Exclusively “was a catastrophe of last night” “Former President of Craiova University, clear before the return of fire with Sarajevo

The one who was the president of the University of Craiova in 1991, the year in which the Oltenians made the last event, does not think of another denouement outside the qualification, explaining that it is the time for the Bănie band to take this step and finally reach the groups of a European cuper, after the participations from the preliminaries that have not been.

Marcel Popescu, before Craiova – Sarajevo: “I have very high expectations”

The former leader of the club in Bănie, the last time in 2016-2023, believes that the transfers made this summer brought a plus to the team, despite the departure of Alex Mitriță, the most important man from the previous season. In an interview for the Sports Gazette, he praised the game of the goalkeeper Pavlo Isenko, from the tour match in Sarajevo, and the way the owner Mihai Rotaru involved in this Mercato, bringing under the baton of Mirel Rădoi competitive players.

“(No what expectations do you have from the match tonight?) Qualificationwe no longer give forecasts and score, just qualification! Without Ukrainian in the gate (no in the tour match) was a last night's magnitude catastrophe (no FCSB was eliminated by Shkendija in the preliminary round of the Champions League), but he kept the chances that I hope to be valued without any problems.

Why? Because it is already 7 years since the University of Craiova flirts with the preliminaries without entering the groups. It is eligible to go to college, but do not enter college. I played in the European Cups. No, we played for European cups.

In the European Cups you play if you catch you in the fall, when the faculties start, until then. And the coat of arms of Craiova University, in Europe, still recognized, asks for this.

You play at home and you do not have to rely on the goalkeeper, play at home and you have to rely on the game, on the supporters, on the field you know, on the shirt you represent.

(No what players have impressed you at the beginning of this season?) I do not look after the players, I look after the team. What happened this summer, at Craiova University, makes me very optimistic and, for the first time after many years, important transfers are materialized. The merit is of the shareholders, especially of Mihai Rotaru, who has mistakes made in the past, but who has brought a competitive lot.

Craiova has an extremely competitive lot this year, if with the current lot Mirel Rădoi manages to win the championship, Bravo, ”, said Marcel Popescu, for GSP.ro, before returning with Sarajevo.

Marcel Popescu / PHOTO: Sportpictures.eu

I have very high expectations from Craiova University, I rely on the lot value, net higher than last year, then I had a soloist, now we have an orchestra. The light of the spotlight is no longer put on the soloist, but on the conductor, but the instrumentalists and the orchestra are of great quality. In Romanian football there are players who can say their word. Craiova University has a competitive lot

– Marcel Popescu, former president at Craiova University