“It's my job! I want to take this chance”

In the matches in which Ionuț Cercel was used as a stopper, even full-time, FCSB did not concede a goal. First it was 4-0 against UTA, today 2-0 with U Clujon the go.

Cercel ended up being the starter in the axis after Mihai Popescu was seriously injured, and Joyskim Dawa and Daniel Graovac are recovering. He says that although he is not happy about the bad luck of the competitors for the position, he hopes to show that he has what it takes to be the center of the defense.

Ionuț Cercel: “I hope to make the most of this chance”

“Yes, it was a very tough game with a strong opponent. We are happy to get the 3 points, that the team is playing proper football now. I hope we can continue like this, get points and be in the play-offs.

It's my job, so to speak, since I played in the juniors at Farul. I feel better there, much safer. But wherever they put me, I'm ready to play. I can't say it's luck, but I try to make the most of it, it's a good opportunity. I hope to make the most of this chance and please everyone.

It's very good that we won, it gives us morale, it's a different atmosphere and in training, it's joy. We hope to keep it the same, to keep scoring and not to concede,” Cercel told PrimaSport.

Asked if he hopes to establish himself as a stopper, the young defender stated that “so it should. I work, I don't take advantage of their injuries, but it's a chance I have to take“.

• After the match, Cercel was praised by the club owner, Gigi Becali.

• “Today, Cercel played very well too. Very well, in the situation where Ngezana didn't give him too much safety. Cercel passes from the front, he has those things. But he was afraid because Ngezana didn't give him safety”, said the landowner on the mentioned television. .