“He showed that he has character”

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Cristian Balaj / Photo: Profimedia

article written by Digi Sport
26.04.2024, 21:48

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Cristi Balaj (52 years old), former president of the CFRhe reacted, after what Panagiotis Tachtsidis (33 years old) turned Adrian Mutu into “dust”. (45 years old), the former coach of the group from Gruia.

Panagiotis Tachtsidis said at the end of the match with University of Craiova, score 1-0that Adrian Mutu “it has no character“, after he left CFR Cluj following elimination from the Romanian Cup, after a 0-4 with those from Corvinul Hunedoara.

Before leaving the Transylvanian group, Adrian Mutu he didn’t have the friendliest speech towards the midfielder Greek, who in the match against Corvinu left Transylvania with 10 men, after receiving a red card.

What Cristi Balaj said, after the dispute between Adrian Mutu and Panagiotis Tachtsidis

Cristi Balaj did not agree with the statement of Panagiotis Tachtsidis at the end of the match with Universitatea Craiova and conveyed that he will meet, most likely with the Greek midfielder, whom he said had the chance to leave CFR Cluj, but he didn’t.

“We can say anything, but it’s not that Mutu has no character. I was also by his side when it was decided to terminate contractual relations with CFR Cluj. He demonstrated that he has character, there was also a context that Tachtsidis does not know.

We have certain contractual provisions, I cannot disclose. If I’m going to talk to Tachtsidis, I’ll probably meet him. I was one of those who protected him. He will not be angry with me, but he was wrong in Hunedoara by what he did.

I’m sure he’s sorry. It doesn’t mean we would have qualified if he had stayed on the field. He was also wrong with the statements he made now. Mutu is a man in the true sense of the word, a man of character. It has a column.

I can’t help but speak well of Tachtsidis as well. I know him very well and the world does not know that in the winter, Tachtsidis had an important offer much better than the contract he has at CFR Cluj and he chose to stay here.

He had an offer from abroad in the Arab area. One of them showed it to me. The amount was very large. He earns four times more than at CFR Cluj. I protected him because he had that delicate family situation with his mother.

He had unsuccessful matches before, but we have to admit that he is a player of incredible quality. He prepared seriously and stayed at CFR Cluj to perform. He was not interested in money.

I don’t know if it will continue, there is a state of animosity. We know that Dan Petrescu is coming, it remains to be seen what they will discuss. He has extraordinary qualities. The successful matches are more than the ones in which he did not perform as expected“, said Cristi Balaj, according to Fanatik.

The harsh statement of Panagiotis Tachtsidis to Adrian Mutu

“I see a lot of people talking about me, I don’t know who says bad things about me, I don’t care because I know how it is in football. My quality was seen on the field, I know I’m one of the best players in the championship, I don’t give explanations to those who criticized me after that red card, I know I made a big mistake.

I don’t know what this guy said about me, I don’t even care, because he left us in a very difficult moment for us, after that 4-0 (no against Corvinu), he left the team and left. For me he has no character, he wanted to save himself, when the team is in a difficult moment you have to stay and fight with the team, not leave.

I don’t think I will stay at this club because I don’t think I want to. I have a few more games at this club, I will give 100% on the field, then we will see what happens.

Everyone said I’m done, that I’m not playing anymore, but I showed everyone that I gave everything in every game and I proved to them that I’m a high quality player”, said Panagiotis Tachtsidis, at the end of the match with Craiova University.