. Of course, he must understand that he is not a coach, he is a owner. He says things from time to time.
It's a shame, it is absolutely clear that FCSB is going through a deep crisis, it has to change the coach. It is not the best in the globe Charalambous. It's just that Mr. Becali or the coach this type of subordination.
(no if a resignation of honor from Charalambous) should be Well said, he should resign, I think. You can't be with FCSB on 13 after 10 stages, it's humiliating! At this lot … someone has to answer morally, the resignation of honor should be a solution.
I say it as a spectator, I love FCSB, no more than FC Botosani. The players may be more motivated in the Europa League, but you need a new coach, if not, enter the area of teams that lose confidence.
Bîrligea, Olaru, Tanase are footballers of footballers, but they seem to be no longer. It seemed to me … For example, Chiricheș, Mr. Becali was right, when I saw that he was naked seemed an old man from me in the village, it doesn't work!
That's how it seemed to me, maybe I'm talking nonsense and I'm sorry for this great footballer. If this is their value, then it is complicated ”.
Finally, Iftime was asked if he could give a new coach at FCSB, and he answered: “At the first shout, Leo Grozavu leaves two million euros, but the price is up.”
Video with the void. FCSB scored in Botosani from a PlayStation phase
- Video source: First Sport 1
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