Tomislav Stipich's days at the head of CSKA are already numbered. He literally has one more left - the Croatian, who failed with an unprecedented 4 losses in his first 5 matches, is expected to be fired, bTV reported.
This was announced by one of the two executive directors of the club - Stoyan Ormandzhiev, although not in the correct text. "First I want to apologize to the fans. Once again we apologize, once again there is no reaction. We have to take responsibility. It will be a tough evening for us," he said after yesterday's loss to Arda in Kardzhali.
"I listened carefully to the coach. It was important for us to have chemistry between the players and the coach, I don't see that. Tomislav Stipic came here to deal with the tough and difficult situation we were in at the end of last season. However, this is not visible in any way. On the contrary. I will also comment on it with Filip Filipov. We'll talk as we travel. We realize that we make mistakes and things don't work out. We apologize to the fans again," he said.
"I want to praise Yuli Iliev, Petko Panayotov and Ioan Bornosuzov, who are the smallest, but showed the biggest heart on the field. That's the only good thing about tonight. In any case, there must be a reaction. I'm not a fan of midnight reactions, I rather want to think, our patience is also running out," explained Ormandzhiev.
"The footballers are trying hard, trying to follow the instructions, there were tears in the dressing room. Some footballers take it more seriously. After all, players are performers. They give their best. In no case will you hear a bad word from me about the players, but it is the job of the coaching staff to motivate them and prepare them in the best way for the matches."
"We are changing our tactical build. Every match. We are late with the selection, but the performance itself on the field, with these players we have, I cannot accept it.
"Regarding late selection, we didn't have these features before the change of ownership at the club. We started the selection process relatively late. We knew we were going to be late. These are objective reasons, but don't sound like an excuse. We tried to watch football players live so that old mistakes don't happen", the boss also pointed out.
"I understand the fans. It happens to me quite often that fans ask for an explanation. I urge prudence. Fans love hard and hate hard. I know they are unhappy, but to be within the normal range. I don't want to comment on coaches of other teams. I have no right to comment on them. 90% of the names speculated are not true. CSKA should always have an option. CSKA is a magnet, let's make a decision and say it," said Ormandzhiev.