Article by Romeo Ene – published on Sunday, June 08, 2025, 00:10 / Updated Sunday, June 8, 2025 00:22
Austria – Romania 2-1. Vlad Chiricheș (35 years old) returned to the national team after 3 years, but with bad luck. Used as a central midfielder, FCSB's footballer offered the first reaction after this evening failure.
He argues that the “tricolors” were debated because of the first goal scored by the Austrians, who came just before the break. Besides, Chiricheş He said that both successes were lucky.
Vlad Chiricheș, statements after Austria – Romania 2-1: “We must win all the matches”
Asked about the situation of the coach Mircea Lucescu (79 years old), which have been rumors lately that he would leave the national team, Chiricheș had defended him and transmitted that he must continue the work he started.
“I was hoping to come up with a better result. I'm sorry I didn't succeed. We must come back with the morale, think about the next match and everything that follows. Now we have to win all the matches to have a chance in the first place.
Their first void came like this, from a slightly lucky phase. Somehow we didn't expect it. We tried to play the counterattack book, to try to catch them in the bands. In the first 20 minutes it was ok, we could have been more pragmatic, we could succeed more then. But unfortunately for that goal, it came at a very good time, before the break, and I felt it.
We also tried the second half to return, but also, we took an unmerited goal, a deviation. It is clear that they had control of the game and had the match in hand, but the goals came slightly lucky.
It's sad. I wanted to come back with victory or positive result. I'm sorry I didn't succeed. I tried to do my job as best, to help the team, to help this post, and I'm sorry I didn't have a good result.
We must get up, return from a moral point of view and manage to win the following games. Clearly the chances for the 1st place fall, but to win the group you have to win all the other matches. That must be in our heads. We hope to come back and we can succeed, ”explained Vlad Chiricheș, at Digi Sport.
I can't talk about such matters (no – a possible departure of Mircea Lucescu). I think Mr. Lucescu has the necessary experience to be able to help the national team in any position and this is the most important.
I don't think it's time to talk about his departure now. He started on a road, he is trying to create a concept, an idea of play. We try to adhere to his ideas. It is clear that it can be much better.
– Vlad Chiricheșafter Austria – Romania 2-1
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