How have you come to know and like Steaua, Bart? It must be a very interesting story...
Hello Zob79,
First of all my age is 40 and i'm also Ajax and Barcelona fan. So probably you understand i did knew Steau allready in 1986 and 3 years later when Gullit and van Basten (playing for AC Milan) elliminated Steaua in the EC1 final with 4-0 (2 x Gullit, 2 x van Basten). However, Steaua would never go out of my mind anymore....
In 2002 i met the woman who's my wife since 2003 in Arad. I watched the TV and saw again a Steaua that played opportunistic and full of bravoure and confidence like Ajax and Barca. They even played the same tactic and system. Since then i follow them more closely and i even visited some matches in Romania, like against UTA last year. I also visited the last 2 trainingcamps in Holland in Mierlo. From then i also have some contact with players when they are in Holland or when i visit a match in Romania. Especialy with Mirel Radoi and Mihai Nesu.
From 2003 Steaua surprised me even positively with getting into the semi final of the UEFA cup a year later. But even dramaticly they lost a match that never should have been lost against Middlesborough.
Since then many things went bad with Steaua. Becali thought he could become president of Romania and players were not cherished but humiliated. And also the trainers; Why did Protasov and Olaroiu had to leave since they achieved the best results in many years?!
But these kind of problems are also going on at Ajax and Barcelona. It's like when one has problems, the other 2 have them as well with almost exact kind of problems.
But for me it's like my heart for Ajax and Barca; For life, and also with Steaua; Stellist infocat si pana la moarte!
Georghe Ogararu is not part of the Romanian National team, wich hurts me. We'll see if Romania under the lead of Christi Chivu (Ajax heart) and Adrian Mutu can make a stunt!
And if you know when they will have trainingcamp in holland, please let me know at s***@***
Hai Steaua!
Hai Rosu Albastru!
Hai Romania!