Article by Cezar Titor – published on Sunday, August 31, 2025, 21:22 / Updated Sunday, August 31, 2025 21:47
Leo Grozavu, the technician of FC Botosani, “dissected” what happened in the draw with the University of Craiova, the up-to-day leader, score 1-1.
He believes that the point obtained with Craiova is deserved and worked, given the value of the opponent. He stressed that the team must remain balanced, continue to grow from the match to the match and accumulate points, especially in the first part of the championship, where each point matters for the moral and for the standings. He appreciated the dedication of the players and mentioned that the mistakes, including young players like Ilas, are part of the growth process.
Leo Grozavu: “A deserved point, a working point!”
“It is a deserved point, a working point. I played with Craiova, a team that was in a big day, a very good band. I worked for this point. It's football, it is wrong, and Ilaș is a U21 player, born in 2007, a prospective footballer, with great qualities; We can't be upset if you make a mistake.
I don't like to make comparisons with last season. It's another year, another atmosphere, everything is different. We are still trying to grow from game to game. It is good that I tied the fourth result in a positive series and I am happy for the boys; I congratulate them on the dedication they showed. But this is football, ”said Leo Grozavu, at the end of the match.
We have to stay balanced: only a quarter of the championship has passed, there are many more stages. We need to continue to work and accumulate points. You have seen: in the end, any point matters, any half point, especially since another championship begins. It's good to accumulate points at any time.
In the first part of the champion you can accumulate points, the teams are not adjusted, say so. Any point is very important at the end, you can relegate to a point or you can catch the European play-off. Craiova is a very good team, the best I have given so far.
Not by chance they have achieved performances in Europe. It's a hard team. I do not know what the expectations are, but we are a lower team and we have tried to do our job with our forces, with what we can. I took a point. It's not much, but it can be a moral result.
– Leo Grozavu, coach FC Botosani
