Cezar Titor article – published Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 00:05 / Updated Tuesday, April 29, 2025 00:27
Zeljko Kopic, 47 years old, the technician of the “dogs” and the “architect” of the first qualification in the play-off after an eight-year break, reacted to “hot”, after the fourth point obtained by red-white in the play-off: Dinamo – CFR Cluj 1-1.
The band from the Capital provided a very good game in front of the “railways”, for which a success was essential in the calculations for the title fight. Meroto Korenica opened the scoring, after an unfortunate deviation from Alex Pop, and Mărginean restored equality in the 85th minute. Dinamo stays in 5th place in the play-off, with 30 points.
Kopic declared satisfied with the game and the attitude of the team, although he thinks that the red-whites were unlucky, referring to the goal scored by “railways”, after Alex Pop's unfortunate deviation. He is proud of the players and the identity of the team and admits the need for reinforcements and promises that they will give everything until the end of the season.
Zeljko Kopic: “I controlled the game”
“The team played very well, I had a very good mentality, I controlled the game. I have the feeling that I was unlucky, especially with that deviation that entered the gate. I restored equality, I returned to the game and I could win. I am proud of the players. We keep our style of play, identity.
Everything I can say about my team is positive. I focus from the match to the match, from one week to another. Players deserve all the best. We also adapt to their wishes: Whoever wants to leave, leaves, who wants to stay, stays. Florentin Petre participates a lot in training, like all members of my staff.
In general, we try to play our game. Sometimes it does not go out, we are not at the desired level“, Kopic said at the end of the match with CFR Cluj at Flash-Interviul granted to Digisport.
We do an analysis of what happened in the summer and winter, but I really believe in this group of players. First of all, I respect everyone in this country, but it is not my way of communicating to give frequent statements in the press. I respect other styles. At the end of the season we will have a discussion with the players and see.
There is another month until the end of the championship. I have a plan, since I arrived in Bucharest, for this team. We don't have a large lot and we need players. I felt that the team was not awakened for the match and I had to shake it a little, and I saw it first (no – related to the conflict with Adnan Golubovic).
It's hard to motivate the team, talk to them about shirts, pride, but it's difficult. At certain times I also resort to other strategies. We do not win many parties in front of FCSB, but we will be prepared. We have to recover and we will give our best this week. They have six advantage points, but anything is possible. We will not only be simple visitors to next week's game, for sure.
– Zeljko Kopic, Dinamo coach
What the Play-off ranking looks like now:
