Article by Tudor Belivaca – published on Friday, September 5, 2025 23:20 / Updated on Friday, September 5, 2025 23:25
Ilie Dumitrescu commented on the drastic defeat of Romania in the friendly with Canadascore 3-0.
The TV analyst claims that Romania should give up the “elaborate game” and should play much simpler and more effective. Ilie Dumitrescu also commented on the pretentious execution tried by Denis Drăguș in the second half.
Ilie Dumitrescu drew the conclusions after Romania-Canada 0-3: “We have players who know with the ball, but who may not have speed”
“We have no players to attack the space in depth. There were 15-20 minutes in which I had a better presence in the opponent's field.
Denis Drăguș chooses the spectacular completion, a complicated one. I think he could complete with the normal right, put the side and avoid the barrage of the goalkeeper who went well. He chose the most aesthetic variant. Heavy. You hit it, but you have to give direction. He gave directly to the goalkeeper it is preferable to use the side and get out of the goalkeeper.
We suffer. We suffer to the physical. We don't have a quick game. They attacked the space, played quickly, gave, leaving. An extra speed. An extra tone.
This test is good. We must play with strong opponents. We need to improve our game. We have to learn something from these games. I am covled that we will win in Cyprus. Austria will look about the same, it will look about the same team format.
These tests are good, that we may avoid going out with elaborate game because we do not have players to give speed. When they were pressing, I was only playing back. It's ok to play where you see, avoid this pressing, but you have to have solutions in zone 2. between lines. The balloon carrier had no solutions.
They all had speed, strength, uncomfortable and supported back. We need to draw conclusions and avoid opponents that come and press. Avoid these moments.
I had no good outings, I didn't have a consistent, fast game. We have to play on the level of the players, with what we have available. We have players who know with the ball, but they may not have speed. We have to play simply with the face, “said Ilie Dumitrescu at the Football Club show in Digisport.
