“I had problems with some of the players because some opponents have treated superficially” + with whom the coach advised

• The final tournament will take place between 11 and 28 June, and the Sports Gazette will move a team of four reporters on the spot.

• Romania was placed in Group A, together with the hosts Slovakia, Spain and Italy, two of the favorites to win the tournament.

• Before the final tournament, Romania U21 will perform a training internship in Austria. The small “tricolors” will leave the country tomorrow.

Daniel Pancu spoke about the final tournament Euro 2025 and about the lot of players he has available, but also about the advice received from Mirel Rădoi.

Daniel Pancu before the departure of Romania U21 in Austria: “Pantea is the only one I had nothing to do”

“We go to a football holiday. We play with the best, the most beautiful in Europe. It's a place where they have to get to play weekly in Western Europe.

I, as a coach, at that level I want to reach. For them it must be an objective. My message when we play with the western ones: to respect us from this part of Europe we have to beat them. We have the means to beat them.

Without pressure you can't play football. It is pressure and we cannot say that we go somewhere where we have nothing to lose. We have things to lose. This was also felt in previous generations.

We invoke tradition. Players like Tavi Popescu who are in the third final tournament. We still have a few who were present at the one here. We still have a few who have not caught the lot even though they could do it: injured Grameni, Baiaram, Corbu. We have our arguments. I'm glad we're all healthy.

Pantea is the only one I had nothing to do. He is the only one who is missing from our group that has led to this qualification. It is an absolutely deserved qualification. In the matches I have shown that we are a strong team and we can impose respect for any opponent.

We played without Louis at home with Armenia. When I had to play with a fake peak. Louis returned to three days and I beat Finland in Sibiu. He is our leader and was an inspired decision, But we have resources to replace any player regardless of its importance.

Everyone says that the most important match for a final tournament is the first, but we have to be prepared for all 3. A positive result at the first game with Italy can take you away. It will be difficult in some places to make up the team with Italy because I know their features.

With Italy we need a lot of manhood, with Spain we need marathonists and Slovakia we need footballers. That's how the plans are made, but they can change. There's a game with Georgia, we'll see.

I had problems with some of the players because they treated some opponents superficially and it happened to cost us this.

Anyway, we will have to learn. We will be earned. We will definitely be better. When you play with the best you become better.

I was special in Craiova and I spoke with Mirel (no Rădoi). He told me how he prepared. The message was short: “Who does not think we can do big things to stay at home.” I will start with that tomorrow“, Daniel Pancu told the press conference

The lot convened by Daniel Pancu for the final tournament Euro 2025

Portarii: Răzvan Sava (Udinese / Italy), Otto Hindrich (CFR Cluj), Vlad Răfăilă (Lecce / Italy)

• Breasts: Dan Sîrbu (Constanta Lighthouse), Tony Strata (AC Ajaccio / France), Cristian Ignat (FC Rapid 1923), Matteo Duțu (AC Milan / Italy), Mario Tudose (CFC Arges), ümit Akdağ (Toulouse FC / France), Matei Ilie (CFR Cluj), Andrei Borza (FC Rapid 1923) Amzar (of Nasr / United Arab Emirates)

• Midsy: Cătălin Vultura (FC Rapid 1923), Ovidiu Perianu (Unirea Slobozia), Marius Corbu (Apoel Nicosia / Cyprus), Cristian Mihai (Dinamo), Constantin Grameni (FC Rapid 1923), Cătălin Cîrjan (Dinamo), Rareș Ilie (Us Catanzaro / Italy), Octavian Popescu (FCSB), Ștefan Baiaram (Craiova University), Ianis Stoica (FC Hermannstadt), Zoran Mitrov (FC Botosani)

• Strikers: Louis Munteanu* (CFR Cluj), Vladislav Blănuță (Cluj University), Rareș Burnete (US Lecce / Italy)