The war of the “blue” fans, which they had declared against the majority owner Nasko Sirakov, may have ended. Some of the organized supporters of the “blues” protested violently against the legend in almost every one of the eternal derbies in the last few years. And almost every match they chanted her against Sirakov, she raised a banner against him. However, that was not the case in Saturday’s eternal derby against CSKA, which “Levski” won 1:0.
During the entire match, not once from the “B” sector, where Sirakov’s staunchest opponents are stationed, did they shout a bad word against the majority owner. And just a few months ago, some of these same Zapalyankov fans did not allow the meeting with “Black Sea” from last season to start. There were not one or two posters against Sirakov at Gerena. But apparently with the goal of helping a big dream – pushing the hegemony and winning the title, they stop their protest, at least for now.
“In the second half there was only one team on the field and we absolutely deserved to win. Three points can also bring us joy. We haven’t halved the championship yet, so we are far from thinking about anything,” Sirakov said after the victory over the “Reds”.
At the same time, it became clear that in the winter the coach of “Levski” Stanislav Genchev will want to attract at least one central defender. The young coach who took over in the summer plays in a scheme with 3 defenders. However, one of his main players – Kellyan van der Kaap – is injured. And he most likely won’t be able to play until the spring due to a knee injury.
“My desire is to have six defenders – five at a good level and one younger”, said Genchev, for whom this was the first big match won as the coach of the “blues”. The young mentor admitted that he inspired the team for the derby with shots from the tape about the icon of the “blues” and for Bulgaria – Georgi Asparuhov – Gundi.
“I played a little bit of Gundy’s film to the players that he wasn’t going to betray these people. For me, it was important that everyone was at the maximum of their capabilities”, added the coach of “Levski”, who besides the victory had another reason to celebrate – his daughter Giselle turned 19 on the day of the meeting.
At the same time, the executive director of the “Blues” Daniel Borimirov denied the claims that in “Levski” they received an offer for their striker Mustafa Sangare from the Egyptian “Al Ahly”.
“There is no such thing”, commented the head of “Gerena”.