Quickly in front of a capital match. « We don’t have to tremble our ankle »
The coach of the FC Hermannstadt FC football team, Marius Măldărășanu, said on Tuesday, in a press conference, that for Rapid the direct match of the Romanian Cup semifinals is a capital, specifying that his players should not ‘tremble their ankle’ to obtain qualification in the final.
‘The pressure is the ones from Rapid. They lost the match last at home and maybe they think the chances in the 4th place in the championship are small. And then, if they win the Romanian Cup, they would go to the European Cups. So the pressure is great for them, it is clear that it is a capital match for Rapid. Maybe there will be players who will withstand pressure, maybe there will be some who will not resist. But it is important for them to find us motivated, mounted, to show giving and aware that the match in the play-out is already history. I am optimistic, I am all the time. It is true, I know what we will have in front, we know their opponents and their profile, but everything can change. I want to not tremble our ankle because for many of our players this is a match that can really mean something. And then there is a risk of having some emotions, « he said.
Măldărășanu explained that he wants to win the trophy, even at the risk of completing the championship in 9-10 places.
‘They want to beat us, the same. But even though I have a history back to Rapid, I am a professional and I proved it. We know each other very well, and tomorrow any small detail will count. Because they really want their European cups. It’s normal, but we have to be motivated to the maximum because we want to go to the final. I won trophies, so now I want the trophy. If I think, I would prefer to finish in the championship on 9-10, but to win the Romanian Cup ‘, the technician added.
‘I don’t think anyone was thinking since I came here to win a trophy. I wanted it and wanted to motivate the boys in this regard from the second league. And I was right, because last year he won the Romanian Cup of Romania. It will be a disappointment if we lose, but we will do everything to go further, because in your career you meet with little chance. Play on your field a semifinal to get to play with the trophy on the table. I know a cup final has been played, but I think it’s the most important match for Hermannstadt that is played in the municipality, « added Marius Măldărășanu.
