Gică Popescu has hope, after Mitriță's withdrawal from the national team

Article by Adrian Duţă – published on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, 17:56 / Updated Tuesday, September 23, 20:03
Zheijang's player announced through a letter that he does not want to play for the national team. He made his decision on the distance between China, the country in which he plays, and Romania.
From the backstage of the case: Mitriță was extremely disturbed that at the last action it was used only at the end of the friendly with Canada, not in the game with Cyprus.
Gică Popescu hopes that Mitriță will return to the national of Romania
If Dorinel Munteanu criticized, another former great international, Gică Popescu, regrets Mitriță's decision and hopes that he will return to the national team.
“It's a personal decision. I don't know what his arguments are, but it's a pity for the national team. I think he could bring a lot of quality.
I think he was the best in the internal championship. He may have been upset that he did not use it (no – Mircea Lucescu). I hope to change his mind, regardless of the coach ”, said Gică Popescu on Monday evening, at the National Arena, after Dinamo – Lighthouse 1-1, quoted by Digisport.ro.
I cannot consider it a loss because Mitriță did not break the mouth of the fair to the national team. He had good matches, good halves, as he evolved. He was a player who made the difference in Craiova, in China made the difference. The national team needed it. It surprises me.
It is a meteah of the Romanian footballer: when it is seen in big horses, it is a little higher than the others, it refuses the national team. I don't see this refusal in their equation. Why do you refuse the national team? In China breaks the mouth of the fair and it seems that the club team is above the national team! He had qualities and could make a difference in the national team. Are you on big horses in China and refuse the national team? It's an unnatural thing.
Dorinel Munteanu, former international

Alexandru Mitriță withdrew from the Romanian national




