“I know him well. In that case he will go!”

• Former central defender Marius Baciu, 51 years old, is the new coach of FCSB. He played for Steaua in the period 1996-2002, when he was also the captain of the red-blue team with which he won 3 titles.

• Before this appointment, Baciu worked as an analyst at Prima Sport.

• Most recently, Marius Baciu worked as a coach in Golf, at Al-Nahdah FC, from which he left in 2023.

Raul Rusescu reacted to the appointment of Marius Baciu: “To show”

Rusescu says what he expects from Baciu, appreciates the condition imposed by the coach during the negotiations, that of not being a “puppet technician”, and states that the new A1 from FCSB will not continue if the former Superliga champion does not qualify in the Conference League preliminaries.

“A big surprise. Unexpected, because he has not been in the spotlight as a coach for some time. I'm glad that he had the desire not to be a puppet, which is the most important thing and should be a normality. This was accepted.

I know him well, I wish him success and let's see what he comes up with. They have to come up with something new now, to resurrect this team for the play-offs. The first is the one with Botoșani, this is important. He had to make the team play. He harnessed himself to this job and he must come forward and show that he is a coach worthy of FCSB”, said Raul Rusescu, present on the set of GSP Live.

His public speech was that of a captain. We remember when he took a stand in front of some gestures of the current FCSB players. He spoke like a former captain and player with personality. I liked it. It's time to put it into practice and show that you were somebody. And the fact that he asked for authority is an important thing

– Raul Rusescuat GSP Live

Raul Rusescu: “Baciu will not stay if the team does not qualify for the Conference. It would be a disaster”

FCSB will face FC Botoșani in the semi-final on Sunday, 20:30. In case of success, the Bucharesters will face Dinamo in the decisive match for Europe.

In case of a miss at the dams, Rusescu is of the opinion that the agreement with FCSB, extended for one year, will not protect Baciu.

“Gigi Becali wanted someone with personality to come. I don't know if something radical has changed, but I want that. I want Marius Baciu to have authority and win or lose on his own. We'll find out if that's the case, time is short, FCSB – FC Botoșani is playing on Sunday.

I don't think Baciu will stay if the team doesn't qualify for the Conference League. It would be a colossal disaster for the club! Although he would not have much guilt. He has 3 training sessions until the match with Botoșani, but that doesn't matter. It's the ability to manage relationships with players, to make them understand certain things, to feel that you're there to help them, not punish them.

They are being punished for this execrable season anyway. European cup players have become play-out players, that's the reality. And some will be punished even more, because they will leave, and wipe the two incredible years they had with a sponge. Baciu must come with more attitude and respect and make them live up to the value of the matches”, continued the former striker from FCSB.

“The moment you, Marius Baciu, agree to come to FCSB, you know very well that at some point the boss will not agree with you. The boss sees football in a way, he interprets laziness differently than the coach interprets it. He will hit on this thing. Whether he will accept or not is up to him,” added Rusescu.

Filipe Coelho is Felgueiras's lover, very likely. Elias Charalambous is Mihai Stoica's girlfriend. Correct? These guys delivered, we have to give them credit. Let's see if Marius Baciu, Gigi Becali's sweetheart, can live up to the expectations, which are high

– Raul Rusescuat GSP Live