The boss of the team, Gigi Becali, resorted to a novel strategy for this important game, making surprising decisions regarding the starting team and the reserves.
Chiricheș “broken” during the warm-up, luxury reserves and players without minutes
FCSB suffered a hard blow just before the starting whistle: Vlad Chiricheș, who had been announced as a starter in an unusual position for him – defensive midfielder -, got injured in the warm-up and was replaced by Marius Ștefănescu.
This change reduced the number of reserves available and FCSB was left with only 7 reserves per bank.
Luxury reserves at FCSB: Who sits on the bench in the derby with U Cluj
FCSB’s bench is full of players with potential, but many of them have made little or no progress this season. Here are the players who are among the reserves:
- Andrei Vlad: FCSB’s reserve goalkeeper has only played one match this season, a 2-0 loss against Oțelu Galați.
- Marius Stefanescu: Chiricheș’s emergency substitute, Ștefănescu played 11 matches this season.
- Daniel Popa: The striker has accumulated 540 minutes in 10 games this season.
- Mihai Toma: The defender has not played a single minute in the current edition of the Superliga.
- William Baeten: The Belgian midfielder played in 5 matches, collecting a total of 186 minutes.
- Alex Baluta: One of the team’s more experienced players, he has made 14 appearances this season with 3 goals and 2 assists in 760 minutes.
- Darius Olaru: The team captain, with 3 goals in 9 matches, is only a reserve in this game.
- Alexander Musi: The young midfielder has had a decent season, managing 2 goals in 9 appearances, accumulating 397 minutes.
Despite the difficulties, FCSB will fight for an essential victory against U Cluj, and the match can be watched in LIVE TEXT format – HERE.
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