Article by Sergiu Alexandru, Romeo Ene – Published on Sunday, January 25, 2026 22:53 / Updated on Sunday, January 25, 2026 23:01
FCSB – CFR Cluj 1-4. Elias Charalambous (45 years old), the coach of the red-blues, hinted at the end of the game that he is ready to leave the club. He claims that he is the main culprit for the situation in which he finds himself.
While boss Gigi Becali (67 years old) explained on TV that he would only fire him in the summer, and only if he did not win the Romanian Cup, Charalambous took all the blame for the team's situation.
He left the press conference after only one minute and refused to answer journalists' questionsr. Previously, he had done the same in the flash-interview on TV.
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“I want to say two things. I've been here for three years, I've done a lot at this club, I've won a lot, championships, I've done good things in Europe. I feel like I had a lot of good matches. Now we are going through the hardest time since I have been here, the most difficult.
I'm the main one responsible, I'm always a guy who calls things out, I'm honest, I'm the number 1 culprit, the main one for how the team looks lately.
I just want to say I feel sorry for the fans. I am at the disposal of the club, I am open to discuss with the club, I take responsibility. Thank you!”, Elias Charalambous stated in the short conference, then got up and left.
Since 2023 at FCSB, Elias Charalambous has been on the red-blue bench 161 times, during which he has accumulated 83 wins, 38 draws and 40 failures, an average of 1.79 points per game.
Gigi Becali considers dismissing the Cypriot: “If he doesn't win the Cup”
In the summer it's normal to see how we're doing. If, for example, we take the Cup, we don't change the coach anymore, because we have European cups, right? I'm not interested in Conference, this Conference. If I don't get the championship, I don't care anymore. This is the situation…
The whole bottom line is dust. I said to MM, in the 10th minute, let's change this one, Alhassan. I was afraid, he lost two balls there, he made popcorn there, twice he lost it, we were going to score. He's not a footballer, what can I say.– Gigi Becaliabout the situation of Charalambous
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