At the press conference that followed victory with Austria (1-0), the coach Mircea Lucescu revealed that Andrei Burcă insisted to play although he is facing family problems during this period.
Burcă, the basic man of the first representative in recent years, has been integrated against Austria. In the 53rd minute he saw the yellow card, which means he will be suspended for the next match, the one in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Mircea Lucescu: “Burcă did not play in the most favorable condition, it must be congratulated”
“Burcă must be congratulated. He played in not the most favorable psychological condition. The wife had a problem. At 5:00 pm, talking to him, I asked if he could do this. He told me”Yes, I can play!». And he did it.
This must be appreciated, not other controversies that help nothing! I'm sorry to do that. In us, social networks are insult networks. That's incredible. I saw that it was written that I quarreled with Răzvan Marin, it's not true! My report with the players was always honest, “said Lucescu, reaching the subject of Răzvan Marin's availability.
Mircea Lucescu: “Răzvan Marin has no right to upset, Mitriță had no right to leave”
Aek's midfielder was in the lot, unused reserve, in the context in which Lucescu had stated that he would not ask him to not aggravate a muscle problem reported last day. The coach insisted that Marin “did not train”, although the information in the lot is that he missed a single training session.
“Răzvan Marin? I am a coach, I decide. He did not train neither Thursday nor Friday. I said he could not play. I knew what intensity it will be in this match. I have stated, not trained, he can't play. I sympathize with him, he did an excellent job.
He and Stanciu have to accept that football is very hard competition. I appreciate meritocracy. I don't take into account anything else. Sure, I can make mistakes. But I am always very careful. He has no right to upset. If he was upset, he gets upset about him. As Mitriță.
Mitriță had no right to leave! One match plays one, one match plays another. He's a sensational boy but is far too emotional for high performance. It's an extraordinary talent.
Otherwise, what do I say? He ran 4 kilometers for training, others had 7 kilometers. He wanted football only with the ball, not to run, recover and fight. Today, for example, it was a battle, ”said Lucescu, mentioning the recent player from the national team.
Other ideas of Mircea Lucescu:
I knew that Austria is very strong, but we were stronger. They made good matches for Euro, they played well in Bosnia. He plays for 7-8 years together, he does not change players often, unlike us, who always have to build. Austria has the same team for many years. It's an advantage, but also a disadvantage because you can study and block them. The team that does not study it, loses.
I do not think that two defeats of Austria are possible in the last matches. He has a very strong team and after this defeat he will take action. It is possible for us to win both matches, but it does not lose both matches. I was wrong, too late I thought to change something.
You really haven't been paying attention to what I said since I came? That I want to turn a team built on the emotional aspect into a rational construction? Tonight they won knowledge and intelligence. The players anticipated the game of Austria. They have shown that Romania can play in such a game.
The players had aggressiveness, they helped permanently. Victoria did not come by chance. I dominated a very strong team. This is the most important point. Not the result, but the way. I built the goal.
Photo gallery. Finally! Mircea Lucescu, joyless joy at the end of the match with Austria
