“They got it in the mill!” / “It's an alarm signal”

FCSB qualified for the Conference League play-off final after a spectacular match against FC Botoșani, score 4-3, and now they are preparing for the “shock” of the season.

On Friday, May 29, at the “Arcul de Triumf” stadium, we will witness a confrontation with a huge stake: the winner between Dinamo and FCSB will represent Romania in the Conference League preliminaries.

Becali and Nicolescu, exchange lines live: “If he was a sucker, he wouldn't say”

Just four days before the match, the leaders of the two great rivals prefaced the duel in a direct dialogue.

If only a few days ago Nicolescu was taking a reserved stance, stating that his team were not favorites against a play-out side, his speech underwent a complete change.

Nicolescu firmly announced that the band coached by Zeljko Kopic starts with the first chance in front of the rivals. This brave and confident approach was immediately praised by Gigi Becali.

The dialogue was not devoid of moments of fair play, but also of subtle “stings”, live on fanatik.ro.

• Becali: What are they good at? That they play on the Arc de Triomphe. They are fan favourites. As a value…by far. When there are such great matches. Not that he has morals, Andrei Nicolescu is a leader and, being a leader, a smart boy, that's what he has to say. If he was a sucker, he didn't say. He said that “let's see, it's 50-50”. The man is the leader and says “we are favored!” Bravo to him, that's what they say. He, by saying that, annihilates a little more of that emotion of the players, very well he says

• Nicolescu: It is a respect that we must have and show. With Mr. Becali all the time in discussions I showed this respect, I think and I hope I showed it all the time and I always respected the way he manages his club there and the decisions he wants to make. It is clear that each of us must find the best tools to overcome, and from this point of view he is right.

• Becali: They have the right to say it: well, what are you talking about, mind your own business, you went through the play-out over there, shut up. The truth is the truth. They were in the playoffs too, but I didn't expect them to beat their CFR. I mean, I saw them on 2nd place. Craiova on 1st, they with Rapidul on 2nd, 3rd. They also took it in the mill.

• Nicolescu: I thank Mr. Becali for being our supporter in the play-off.

• Becali: What interests me in football are the experiences. I'm interested in Dinamo and Rapid. What Craiova, what CFR, that it took 6 times. Am I interested? I'm interested in not taking Dinamo and Rapid

• Nicolescu: I think it's more important for us, Capitala, the clubs here to be higher. It is an alarm signal that the three clubs from Bucharest did not fight for the title.

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