Georgi Iliev-Michaella: CSKA will release about 70% of foreigners, club to pay attention to the school

Former CSKA CEO Georgi Iliev told Sportal.bg about the situation in Bulgarian football. According to him, around 70% of foreigners in CSKA will be released:

“He has to stop attracting foreigners, although not only with the Bulgarians, because the level is very low. Levski, CSKA and Lokomotiv (Plovdiv) have to restrict foreigners in their squads. We cannot have 23 in CSKA.” foreigners, the maximum is five. The costs for 23 foreigners are very serious: wages, housing, plane tickets.

Ludogorets is another level, we can all learn from them. They started with the base and the organization of the club, and we want to build a house from the roof. CSKA did well to Pancharevo, now it is the turn of the stadium.

I think CSKA will get rid of 70% of foreigners. This is how I think it should be in this crisis. No one wants to spend money without receiving. The coach should not receive a salary of 50,000 levs, but should receive 100,000 when he wins the Bulgarian Cup, meeting the objectives. This is how it should be.

As soon as a team like Tsarskoe Selo competes well against Levski and CSKA, what else to say. So the level is very low! CSKA must pay attention to school, to make a good hostel in Pancharevo where young people live. The Army will need a serious advertiser to put its name in front of the stadium for 20-30 years, as in Munich. 60 million cost a super luxury stadium for 25,000 spectators.

When I first stepped on the Ludogorets base, I immediately knew what it was about. I realized that Lada could not compete with Porsche. By looking at what the Ludogorets bus looks like and what the rest of group “A” is like, you can see the difference. Although Borimirov arranged for Levski a good bus too.

You cannot receive a salary of BGN 50,000 and not reduce it. There are people with much lower wages, how do you get into this crisis? Is it easy for a worker in a hotel or restaurant that is now closed? Players receive a salary of BGN 40,000-50,000. In such a situation they will reduce their wages, there is no way. The leaders have to cut them first, then the coaching staff to give an example, and then the players.

Plamen Markov has taken a good initiative to raise funds for Jackie, because they will also need funds after France’s departure. Times are tough. So I advise Plamen to continue.

It was a mistake that I did not address the Pope directly in CSKA and CSKA 1948. Of course, I am referring to Grisha Ganchev and Tsvetomir Naydenov. I should have addressed them directly when we sought help for the operation. And I spoke to the Cardinals under the Pope, who said the clubs were not interested. If I had addressed the Pope – Grishata and Tsvetomir, they would have responded. CSKA 1948 to know that it is low to give money to a fanatic: you go out, you officially stop and you help. The other is not serious! The BFS officially came to the rescue and helped, thanks to Emo Kostadinov. That is normal. I will once again congratulate Plamen on the initiative and let him continue, “Iliev said.