Article by Alexandru Barbu – Published Monday, January 19, 2026, 10:07 p.m. / Updated Monday, January 19, 2026 10:08 p.m.
“He can say what he wants, and the goalkeepers of the goalkeepers, I say it is also Târnovanu's mistake, who is not well positioned! It went too fast.
[Pîrvu] anyway, he was groped by Lixandru. It came out too much… Târnovanu came out as if he had escaped 1 on 1 with him, but he didn't need to come out”, declared Gigi Becali, FCSB boss, on Prima Sport 1, immediately after the failure suffered by the Romanian champion in the first stage of 2026.
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Pantilimon, 27 selections in the Romanian national team, has a different opinion.
“I don't think Târnovanu is guilty. I heard this version too, but I don't think he was wrong. What bothers me is that, lately, a lot has been thrown at Târnovanu. It's totally wrong. By the time it was finished, other things had happened.
That you expect more from him, you can say that, but not that it's his fault. He has been one of the consistent players at FCSB in recent seasons.
Not every goal scored by the team can be attributed to the goalkeeper, it doesn't do him any good either. He is spoken of in the wrong key. He is the goalkeeper of the national team, there are discussions for a possible transfer. I understand the psychology of the boss: he tries to put pressure, be tougher on the players in statements, then comfort them.
But Târnovanu is a very important player for what FCSB means now. You can't blame him. I don't think this is the best thing to do. He can be one of the team captains,” Pantilimon said on GSP Live.
Ștefan Târnovanu, FCSB goalkeeper
“I didn't hear Guardiola…”
The former goalkeeper from Poli Timișoara, Manchester City or Sunderland went on to compare the goal scored by Târnovanu in Mioveni with Mbeumo's success in Manchester United – Manchester City 2-0:
“I would parallel Donnarumma's goal from Mbeumo… I haven't heard Guardiola or anyone in Manchester City's management criticize Donnarumma. That kind of statement does no good, no matter how immune a footballer is,” added Pantelimon.
VIDEO | The goal scored by Yanis Pîrvu in FC Argeș – FCSB 1-0:
