Mircea Lucescu finally revealed why Louis Munteanu does not convene: “If he does not understand …”
Article by George Nistor – published Thursday, May 15, 2025 21:54 / Updated Thursday, May 15, 2025 21:54
Mircea Lucescu (79 years old) believes that Louis Munteanu cannot be part of the national team of Romania at this time, so there are very high chances that the CFR Cluj striker will not be convened for the matches in June.
The coach is willing to give the present goalscorer of the Superligion, with 22 goals scored, but he is of the opinion that the player from Gruia has to prove until he is part of the “tricolor” core.
Romania will evolve in June two parties in the H group of preliminaries for the 2026 World Championship. The national will meet Austria, on the 7th, so that three days later, to face Cyprus, in Bucharest.
Mircea Lucescu believes that Louis Munteanu does not run enough to be convened
Lucescu argued the decision not to convene Munteanu because his parameters regarding running are not optimal. However, the technician admits that the peak of Gruia has qualities worthy of the national team of Romania.
“I do not want to comment, I really appreciate all the players, I look at his physical data, he must grow. If he does not understand that he has to make an effort to reach at least 10 kilometers, 11 kilometers, running on the fieldthis means more availability to press, return to defense, ”said Mircea Lucescu, according to golazo.ro.
His qualities are excellent and will certainly reach the national team. For now, there is the problem to help the youth team, there are strong matches, then to reach. It is part of our future. And he, and Ilie Matei.
– Mircea Lucescu, coach of Romania
Endless dispute with Edi Iordănescu
Mircea Lucescu was unhappy with the statistical data of the national team of Romania, from Euro 2024, under the command of Edi Iordănescu. The current coach has carefully analyzed the benefits of the “tricolors”, but especially the figures resulting from the parties with Ukraine, Belgium, Slovakia and the Netherlands.
The technician noted that Iordănescu's players were ranked, at the end of the final tournament, on the first position in the ranking of the balls saved by the goalkeeper, a parameter that gave him the moment he gave his acceptance on the national bank.
“They are given. It is his job (no if Edi Iordănescu has been upset), I am physical. I have to prepare my technical, tactical team. It is not his fault, he did everything possible from a group of players who led him to a level of professional homogeneity, of friendship, of commitment, it was extraordinary, but it is not possible. The Netherlands, so many occasions I had.
