Article by Remus Dinu, Cezar Titor – published on Thursday, June 5, 2025, 03:46 / Updated Thursday, June 5, 2025 03:51
Daniel Pancu drew the main conclusions drawn from The friendly of Romania U21 with Georgia, won by small “tricolors” at the limit, score 1-0 ♦ What she noticed the coach and what she says about the up -to -date situation and the problems in the lot, six days before the start of the European Championship in Slovakia ♦ Dissatisfied with the expression that his students had in yesterday's match, Pancu could not mask his irritation in front of reporters ♦ The last hour, it seems that the coach would not have included the dynamo Cătălin Cîrjan in the lot!
- The European U21 Championship will take place on June 11-28, and the Sports Gazette will travel a team of four reporters to the final tournament in Slovakia.
- Romania U21 was placed in group A, along with Spain and Italy, two of the favorites winning the tournament, plus the host country Slovakia.
Before you go with Italy, Spain and the host country Slovakia, in the fourth consecutive tournament where Romania U21 qualifies, Pancu's “youth” measured his forces with Georgia, a selected of the same value caliber, in turn qualified at the final tournament that begins next week.
Yesterday night, in Vorau, the national U21 passed to the limit by Georgia, 1-0, Golza, in a match in which Pancu granted credit to the whole lot, mixing the holders with reserves during both half. What were Pancone's conclusions after the verification test with Georgia?
Daniel Pancu, after Romania – Georgia 1-0: “I will have to make decisions”
Dissatisfied fully by the team's expression, Pancu had a blunt speech after the match:
“Victoria is important, but our goals were different. First of all, we are a week before the final tournament, and we give minutes to the national team … Unfortunately, this is the situation of Romanian football! I didn't have too many variants.
This week, it has been worked on transitions and small spaces, with which some of the players are not used to. I have nothing to reproach for players, but I am unhappy for enough things. [Ei] I only give her tired, they will have free, tomorrow (no Thursday) will only have one restoration training, then enter in a straight line. In the meantime I will have to make some decisions, the news is not very good. We see, I hope to be inspired.
(…) Everyone was involved, but I have to make some decisions. And I lost a final tournament.
The week was loaded, they are players without minutes, there are new players, who have not played together. In the absence of a Romanian style, it is very difficult to have a cursiveness in actions and a number of successful passes in the opposing half or to recover the balls in the opposing third. ”
Pancu gives up two players. One of them would be Cîrjan!
Pancu was going to announce the final group last night for Euro 2025, from the coach's scheme being scheduled to disappear two players. The final decision was taken at midnight, and one of the pronounced names is a surprise.
Pancu would have decided that Dinamo's “decar”, Cătălin Cîrjan, would not be part of the delegation that will attack the final tournament in Slovakia! The playmaker was a holder against the Georgians, remained on the ground until the break, but his performance did not convince the coach, who will not rely on the former arsenal midfielder in Slovakia, notes Fanatik.
As the Sports Gazette had announced on Monday, Mario Tudose, FC Argeș's central defender, will not be co -opted by Pancu in the final group for Euro 2025. The 20 -year -old central defender was holder with Georgia, but since the team is sufficiently covered on that post, Pancu will send him home to Benfica.
Castance, Stefan Baiaram will not be part of the lot with which Pancu addresses the European Championship in Slovakia.
[Cu Baiaram] It was clear that he had a problem, that's why Mitrov came. I was expecting … well it didn't do something more serious. There are difficult times, but that should strengthen it and make it stronger.– Daniel Pancu, selector Romania U21
Andrei Borza, after the decisive goal in the friendly: “The goal is to get out of the group!”
The scorer of the unique goal, Andrei Borza, which Pancu used exclusively in the second half, took over the captain of Tavi Popescu, talking about the “tricolor” objective in Slovakia:
“It was a very good match, I'm glad I scored and I managed to win before the euro. It's a big responsibility to be a captain, I'm glad I helped them win this match. I want every match to get the victory, today we succeeded. We want to win matches at the euro. We were waiting for the Romanians with us, as they were tonight.
Three players from the lot leaves (No Pancu has finalized the final lot for the euro, two players to stay at home) It will be painful to them, but all the players who were here in the Austria canton were important.
I can't tell you anything about my departure (no at Genoa) I think of this euro and so, I hope to qualify further. Of course, this tournament is a launch ramp, many impressions will come to matches. I wish to play as best as we will see.
Our goal is to get out of the group, that's what we want”Borza concluded.
Tavi Popescu had a banner: “A very big responsibility”
Octavian Popescu, used by Pancu only in the first half of the friendly on Tuesday, was pleasantly surprised by the fans who encouraged “tricolors” in the game played in Vorau:
“It's a great responsibility to wear the banner, It is very good that we managed to win, we go with a good morale to the euro. Victoria was important, it is good that we did our training. From now on, it is important to recover for the match with Italy.
I did not expect to be so many Romanians in the stands, we are waiting for them in large numbers. I congratulate Borza, I hope to take the step to an important team in Europe. The same thing I wish for all my colleagues.
I hope to go as far as possible to the euro, we want it, “said the double champion with FCSB, who sent a message to the” tricolors “from the Great National before the duel with Austria on Saturday:” We hold their fists, we hope to win and reach the World Cup. ”
The complete program of the matches in the “tricolor” group:
- Wednesday, June 11: Italy – Romania (Trnava, 22:00)
- Saturday, June 14: Spain – Romania (Bratislava, 7:00 pm)
- Tuesday, June 17: Romania – Slovakia (Bratislava, 22:00)
The lot convened by Daniel Pancu for Euro 2025:
- porter: Răzvan Sava (Udinese / Italy), Otto Hindrich (CFR Cluj), Vlad Răfăilă (Lecce / Italy)
- defense: Dan Sîrbu (Constanța Lighthouse), Tony Strata (AC Ajaccio / France), Cristian Ignat (FC Rapid 1923), Matteo Duțu (AC Milan / Italy), Mario Tudose (CFC Argeș), ümit Akdağ (Toulouse FC / France), Matei Ilie (CFR Cluj), Andrei Borza (FC Rapid 1923) Amzar (of Nasr / United Arab Emirates)
- midfielders: 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) (FC Hermannstadt), Zoran Mitrov (FC Botosani)
- Attackers: Louis Munteanu (CFR Cluj), Vladislav Blănuță (Cluj University), Rareș Burnete (US Lecce / Italy)
