Article by Maria Olteanu – published Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 00:00 / Updated Tuesday, September 30, 202:00
U Cluj – CFR Cluj 2-2. Ioan Ovidiu Sabău (57 years old), the coach of the University of Cluj, analyzed at Flash-Interviu the match on Monday evening, the draw obtained by his team in the city derby, against those from CFR Cluj and talked about the teams in Superliga with the most valuable lots.
CFR Cluj opened the scoring in the match, but in just three minutes, through the goals of Mikanovic (34) and Lukic (37), the “students” came to the leadership of the match, being in advantage until the first time of play, when Biliboc restored equality, with a goal from a distance.
Ioan Ovidiu Sabău, after 2-2 with CFR Cluj: “We have a little confidence, as a coach, as players”
“We could make a joy to the fans, we wanted to win, the players got involved, they wanted to, it was clear. I want to highlight this, I appreciate the effort made. They came back from 1-0, I went to the break, I reacted very well, I kept the ball, I had a superiority.
I had fixed phases and did not stay well, I did not recover, I did not stop the actions. In the second half we had to keep the rhythm, numerical superiority, to bring the defenders in the attack, to bring focus. I didn't have the courage to play and I was sometimes next to them and I didn't have that pressing, to take the ball, to recover. This is how the second, equalizer void came.
It was a self-dismissal of both teams, a fair result, but I would have wanted more. I know what problems we have, I know them, I want to solve them, the speed with which we have to pass, we work very, very much and I hope to win some matches, to gather points.
The expectations are quite high, we used to fans with exceptional results. We stayed 18 stages last year in the first place, now we risk losing the play-off.
We also have a little confidence, as a coach, as players, we have to look at the organized teams. Teams that last year fought for relegation have made many points now, it is difficult to catch them. It is an important point, in front of an opponent who has players who are fighting for the title, competitive, at the level of Dinamo. Dinamo, after FCSB, has the most valuable players, I say. And Craiova has good players, it is fighting.
There are small problems: Chipciu wanted to ask for change at some point, after continuing, then I did not risk, I did not want to stay in the 80-85 minute without change and he could not, “said Ioan Ovidiu Sabău after the match, at the” Digi Sport Special “microphone, from Digi Sport.
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