Article by Ovidiu Ioanițoaia – published on Thursday, September 18, 2025, 15:25 / Updated Thursday, September 18, 2025 15:37
In addition to the hesitations and mistakes assumed by Mircea Lucescu, our national team does not go through a rally period. This is because of many selectables, outside or in the country, rather do not play at their clubs. Given that there are exceptions confirming the rule, Rațiu, Dragomir and two, three, not few are the components of the lot, or aspirants, who do not enter the match.
From a longer list, I choose a few examples. The titular porter of the representative, Horațiu Moldovanstill officially debuted in Oviedo's shirt, although 4 stages have already been played from La Liga.
PSV Eindhoven paid to Parmen 9 million euros (with bonuses) to take it on Dennis Manbut it only took 10 minutes at the end of the UCL match with Saint-Gilloise. He did not notice anything, he signed up for “others”.
In series A, Genoa saved in extremis at Como, Ekuban equaling for 1-1 in extensions, only that Stanciuthe captain of the “tricolor”, remained on the reserve bank!
Some of the internationals have not convinced even in the superlig., Louis Munteanu He disappeared from the landscape. Golgheter of the previous edition with 30 goals, the peak of Cluj scored a single goal in the current season! And the list of examples does not stop here. Unfortunately, the competition for a place in Mogoșoaia was dramatically thinned. At the gates of the Romanian team, they are getting more and more shy.
Dennis Man and Valentin Mihăilă, at the national team / photo: gsp.ro
At a time when things come in like this, ie bad, Dorinel Munteanu spoke a few words that should give us a thought. Previously, let us remind ourselves that the champion coach with Steel in 2011 is unemployed at this moment because Sepsi freely put it after only 5 matches!
It was then rumored that a number of players, led by goalkeeper Niczza, later declared persona non grata at Sf. Gheorghe, would be plotted against “Neamt”, who evolved in Germany between 1995 and 2004, in Cologne and Wolfsburg. Variant that the suspected, however, denied.
It is true that Dorinel, the dean of selections in the national team, 134, showed the door, the owner of Diószegi leaving the ear to the “boys” complaints that the coach would have asked for too much. However, despite Dorinel Munteanu's rapid dismissal, Sepsi Na managed to avoid relegation.
Here's how the “German” what is happening in our football commented: “We perceive discipline as a punishment. It is not a punishment, but a normal thing in world football. We do not have due respect to the coach, no matter who he is. You have to have a professional attitude, but the Romanian player is undisciplined and is satisfied with a minimum effort ”.
And further: “Everyone has laughed at me, but discipline, training and work are essential. A tactical decision can only be put into practice if you are well prepared. If you are not prepared, we talk about systems, about tactics.”
I agree that Dorinel no discovered America. He repeats what he learned in Germany and, praising discipline and work, risks looking like a outdated trainer. Inherited for a long time. Or it is even outdated, because the words have lost their content in our football. Meaning. Maybe throughout society.
Everything he says “Neamțul” is truth, one that hurts. And whose purpose would be, vain hope?, To wake us up to reality. But the Romanian football sleeps logs. And snore to be heard so far.
