Article by Maria Olteanu, Romeo Ene – Published on Tuesday, 21 April 2026, 07:58 / Updated on Tuesday, 21 April 2026 07:59
Gigi Becali (67 years old), the owner of FCSB, intervened live after his team won away, score 3-2, on the Farului field, in the 5th stage of the play-out. He admitted that any other coach who had been in Mirel Radoi's place would not have been forgiven for choosing to appoint Vlad Chiricheș.
Seen as the “apple of discord” between the coach and his godfather, Chiricheș received another chance from Rădoi, who practically did not take into account the grievances of the boss, the one who did not want to hear from the veteran from the red-blue team.
However, Radoi put him in the first 11, defying the rule of Becali, who nevertheless forgave him for the gesture that he called after the match as “childish pride”. The boss admitted, however, that any other coach who had broken his word would have been fired immediately.
Gigi Becali: “I love him too much and leave him alone”
“My opinion is that Rădoi has not decided yet. If he wanted to leave, he would notify the team or the staff, or MM. It is between a rock and a hard place, the offer that suits him is quite large, he can take that money from me if he qualifies the team, he takes 900,000 euros.
The offer delighted him. He is such a good man, you don't know him well, you know him like that, from the way you talk to him in interviews. He is a quality man, such a child at heart, he is innocent, without guile, without dirt in his mind, pure man, I could never be angry with him.
Pride and arrogance spoil him, otherwise he would be super human, but he has too much pride. He did it out of pride with Chiricheș, he says no, but 100% he did it out of pride. He'll say no, he thought. Neither does he know that he did it out of pride, nor is he aware of it. I laughed when I saw it, let him be proud.
I love him too much and leave him alone. I don't allow that with anyone, but I love him too much. Every other coach was bye, I was telling MM to say byebut I love him too much and everything he does, these little things, I consider childish pride. Let him do what's good for him, not for me, because I have enough, God gave me riches and everything,” said Becali, after the match, on the “Fotbal Show” broadcast on Prima Sport.
Vlad Chiricheș, FCSB player
About Târnovanu, what can I say, the poor man? I won the match, woe betide him if I didn't win it, woe betide him. Let's leave him alone, what should we do, parade him? If I lost the match, I paraded him, woe betide him.
I won a lot of money with Chiricheș, but that's it. I will thank him all my life for what he did, but it doesn't mean that if you did and I thank you all my life, it means you have to come now and screw us. No, father, be dignified so that you will continue to deserve respect.
You're making fun of me, I see the moderators and the sports journalists, they have the same opinion as me, don't make fun of me, what's the point?
– Gigi Becali, FCSB patron
Before, Becali had made absurd statements about Chiricheș: “God saved me from him!”
In a first intervention, at Digi Sport, Becali had made disgusting statements to Vlad Chiricheș.
“I got rid of him, after all?! (laughs…) I don't know, I have no idea. I should ask MM. Maybe God got rid of him. Not a serious injury, just like that, to get rid of him. It doesn't even matter if I liked it, what's the point?!
It's good that this also happened with Chiricheș, he won't have him anymore and that's it. If he recovers, let him do what he wants, I don't interfere. Until the decisive match of Europe. That's where I remove him from the list, if necessary,” said Becali.
