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“If someone had told me, I would sign with two hands”

Article by Tudor Belivaca – published Monday, 04 August 2025, 00:03 / Updated Monday, August 04, 2025 00:09

Mirel Rădoi, the coach of the University of Craiova, commented on the victory of his students in front of CFR Cluj, score 3-2, in Gruia.

Rădoi was satisfied with his team's game, but he is worried about his students' fall in the second act of the match.

Mirel Rădoi, after CFR Cluj – Craiova University 2-3: “I like the teams I train to score goals, not to defend themselves”

“We have emotions when we lead 3-0, not to other results. I did not expect to be so many goals, I tell you honestly. A good first half. And a second weak half. The three goal relaxed us.

I told them at the break that we should not put them in the game, because I am thinking of the next match in the European Cups. We had to hold them as far away from the gate, which unfortunately did not.

I like the teams I train to score goals, not to defend themselves. We will not be able to score three goals at each match, we must take great care. One by one, before the match, if someone had told me this scenario, I would sign him with two hands.

Two goals received at two fixed phases. After that, at the other fixed phases, any centered ball seemed dangerous. We were unable to get out of there. We need to see what solutions to find for this mental blockage. We could no longer get out of the box, nor on our rejected balls.

Congrats to the boys for the result! We see what we can do. We go back to training tomorrow morning and think about the game with Trnava.

Barbu continued with a good evolution. They are young and need experience. These are the most suitable matches. They all played well.

The domination from the second half is normal. We play with a champion team 8 times in the last 10 years. It's not easy, even if they lost the last stage with FC Arge. It's not easy to play against them. On this stadium, you do not want you, the public creates a pressure. Today it was raining, for us it was an advantage.

It is not an easy match with trnava. A much better team than Sarajevo. With a rather dynamic system, a very good positive transition, very aggressive. Playing at home and having the public close, we must have that mental balance we had on return with Sarajevo. The atmosphere will be an incendiary one and we must take care. For such moments, it charges you ”, said Mirel Rădoi at Flash-Interviul from Digi Sport Special.

I think we imposed our game. I didn't give them chances. In the end I lived a little scared, but it is good that I left with the three points here. We know what we do at workouts, we are already starting to get to know each other and it is seen that there is no difference between players.

I don't think it's pressure, I don't want to think about it. I tried to play for the team and I'm glad I succeeded.

You saw what atmosphere was on “Oblemenco”. I hope to push our audience from behind and make them happy.

– Luca Băsceanu, midfielder Craiova, about white-blue debut

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