Elias Charalambous (44 years old), the coach of those at Fcsbannounced that Political dennis (25, left wing) will not be in the lot at the match with Shkendija, from the second preliminary round of the Champions League. Instead, Octavian Popescu (22, left wing) could check his first minutes this season.
Dennis Political had a medical problem and was not in the lot at the match with Oil, score 1-0. The champion coach has announced that the staff has chosen not to risk it, and the footballer will not play in Northern Macedonia. This although Gigi Becali transmitted that the result of the MRI was good.
Elias Charalambous, before Shkendija – FCSB: “Political Dennis is not apt. Octavian Popescu is with us”
“Dennis political is not here with us, it is not fit for tomorrow. I said we would not take any risk. We don't want to lose any player for a longer period.
Tavi is with us, we are happy to be back. There was a long time. I don't know if it will play tomorrow, but in the lot it will be. With Bîrligea and Alibec we will see. Things are going well, but it has to be one hundred percent, “said Elias Charambous, at the press conference before the match.
Elias Charalambous, about Shkendija – FCSB: “We are expecting a difficult match”
Elias Charalambous wants the team to treat the matches with the team from North Macedonia with maximum seriousness, so as not to go through an experience similar to the first preliminary round, when the Bucharest people struggled with Andorrei champion.
“He is the second European opponent. I want to go further. We have a good team, a large lot. In Ploiești we have produced many occasions. We have many solutions. Shkendija is a team that has won the championship. Any team that wins a championship means it has quality.
We are expecting a hard match tomorrow. We have to play our game, respecting the opponent. We are focused on what we have to do. I repeat to my players: the victories bring victories. We have a lot of quality, and the team will look better from one match to another.
We have to treat all the matches seriously, we take it step by step. It is important to be very focused tomorrow. We only think of Shkendija.
The match with the team from Andorra passed. This team has shown constant in recent years. We need to treat all matches with maximum seriousness. We do not want to lose matches, but sometimes it happens that the defeats are very good lessons, ”the coach said.
