Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published on Saturday, 07 March 2026 23:17 / Updated on Saturday, 07 March 2026 23:27
Alexandru Chipciu, his player U Cluj injured, went live on TV after what U Cluj won 3-1 FCSB in the last estoppage of the regular season in the Superliga. The “red caps” defender was present at the National Arena to watch the match.
After the match, the defender from U Cluj was made fun of and addressed several topics. The footballer declared himself impressed by his colleagues Andrei Coubiș and Jovo Lukic, and then commented on the delicate situation of FCSB, the title champion who reached the play-out. Alexandru Chipciu played for the red-blue team in the past.
Alexandru Chipciu made a show after FCSB – U Cluj: “Coubiș is a “tank”. I see him in the national team”
“Nistor gained momentum after this match. It wasn't Stanojev's position, he made a sacrifice for this match. He's linear as a player. Silva wasn't good either. That was the risk, but from what I saw, they missed a lot! I'd kill them if it was me… (no laughs) Drammeh also had problems. He's in the menaget and the next match too. I'm going, I'm not in pain, but I'll probably miss it.” two games and after the national break I will go in. If we beat two more games, I won't go in until the end.
Unbelievable what we have achieved this season. We scored 52 points last year, 54 this year. If I'm going to become a coach, I was thinking after Sabău and Bergodi, what results should I do? I like to stay connected to the matches we have, because if your mind steals you lose touch with reality. If you still win, you start doing calculations, if not, you do them for nothing.
Coubiș is “tank”. I've been saying that since I first saw him. It's a tank. There is no way he won't play for the national team. I see him as a starting defender in the national team in the future. I had a lot of changes today. Mr. Bergodi emphasizes that, everyone should be involved. I made my mea culpa with Lukic. I thought he wouldn't score so many goals, but he's also a “tank”. That's incredible. Without these “tanks” we would not be here. Lukic scored goals and gained confidence, I felt he was the right one and the connection was very good,” Alexandru Chipciu told Digi Sport's Fotbal Club show.
I can't figure out the FCSB problem. I don't want to talk about them, but I think now it's difficult for them to perform in the play-out. It's hard for them to be upbeat after playing in Europe and the national team. They need to pull themselves together too because they will have some tough games ahead.
I remember when I played with U Cluj in the play-out and I played some matches in Botoșani where if you lost you had a chance to be relegated. Woe to me! You play with emotions that you don't even feel when you play in the Champions League. It's going to be hard. If the match had stakes, I think it was different from their point of view. We clearly knew that we did not come to pretend.
–Alexandru Chipciuaccording to the cited source
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