Article by Alexandru Stanciu – published Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 18:22 / Updated Tuesday, September 30, 20:23
Mihai Popescu (32 years old) entered the disgrace Gigi Becali (67 years old) after the failure suffered by FCSB in stage 10 of Superliga, score 1-3 with FC Botosani. Although the coach Mircea Lucescu (80 years old) considers the champion defender a basic piece at the national team, the team owner said he is not interested in this aspect, so Popescu will remain in the championship matches.
This has already happened at the successful victory of FCSB in the match with Otelul Galați, score 1-0, in stage 11 of the Superliga. Mihai Popescu was only unused reserve, although the central defender Daniel Graovac was injured in the 35th minute of the match. Instead of the Bosnian was introduced on the field Vlad Chiricheș, another player criticized and threatened with the exclusion from the lot by Gigi Becali.
Gigi Becali still leaves Mihai Popescu: “What is interested in Lucescu and national?”
Asked by Mihai Popescu, who is a basic man for Mircea Lucescu at the Romanian national, Gigi Becali told Fanatik.ro: “Well what to do? When does the center come to bend down, to be afraid of the ball? I can no longer go! What to do?! I respect Lucescu, but is I interested in the national team? At all!
I tell the truth! If the ball comes and he is bending, he is afraid that the bullet is drilling? Do you bend and let you score empty? I had another 3 points now! (no allusion to Mihai Popescu's gap from FC Botosani – FCSB, 3-1) ”.
Subsequently, Gigi Becali was declared dissatisfied with the fact that Stefan Târnovanu is not a holder on the national team.
“If Târnovanu is the best goalkeeper, he is ravaging, and you don't put it? Let's be serious, I'm not interested in national. If you play Târnovanu, I am interested in the national team.
If I have 3 titular players then it gets to interest me. If I don't have 3 I'm not interested in at all.
(no about the injury suffered by Denis Drăguș) will play Bîrligea in his place. When the ball arrives at Bîrliga, it is a danger only that it has reached it, even if it loses it. That's how I feel.
Bîrligea when he put his foot on the ball, especially if he reached the box, it is a danger. I saw his movements, he dribbles 3 herself from a slit. I like him more now, even if he doesn't give any more goals. Increased much more than a year ago.
If I play 5 players at the national national play for Lucescu. My opinion, Drăguș on the left, Bîrligea striker, great force. If he recovers to the right, that Man is a footballer, we are also power. They have to change in the middle with those navies (no Răzvan Marin and Marius Marin). I say my opinion, I do not offend people. In football you need speed ”.
