That's why Daniel Pancu left Cîrjan at home?! Ciprian Marica reveals what “is rumored in the world of football”
Article by Daniel Grigore – published on Friday, June 13, 2025, 12:45 / Updated on Friday, June 13, 2025 12:46
Ciprian Marica (39 years old) speculates, based on discussions in the backstage of football, that Daniel Pancu would have left him outside the U21 group on Cătălin Cîrjan (and) due to the conflict he had in 2023 with Mihai Stoichiță, the technical director of the Federation.
His decision Daniel Pancu not to include Cătălin Cîrjan In the group for the European U21 championship, where Romania started with a defeat, 0-1 with Italy, shocked on Dinamo's supporters and even some neutral football people.
The coach justified That Dinamo's decar would be “incompatible with my style, he has some skills from the club”, an explanation that did not close the subject, especially since his team started with the final tournament.
Ciprian Marica, about the absence of Cătălin Cîrjan from the Euro U21: “It is rumored to have counted the conflict with Stoichiță”
In this context, the former international Ciprian Marica, one of the analysts contracted by Pro for this final tournament, argues that “in the world of football” is mentioned the conflict had Cîrjan and his close friends with Mihai Stoichiță, the technical director of the FRF.
“Cîrjan, indeed, would have brought a plus. He has finesse, he has the last pass. He is a player who has shown to Dinamo that he has quality. This problem that appeared with Pancu is a little sewn with white thread, as far as I understand.
There there was a conflict between Cîrjan and Mr. Stoichiță, who has been leading to FRF for many years, even between Cîrjan's father and Mr. Stoichiță. Older.
The question arises: did this matter? From the world of football, it is rumored to have mattered this problem. You know very well that Mr. Stoichiță has an important role there, ”said Marica, according to Sport.ro.
Cîrjan accused Mihai Stoichiță of making changes to the junior lots!
The conflict mentioned by the former striker broke out in March 2023, when Cătălin Cîrjan, then legitimized at Arsenal, was summoned to the U21 national, then “relegated” to the selected U20. Cîrjan refused to come to the U20 lot, then led by Daniel Pancu, accusing that the selected from U21, Emil Săndoi, would have ignored him.
At the same time, Cîrjan claimed that at the youth representatives“The changes were not made by the coach, but by Mr. Stoichiță”, which The technical director of the federation denied subsequently vehement.
