Article by Daniel Grigore – published on Thursday, July 24, 2025 22:13 / Updated on Friday, July 25, 2025 00:41
Ionuț Badea, 49, wonders what happens to Mamadou Thiam, U Cluj's striker who left to be desired tonight, in Erevan, in The match with Ararat Armenia from the preliminary round of Conference League (0-0).
Thiam played 65 minutes today, after another 90 on the field last Saturday, in stage 2 of the championship. The Senegalese boasts a goal in this beginning of the season, in the first stage of the Superliga, at 4-1 with Metaloglobus.
The “client” of Ionuț Badea after Ararat Armenia – U Cluj: “The curious case of Mr. Thiam”
Ionuț Badea, former coach, now a sports analyst, believes that Thiam has no achievements as talent. For this reason, he describes the situation as the “curious case of Mr. Thiam”.
“For me, it becomes a case. Thiam. The strange case of Mr. Thiam. At what potential he has, I do not understand why he cannot give more. It is very difficult to keep, very difficult to dispossess. But it seems to either impose on their own limits, or is in a comfort zone from which he does not want to go out”, He opted for the Badea at Digi Sport.
Now 30 years old, Thiam boasts 8 goals and 4 decisive passes in the previous season of the superlig, which U Cluj ended on the 4th place, European position.
