Denis Drăguș, after Cyprus – Romania “How much I believe in qualification, from 1 to 10? Ten!”
Article by Daniel Grigore – published Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 00:21 / Updated Wednesday, September 10, 2025 05:29
Denis Drăguș, 26, the author of a “double” in Cyprus – Romania 2-2does not despair after the result that compromised the chances of “tricolors” when winning the group. Challenged to say as much as possible in qualification, from 1 to 10, he said, “ten”!
With the “double” from Nicosia, Drăguș arrived at Borna 7 in the national team's shirt. But his goals did not make Romania win, the “tricolors” being matched, and even close to the defeat, if the Cypriots would not have been playing the occasions from the end.
Drăguș showed up at Flash-interview and looked confidently, even convinced that the “tricolors” still have a chance to win the group, although it would need an absolute miracle for this to happen.
Denis Drăguș, after Cyprus – Romania: “How much I believe in qualification, from 1 to 10? Ten!”
“It is normal to have a bitter taste when you are back from 2-0. We were surprised by their goal, they have confidence and they managed to return. We started well, but we did not continue in the second half. I think the 1-2 goal was a psychological moment for them, then they managed to be much more fitted.
It's disappointing, we didn't expect the game to take such a turn. They had more morals after their goal, they entered much more mounted, and we could not do the same.
We have 3 more matches to play. I remember that even after a 0-0 in Belarus (No – in the qualification campaign at Euro 2024) We were all disappointed that we had no chance, But we managed to qualify from the first place.
As long as we have matches, we have to go to play them, try to give everything, take maximum, and see where we are at the end. If not, we have a dam. We can't give up so easily, ”Drăguș told Digisport.
Asked as much as he thinks in qualification, on a scale of 1 to 10, Drăguș replied spurious: “Ten. As much as we have chances, we have to play them until the end.”
“There are better and less good periods in the life of any team. We are going through a more difficult time, but as Mircea says, we must be positive, balanced. We cannot fall, because we will have no chance.
Anyone who is on the national team wants to give the most. We put a lot of soul and when it does not come out it is difficult, ”said the national striker.
