Zeljko Kopic (48 years old), Dinamo's coach, held the press conference preceding the away duel with Unirea Slobozia, in stage 12 of Superliga. The match takes place on Friday, October 3, from 20:30, in Clinceni.
The dynamovists are in the 5th place in Superliga, with 20 points after the first 11 stages, at 4 by the leader of Craiova University. On the other hand, Unirea Slobozia is 6, with 18 points.
The Croatian confirmed the return to the lot of Cristi Mihai (21 years old), information revealed by GSP.ro. The NA footballer was part of the lot in the last three matches because of an injury.
The staff will make a decision until tomorrow about the right-handed defender Jordan Ikoko, while Adrian Mazilu still trains separately, and the young Casian Soare has suffered a long lasting injury.
VIDEO. Zeljko Kopic, statements before Union Slobozia – Dinamo: “Before the start of the season it was strange if someone would be the ranking now”
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Kopic expect a complicated match against Ialomiteni. In his vision there are no small teams in the superlig. He believes that Slobozia is on the 6th place, as Botosani and FC Argeș are on 2 and 4.
“This season is full of surprises, but we see the way these teams play. The ones from Slobozia have a lot of stability, Mr. Prepeliță does a very good job. They deserve this number of points, for us it will be a hard match against a very good opponent.
Defend very well, have a very good offensive transition. I analyzed their matches, they deserve to be there. Cristi Mihai has trained with the team this week, we contacted on him tomorrow, he will be part of the lot. We'll see until tomorrow about Ikoko. Mazilu is unavailable, the sun as well, but the rest of the players are fine.
Pope (no – last transfer made by Slobozia) Is he a good player, played for Rapid, correct? I know him, tape, he has quality, I do not know in what form he is, what he did recently, but he is definitely a quality player.
The rains season has started, we will see how the land will be presented, it will probably not be in good conditions, but we try to adapt and make the game as much as we can.
What does big or small teams mean? It is about what you look like on the field, Botosani and Argeș from the first match of the season have had stability, they played well, experienced coaches, they did a good job.
They took a stage with a stage, we cannot say that there are surprises. Okay, before the beginning if someone would say this would be the ranking, it may be a bit strange to expect it, but at this moment these teams are worth being in these positions.
We played well in Craiova, tomorrow we have to be at a good level, then the players will go to the national teams. We will use this period to improve the level of players. We will have a friendly match in Northern Macedonia, ”Kopic told the press conference.
Kopic is the fan of the U21 rule: “very important”
The U21 rule is very important for Romanian football, I support it 100%. Ok, we can talk about results, but the rule is very important. We are talking about Cîrjan, Roşca last season, we have Caragea now, Mazilu, Cristi Mihai, Bordușanu, Musi, not to forget someone.
It is very important to develop Romanian football. My job is at Dinamo, but it is about building something for the future of the club and Romanian football in general.
(no – will you see the matches of the FCSB and Craiova in Europe?) Yes, I look at all European matches, I like to look to see how to play against European teams. It is nice to see where we are compared to other teams.
– Zeljko kopicDinamo's coach
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