Filipe Coelho, the coach of the Craiova University, held the press conference after the 5-0 victory over the U Cluj, which secured the Olten team the title in this championship season.
The Portuguese coach, a quiet figure, only managed to say a few words, and then the room was invaded by his players. Coelho was doused with water and then uncuffed and climbed onto the table.
Show at Filipe Coelho's conference! The students rushed at him: “The champions, the champions!”
“It was a great moment for us. I'm very happy for the players. I want to thank the families of the players. It's not easy because we know it's hard for their families, children, spouses because they work very hard in training. I have to thank the supporters because they've been sensational in the last two months. I also want to thank my children, Maria and Santiago, who watched this match in Portugal. The opponents were good and they did this very difficult mission. That's why it's special because the opponents were very, very good,” Coelho managed to say at the conference.
Immediately after this sentence, his students rushed into the conference room and doused him with water. Crețu and Florin Ștefan brought the two trophies won this season, and Romanchuk climbed the table. “Champions, champions” rang out from the conference room and Coelho, a very quiet coach, untied himself and climbed onto the table to celebrate. The players once again lifted the two trophies and changed the chorus: “One, two, three, four – the Cup and the championship”.
After this moment Coelho continued the statements.
“The merit of the two trophies belongs to the group of players and the supporters. I came here because I believed in them. I saw quality and I thought we could win something. Let me go, please (no laughs). Now we are happy, we deserve it. It's time to enjoy with our families, with the city, and then we think about the match with Rapid. The ranking will not change, but we have to be professionals,” the Portuguese added.
