Romania tactical disaster »What, in fact, Mircea Lucescu tested

In fact, the game highlighted new deficiencies of the national team of Romania, some that were expected to go to the surface, others unexpected. Jonathan David (11 '), Ali Ahmed (22') – after a blah of Horațiu Moldovan – and Niko Safe (77 ') signed the goals of the North Americans.

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Romania “Nevergreen”. What I tested without wanting

In the duel with Canada, with a secondary role to play the good energy for the match in Cyprus, Mircea Lucescu intended to test the options he has to integrate into the national team, but without affecting the team's structure.

In reality, the sample was quite different. Romania (4-3-3) saw quickly in the situation of evolving into disadvantage, so the goal changed after 11 minutes and the fundamental question appeared, inevitably: Who are the players who can help in replacing the game?

The “tricolors” have tried to implement the absolute requirements of the coach: to maintain the high lines, to develop the construction intelligently, and the positioning continuously concerns the game, nothing else, for added vision.

A totally unexpected, individual and group errors followed. Everything that implemented the representative of Jesse March (4-4-2), in a visible increase in the recent period, was to carry out a rational pressing, succeeded in the exploitation of the uncoated areas.

Even if the first goal of the match is carried out after a fixed phase, it is eloquent in observing the deficient areas of Romania's defense.

Canada's first goal comes as a result of several Romanian score errors

The second success puts a definitive point of the hypothesis that Horațiu Moldovan is the Romanian goalkeeper with the best foot game, an idea launched relatively in the discussion bubble by the predecessors Mirel Rădoi and Edward Iordănescu.

No, Moldovan only possesses a good freezing, nothing more.

38%It was the percentage of success of the dribbles made by “tricolors”. Of Canada, 18% higher. We are no longer the Brazilians of Europe – as Mircea Lucescu said, if we have ever been

Canadians managed to barricade us. The “tricolors” were not able to maintain a promising placement on the offensive

There was no zonal

Locked 40 meters from the opposing gate and unable to break the captive pressing of Canada, the only “yellow” attempts to intensify the rhythm were personal, through Stanciu and, sporadically, through Drăguș. In vain, because the opponents were enough to lower a few meters to break the short pressure line, fragile on signs.

Romania's pressing line was easily disassembled by Canada. Photo: Cristi Preda, GSP

45%It was the percentage of the tackling won by Romania. Canadians were successful in 80% of the tackling made

The changes also appeared in the second part: Chipciu – Bancu, M. Popescu – Burcă, Florin Tănase – Stanciu, Miculescu – Drăguș, Mitriță – Sorescu. Five changes in the perspective of Tuesday, no experimental duel.

I did not see, however, in action Stefan Baiaram, an element of explosion, capable of arousing the storm … or only in a glass.

After the match with Canada, Romania has the chance of a truthful self -analysis. Beyond inconsistency, the non-control of the areas and the amateur HUI in which the “tricolors” tend to isolate themselves in many moments, a lack of concentration has been observed.

Lucescu's national team, as was Edi Iordănescu's, seems to be working mentally unpopulated every time for a decent optimal, the almost blatant performance of Drăguș being more than relevant in this regard.

Denis Drăguș played on the occasions in Romania – Canada. Photo: Cristi Preda, GSP

Sure, a shameful result, 0-3. Whoever sees the result from the outside, says it's a disastrous result. But, eliminating the 3 goals, the team played well, with a good physical mood. Unfortunately, I was not demanded in individual duels. I met a strong team … Only Canadians were not! Well, Dobre was behaved, well behaved and Ghiță, there are earnings for national. I gave them minutes to other players. We need to extract some lessons to help us immediately.
– Mircea Lucescu

The figures of the match Romania – Canada 0-3

I think it is the first victory that Canada gets with an opponent from Europe away since 2009. And I think it is the biggest victory in Europe in Canadian football history. So, it is a special victory for us and another step on ensuring that we will be a really good team next summer. But we still have a lot of work to be the team that we want to be at the World Cup. I think I also dictated the tone of the game, thus making it difficult for Romania's evolution. I think that was very important. In the second half, I maintained the same level.
– Jesse Marsch