Levski Sofia's management provided further clarity regarding the parting with Radoslav Arsov. In an innovative form of communication with fans, presidents David Davidov and Vladimir Nikolov answered the second part of the questions posed on the club's social media. From their words, it became clear that the main disagreements were not so much related to the specialist's qualities, but rather to a different pace of development and expectations regarding the potential of the women's project.
David Davidov emphasized that "a large part of the reasons" will remain internal, as it concerns professional relations that the club wishes to maintain correctly in the future. At the same time, he provided the general framework: Arsov is a coach of "good European level," but his return to Bulgaria was accompanied by ambitions regarding the squad he would have at his disposal and what he could achieve with it.
The key moment, according to the "Blues," is the pace at which the women's project can be "fed" with resources – financial and organizational. Davidov made a direct comparison to the development of the men's team, where seven years were needed to reach the championship title, thanks to consistent work over a long period. For the women, the project is just at its beginning – three years old, entering its fourth, which naturally means that building championship potential will take time.
Thus, according to the management, the logical decision was reached not to "mutually burden" each other with expectations that cannot be met at the moment. The club wished Arsov success and expressed hope that his next engagement would be closer to what he is looking for at this stage of his career.
Parallel to the topic of the coaching change, Vladimir Nikolov also spoke about the ambitions for women's 'Levski' to become a real competitor to the 'Maritsa' team, which has dominated in recent years. Nikolov stated that the hope is for this to happen as early as next season, but 'in the right way' – by developing existing young players and adding one or two high-class volleyball players to raise the level. He admitted that 'Maritsa' is a very strong and complete team, and the task will not be easy, but he also emphasized the philosophy: without ambition, there is no point in participating.
In the discussion about adolescents and the academy, the presidents also touched upon the idea of a separate championship for 20-21 year olds and reserve teams attached to clubs. Both were categorical that the problem lies in the insufficient number – especially among girls – for such an effort to make sense every year. Davidov added that 'Levski's' goal is for the best talents to be in the representative teams to train with experienced players and develop as quickly as possible, which further reduces the possibility of forming stable reserve teams.
On the topic of children under 14, Vladimir Nikolov was also a realist – one tournament is not enough, but a full championship would be difficult to organize due to the coordination specifics of volleyball, the significant jump from minivolley to this age group, as well as logistical problems with travel and family commitments.
David Davidov also gave a specific answer on how to join the club – without exams, with a maximally open policy towards beginners. However, he admitted that due to increased interest in volleyball, there is a waiting list of families, and the club is working on expanding its facilities and increasing the number of coaches so that more children can join the hall as early as next season.
In his concluding part, Davidov also drew attention to the broader context – 'Levski' and CSKA are among the few organizations in our country that simultaneously maintain high-level men's and women's teams with ambitions. This means double the financial and organizational resources compared to clubs that develop only one direction. Davidov also gave a telling example: according to him, clubs like 'Neftochimik,' 'Lokomotiv' (Plovdiv), and 'Maritsa' receive about 10 times greater support from their municipalities than 'Levski' receives from the Sofia Municipality – and that's even after the amount was only recently doubled.
That is precisely why the management emphasizes the 'Supporter' campaign as a key support mechanism. Davidov revealed that just over 100 have renewed their participation, and with a potential increase to 1000 – even with minimal support – the club's capabilities would fundamentally change.
And finally, in a more relaxed tone, Vladimir Nikolov also answered a 'philosophical' question about love and volleyball – according to him, committed players are calmer and think more about the game than uncommitted ones.
The article clearly outlined the main line in 'Levski Sofia's' position: the parting with Radoslav Arsov is not a dispute over competence, but a clash between ambitions and the realistic capacity of a project that is still under construction – with the goal of becoming competitive at the top, but without skipping natural steps.






