Mamadou Thiam, 30 years old, scored the only goal of FCSB in the friendly with Beşiktaş, the only one that the champion of the last two seasons will play in the training camp in Antalya. The player transferred from U Cluj took an excellent pass from Tavi Popescu and shot quickly from inside the box, succeeding to open the scoring. Later, the people from Bucharest were turned away, and the “black eagles” won 2-1. After the game, the Senegalese offered statements.
With a lot of confidence in his voice, he said not only that FCSB will catch the play-off without emotions, but also that the red-blues will place the third consecutive title in the club's showcase! Despite the setback, consider today's test very productive: the team managed to find its rhythm after a long break.
He is delighted with the transfer of Şut to the United Arab Emirates and wishes him much success, but also appreciates the arrival of Duarte, whose qualities he notes. There are also some internal goals, which they do not reveal to the press, but they hint that the title is one of them
VIDEO. Mamadou Thiam: “I can't wait for the championship to start again”
“We scored and I thought we were going to win, but football has 90 minutes and you have to be focused until the end, that's what we lacked. The most important thing was to regain our rhythm, because we had a long break. Everyone played, got minutes, which is beneficial,” said Thiam at the start of his speech, immediately after the final whistle of the warm-up game.
Afterwards, he recounted the sequence that led to the red-blues' goal: “The phase was on the right side, I was alone, I shouted at Tavi and I had time to control the ball. I can't wait for the championship to start again. In the last match I think we recovered. Everyone said that FCSB will not catch the play-off, but the season is very long. I can't wait for the match with FC Argeș, let's win and continue on the same line”.
“We have trained very well so far, we needed it; there are five months left in this season. A few players have had problems, but I think they will be ready for the championship. I believe that we will be in the play-offs and that we will be champions.
Schut left, we are very happy for him and for the opportunity to play there. He's a good boy, we pray he succeeds. Duarte came and I think everyone saw how good he is, he will help us a lot,” Thiam also declared.
It's very cold in Romania, but I think everyone got used to it. We will suffer a little when we return, the weather here is excellent. We have some goals that we keep to ourselves, I don't want to reveal them to the media. The title is one of them, but I won't say more.
– Mamadou Thiam, FCSB striker
VIDEO WITH THE GOAL. How Mamadou Thiam managed to score with Beşiktaş
