“I was told that there were terms from Real Madrid”

During the conference, “Pancone” expressed two wishes: victory in Bănie and the return of the times when at CFR Cluj “there were conditions like at Real Madrid”.

Daniel Pancu: “A victory in Craiova would mean a lot in terms of morale”

“Apart from Masic, we have no problems, I think there is a good chance that Popa will also improve. We rested for a week, we felt the need after all the high-pressure games at the end of the regular season.

We didn't have many players leave for the nationals, we got together slowly and I think we are ready for these 8 stages that will decide many things. Every point counts. I want us to be healthy in the first place and finally to enjoy the achievement of a goal.

In football you can propose one thing and in two minutes all your plans are turned upside down. In the championship there was a very big difference in their favor, in the Cup they beat us in overtime, the difference was much smaller, but still in their favor.

I'd love to be able to say after Monday night's game that we went toe-to-toe with the top seeded team in the playoffs.

The bench is the most important, by far, but let's not forget that U Cluj won all the matches without Chipciu, it's pretty much the same thing. It's a big loss for them and we hope to get more. In the case of a victory, we would certainly be far away, but the discussion about the 1st place changes a lot.

A victory in Craiova would mean a lot in terms of morale. I'm not talking about equals anymore, any point is very welcome in this context.

I never really think about the draw, we prepare games to win them. They have a warm audience, a lot of people come to the matches, but I don't think it's a problem for any of our players to feel the pressure of any audience in Romania”, was Daniel Pancu's preface for the match against Olten.

Daniel Pancu: “I was told that there were Real Madrid conditions here”

Later, “Pancone” also spoke about the departure of Marius Bilașco to Rapid, but also about the club's financial situation.

“I don't know if it affects us (not Bilașco's departure). Of course, I was a colleague with him at Rapid, here we are talking about people who are old in the club, but I cannot comment on the personal decisions of some people who have their careers, their future at stake. If that is what he felt, I can only wish him the best of luck.

Mr. President stayed, Bogdan stayed with us, I think we will continue to manage. It was important, important news.

It is very important that this financial problem has also been solved, and we, through our sports results, make it possible again to have a financial situation like it was here, I was told that there were conditions of Real Madrid at CFR Cluj and I would like to experience them again“.

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