Cristian Tudor Popescu chose not to post a single word about the death of Mircea Lucescu, while the reactions continued every day. The journalist came up with a reaction only today, on the day when the former selector was buried. He noted that the Romanian coach’s name was honored in places where he had no direct connections in his career.
CTP tried to explain why the impact of Mircea Lucescu’s death was so great throughout the world of football. “The performance of a lifetime. Mircea Lucescu can be considered the greatest Romanian coach, but, speaking strictly of numbers and performances, some say that he does not rise to the level of the great coaches of the world. Indeed, I was also surprised by the scope of Lucescu’s European image upon his death.
He left deep traces in the people who met him
To be given a minute’s silence at the Camp Nou in the opening UEFA Champions League match, Barcelona-Atletico de Madrid, when you have not played, trained in Spain and performed in Europe’s most important club competition, is amazing.
Lucescu didn’t work in France either, and yet, the memorable minute for him took place at the Parc des Princes, before PSG-Liverpool in the UCL. I asked myself what is the explanation of this unusual phenomenon and I found only one answer: beyond his achievements, Mircea Lucescu left good, strong and deep traces in the people who met himbe it coaches, be it players, be it Romanians, be it foreigners, be it friends, be it opponents. And, after all, isn’t that the greatest achievement of a human life?”, a was Cristian Tudor Popescu’s post.
