FCSB hit by successive refusals as Florin Maxim stays at Corvinul

FCSB’s reported search for a replacement for Marius Baciu has produced two refusals. Corvinul Hunedoara says Florin Maxim will stay, while Ianis Zicu turned down the possibility in a statement that accused silence and decency of being mistaken for weakness.

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Regardless of the money offered to a person, I believe that a given word is worth more.

Corvinul said the project Maxim built in Hunedoara would continue with him. Mayor Dan Bobouțanu, a founding member of the club, said Maxim had repeatedly told him he did not intend to leave and would continue as long as he retained the club’s support.

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At Corvinul, the guiding principle since 2021 has been continuity.

“Regardless of the money offered to a person, I believe that a given word is worth more,” Bobouțanu said. He added that the club could not sign an agreement that would mean parting with Maxim, who is also an honorary citizen of Hunedoara and Hunedoara County. The club has treated continuity as its guiding principle since 2021, he said.

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Although I was called continuously yesterday, I chose not to answer immediately, out of respect for Mr. Becali and because, for as long as I can remember, I have tried to stay away from unnecessary conflicts and scandals carried out in the press.

Maxim, born in Brad on March 2, 1981, has coached Corvinul since 2021. He led the team from the third division to the Superliga and won the 2023-24 Romanian Cup. Zicu said he had received repeated calls but initially chose not to answer, citing respect for Gigi Becali and a desire to avoid unnecessary conflicts and press scandals. His statement was cut off in the supplied text after he began describing the professional significance of the approach.

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But sometimes silence and decency can be mistaken for weakness.