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Davide Mariani left Levski last summer. The Swiss maestro left a huge gap in the line-up, which the “blues” never managed to fill. The midfielder moved to Shabab Al Ahly Dubai, and just over a month ago was transferred to Itihad Kalba. TOPSPORT He contacted Mariani, who spoke before the Levski-CSKA derby.
A derby between Levski and CSKA is coming up on Saturday. What are your expectations?
– First let’s see if there will be a match. I know that in Levski there are many players with COVID-19. I hope that everything goes well with the players and that the game takes place. What happened to the team just before this game is not good, but I think it will be an additional motivation for the players. They know what kind of match awaits them and they will forget about the problems, the fact that they did not train normally. It will be like doping for them. They will be fully motivated to prove their worth and achieve a positive result in this clash. I think they have the strength to overcome difficulties. I wish you success.
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What are your memories of the derbies with CSKA? He played four times against the “reds” …
– The emotion is unique. A packed stadium, the songs from the fans, the choreography … I will never forget my first match against CSKA. We won 1: 0 after the goalkeeper’s own goal. I played the whole game and the coach was Slavisa Stojanovic again. So we were much better than them. Footballers live for those games. I am happy to have had the opportunity to participate in this derby. And congratulations on the success. The post-victory celebrations were also great.
Now the coach is Slavisa Stojanovic again. This will be his fake debut as Levski. What is your opinion about him?
– Mr. Stojanovic is a very good coach. We had a good time with him. We played offensive football, we controlled the ball and I liked that. I think you can put Levski on his feet. It is clear that this season it will be very difficult to pursue high goals, but there will be time to prepare a team for the next season. Then I think we will see the true face of Levski. I think Stojanovic will be successful. He is an excellent strategist and a great motivator. It will bring out the best in current players.
Source: levski.bg
Tell me more about your career after leaving Levski. He changed clubs in the United Arab Emirates.
– Yes, I am already in Itihad Kalba. Rent. The soccer championship has recently resumed here and I am very happy. My new team was among the teams in the middle of the rankings last season. Now they want to level up and they needed a player in midfield. They stopped and I decided to accept. I am satisfied with this transfer. We started the season with 2 wins and 3 losses.
Do you miss Levski, Sofia?
– Oh yeah. Insurance. I hope that when the situation in the world returns to normal, I will return to Sofia. Now I can’t even go back to Switzerland. I left many friends in Sofia. Many wonderful memories of your stay in Levski. I accept it as my hometown. I will definitely go back to Sofia to see my old colleagues and friends. To visit “Georgi Asparuhov” again …
Two players joined the Levski team
Zdravko Dimitrov and Stanislav Ivanov returned from the youth team
You have become a fan favorite. Do you want to tell them something?
“I want to congratulate them”. I know what they did for the team and I am convinced that Levski will face the financial problems. I do not know much about the subject, it only informs me what is written in the media. But this is Levski …
I want to say one more thing. I read some negative comments about Petar Hubchev. I know he is no longer a coach. I don’t want to criticize anyone, the club president or anyone, many people accuse Hubchev of being a defensive coach. The attacking trio: Stasi, Paulinho and Roberta scored more than 30 goals last season. How many do they have now? Hubchev is an excellent coach and a great person! It does not deserve all these criticisms. This is my opinion.
Source: levski.bg
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