Ion Marin, 70 years old, the representative of the U19 representative of Romania, prefaced the duel with the Netherlands from the semifinals of the European Championship U19.
Before addressing the duel against the bats, scheduled on Monday evening, at 9:00 pm, in Giulești, Ion Marin wanted to say his ends on two issues discussed lately: his students' prohibition to use the phone in the hours of rest, respectively his age, quite advanced for a coach – 70 years.
Ion Marin: “Maybe some bother my age. Let the 70-year-old live quietly!”
“Before you start asking me questions, I would ask you to let me say a few words. If you want, you can tell them right to reply. I mean the problem that disturbs terribly, with the phones. Let's clarify it once and for all. There is an understanding between me and the team.
48 hours before each match, phones are put [deoparte]. That for the hours of rest, I mean 14: 30-16: 30 and from 23:00 in the evening to 09:00 in the morning. After that, the phones return to the boys. They are put by them in a special place, they have the key, they also go, open and take their phones.
Let's understand each other, I see that this is not what this is. I appealed to this, and they understood and agreed, for the good of the team! And it was seen: the restoration was very fast and I could cope with the 3 matches that took place one after the other.
The second problem I want to raise is related to my age. It may bother some of my age but I ask them to let the 70-year-old live quietly. However, maybe these old people have done something behind them and maybe they are helpful. I would ask the distinguished gentleman to keep me.
I do not know how much God wants, a few years, until the boys from Dinamo's gallery come to sing “We will always love you”. It is a problem that disturbs it terribly. If he forgot, we are among the first 4 in Europe, and tomorrow is a match. We invite him to the match, ”said Ion Marin, referring to one of the journalists in the sports press.
“It does not affect me, but it is a problem including the team. I do not like the team, before a match like another, to read I do not know what phones, that we do the hell with the phones. We do nothing with them! Maybe these children deserved two words:” Congratulations, bravo “.
Ion Marin, before the Netherlands – Romania in the Euro U19 semifinals: “The boys forced me to give two shirts to clean”
On the match against the NetherlandsIon Marin said:
“The children have already achieved a historical moment. Of course it would be a special performance to be able to beat the Netherlands. We took all the variants: 90 minutes, 120, penalties. It is important that the players are connected and they want to win and play the final. There are no batch problems anymore. Fortunately for us all with question mark have been recovered.
The Netherlands is, at present, from what we have dissected in our analyzes, a well -organized, reactive team, with a very good tactical discipline and good individual quality players, with good technique, control and good speed. A redoubtable opponent.
It is important that our boys have great confidence in their strengths. They proved it in the 3 matches, I can prove it in one more. They forced me to give two shirts to clean. I think they think of something. “
Other ideas of Ion Marin:
“There are teams of superliga, from Romania, interested in our players. And the teams from abroad is very difficult to let them go. For example, to give Ema's path (No – Emanuel Marincău). I don't think so. It can borrow it 1-2 years, but I think we won't see this. Their evolution was fantastic in these matches and they will put a great basis in them. I don't think they'll get out of their hands. “
“The players do not look at the match as a bonus. They wanted this. When I said I wanted my semifinal, they came and said they wanted their final. I hope their dream will meet”.
“We thank the spectators in advance that they will come. They will definitely be our 12th player. They will fantastically support these players, and the children will reward them with what they will do on the field.”
“I and Mircea Lucescu we wear a dialog. We call, talk, change opinions and impressions. The dialogue was positive, perceived by boys. It is, however, the coach of the senior team. It is Mircea Lucescu. And we reach those aged 70 years.no – laughs) ”.
