Article by Aurelian Botezatu – published on Friday, October 3, 2025, 12:04 / Updated on Friday, October 3, 202:04
It is precisely the weight players of Craiova universities disappointed the best with Rakow.
Craiova surrendered without the right to call Rakow on Thursday night, and Mirel Rădoi blamed (and) the lack of experience of the team in the European Cups. A statement that stands and not too standing.
It is true that, as a whole, the University is at the first Ever participation in the group of a continental competition. But it counts in her ranks enough players with “service known” in Europe. Either at the club level or at national level.
Nicușor Bancu, Vladimir Screciu and Alex Cicâldău disappointed the most
Adrian Rus comes after the good years spent in Italy, Captain Nicușor Bancu has the expression of a euro, the one from 2024, Vladimir Screciu played in Belgium, and Alex Cicâldău went out with Galatasaray in Europe, where he even made a beautiful figure.
Nicușor Bancu (32 years old), the captain of the Oltenians, disappointed with Rakow
But it is precisely the greatest disappointment of the evening on Thursday. Bancu, Screciu and Cicâldău were among the most modest on the field. In the area of ”Bancone” was a boulevard, no offensive had a contribution, Scriu gave a decisive blow to the Olteni with his elimination, and on Cicâldău, honestly, only if I saw him on the lawn.
From such footballers you expect to furnish others, to lead them in the field, vocal and for example. But they, through a “silence” difficult to accept, offered the other perfect alibi for what followed after the elimination of Screciu.
While other teams are mobilized even better in inferiority and “die” with the throat opponent, the Juvers were even more in their own half, desperate to escape as cheaper as possible. As if they had some goals, like Bayern, Barcelona or Real Madrid, not Rakow.
Put Ștefan Baiaram and count! What are we talking about?!
I am, on the other hand, agree with Mirel Rădoi on another aspect. Some of his players will even cost such evolutions, when they want to go abroad. Mirel referred only to Screciu, but by Stefan Baiaram what do you say?
Until he replaced, Baiaram checked a single successful action at the end of the first half. With so little, in a Conference League match, maybe in Bulgaria or Kazakhstan to find something. Stuttgart? Lecce? Basaksehir? Spain? 7 million euros? What are we talking about?!
Another 5 matches to show that they have “eggs”
Good for all the white-blue-in-lands in Rakow is that we are only at the beginning of the competition. There are 5 matches in which I can show that they have “eggs” to play at the highest level in Europe. Soned is worth a second chance.
Until the next appearance in Europe, FCSB is waiting for the next corner. The other great disappointment of the Thursday evening. It will be very interesting which of the two will recover their first “fists”.
