Man Syndrome or football on tops

I commented at the same time Hungary – Portugal from Budapest, an opportunity for me and for the (few) who were inspired to stay on this match to find that we have surpassed Hungary on the economic side, but on football are a lot before us.

The simple fact that they have two holders at the Premier League champion is an argument to start and finish any debate on this topic. The bad part is that they are long before us and at the level of attitude, possibly mentality.

A moment I caught, towards the end of the phase, was Man's failure. We have no way of knowing now what would have happened if it was empty, maybe Cyprus was beating us with 4-3, because they later showed that they would be able to.

Immediately a similar failure of his last season came to my mind, while in Parma, in a match with Lazio on “Olimpico”. Finished all 2-2, after Parma had 2-0. I could give goal there and, if I remember, he had not only an opportunity, but more.

That equal could cost Chivu retrograde and probably the current Inter chair. I then said something like “if you don't go empty in situations like this dear Man, you don't have to marvel and be upset that you are a reserve, although the coach is yours.”

Far from me the thought of doing the man liable for this equal as a failure of Romania. Football is analyzed, however, after punctual situations, not just generalities. And today, for example, Barcelona's fans are liable on Dembele for that resounding elimination on “Anfield”, in 2019, on the idea that if he scored the 4-0 goal in the “Camp Nou” round, it may not be reached that disaster.

Cyprus – Romania // Photo: Cristi Preda (GSP)

But what happens to Man is a kind of syndrome, who, I do not know how the hell is done, but touches many of our own. Man syndrome or cart bag syndrome, if you find it more correct.

When Man left in Italy, we were all very optimistic. The boy had shown enough qualities in this football here, which we analyze with a childhood candor, forgetting his realities. I saw in this step a possibility of growth for him, but also for the image of this football I was talking about. I remember perfectly his debut, in Naples, I was able to comment on that match.

He received a ball, tried to take on the sole, as it was done to us, and gave Bakayoko a back branches that I thought his column was breaking. The coach at that time at the Parma was Roberto D Aversa, who expressed the malicious detail, “I asked for prepared players”, but I quickly passed over his words.

Subsequently, Man's route La Parma was, the top, better in Serie B than in Serie A, again for us to believe that this journey through an extremely demanding championship is only good for the maturation process. I am no longer, because we know what happened after.

But when Man went to Italy he took the habit of treatment he received at FCSB. Daily. With parental comforts, with multiple praises, with few critics, so that his ego is not used.

The journalists, the commentators and those who dared to criticize him were outlined as frustrated trusses, who have no idea what this sport was eaten, envious of the youth, money and possibly the love he had.

I do not count myself among them, not that I would not have my frustrations, but I did not criticize him because at that time it was not, as I would say, on my parcel. And no, not the owner-entrance was the one who did it.

So Dennis left with a terrible resistance to any treatment against mentioned syndrome. Of sacks in the wagon. Or football on the peaks, like ballerinas, at a time when the most talented of talented are asked to put the bone to work.

At 27, there is another time for another treatment? I think so and maybe the Netherlands is a good place for it. PSV is, as a major, over Parma, even that Eredivisie is under series A. It is a sufficiently libertine realm, which gives you the opportunity to evolve, if you remember you and do not believe the belly of the earth.

And the fact that he divides the locker with Perisic, whose seriousness is well -known, is an extra element. And perhaps in the future, at the possible dams from the League of Nations, that about the second place in the qualification group you should not talk anymore, Dennis will be “The Man” and not a danger to the public morality.

Mircea Lucescu and his last result

I repeat what I said above, I would not want to believe that Man is responsible for today's situation of the national team. And now, I get, with regret and heartbreak, at Mircea Lucescu. Which I asked, for a long time, what caused him to take this risk.

Romania, has been seen quite clearly, cannot be led in the style in which Mircea Lucescu has outlined his international career.

Here is a need for madness mixed with psychology, possibly psychiatry. Possibly energy. I do not know what Mircea Lucescu believed that he finds here, but I know that offensive football, with philosophies and modern tactical drawings, is not for us.

Here it takes someone to know how to create a mood, with which to make the obvious valuable deficiencies. That's how Edi Iordănescu was and, honestly, I don't know today if Gică Hagi can be.

I finish with an idea that I have often used in my texts. And which I took from Mircea Lucescu, long ago, from an interview that he gave in the mid-80s, 1986 I think. “You are as good as your last result.”

And so on.