“To wait for his turn” + “Lucescu is not at the dam!”

The national team still hopes for the direct qualification at the 2026 World Championship thanks to the victory in front of Austria, at the end of an excellent success of Romanians. Today, Ciprian Marica spoke for GSP.ro about the national game and highlighted Vlad Dragomir, praising Mircea Lucescu. And he charged him on the Austrian coach, Ralf Rantnick, for the statements given at the end of the match.

Ciprian Marica's conclusions after Romania – Austria: “Dragomir and Hagi showed that you do not keep the spell with” We cannot play every three days “”

“An excellent match! I was German. I believed until the last minute. Not for nothing was in the box at the last phase and did not sprint back in the box, after that free kick. It was proof that I believed in us. And when you believe, you work and you have determination and ambition, football rewards you.

The Austrians came satisfied with an equal result. And I was disturbed by their coach's statement, who said I didn't surprise them. I surprised them! And still how! We did not expect to be such offensive and aggressive, to win the duels with tens of millions of euros, from Bayern or Real Madrid. I surprised them to the maximum! The Austrians would have been satisfied with the equal. But it would have been unfair. We were better.

And Nea Mircea's decisions were very inspired. Both in the composition of the first 11, but also as tactics. We were compact.

In addition, Dragomir is worth congratulating. Okay, not just him. The whole team. But he and Ianis played with Moldova and last night they ran in the way they did. They showed that this spell with “we cannot play every three days” does not stand. We can really. And if we are motivated and we want, we can. Dragomir made an excellent match. At the match with Moldova I did not notice, I did not seem who knows what. But I was wrong.

That means having experience. Nea Mircea felt this child, and he made a fantastic match. He ran a lot and gave him how few I saw that I did, “said Ciprian Marica for the Sports Gazette.

Then, the former national striker also had words of praise to Daniel Bîrligea.

“I want to congratulate Bîrliga. Made an excellent match. How much ambition did he have, how much did he beat with opponents … Even though he didn't have too much opportunities, he kept ball when needed. It protected excellently. Made a very good match. Sometimes we tend to criticize the striker if he does not give a goal, but Bîrligea made a very good match. The striker depends on the goal, but it was excellent, ”Marica added.

Ciprian Marica: “Mircea Lucescu I do not think it will be at the dam for CM”

Later, Ciprian Marica also congratulated Mircea Lucescu for how he prepared the match and said he does not think he will stay on the bench and at the double in the dam.

“It was unfair everything that happened around the national team, especially for Nea Mircea. It does not deserve such a treatment. But he once again showed that he is a coach. For the most part, Victoria belongs to her. As he said at the conference. He felt that he was loaded and felt a pressure he didn't expect. That's how I felt.

He said he was withdrawing if he did not qualify the team … I don't think he will stay at the dam. He said and believe him. I don't think he'll stay. He did not expect to receive such treatment. But there is no respect for anyone and nothing, and he did not expect this. See how things change? From “he is old, he does not know anymore”, to “see how FRF does it.” From where the public no longer believed that we went to the World Cup, now to «Yes, Dad, we beat in Bosnia. We play excellent »”.

I'm sorry about Mihai Popescu. Not by chance he reached the national. It had excellent developments. And as fate is … it's bad for the player, it's good for the national. Ghiță entered and scored Victoriei's goal. Popescu sin, he is a hard -working boy. Bosnia is clear that one will be Ghiță. Let's see who will make a couple. I think there are two positions that I do not see covered, but I would not want to say now, after this beautiful victory.

– Ciprian Marica

Warning for Stanciu and Răzvan Marin: “Enter the competition”

In the context of the very good evolution of the midfielders, especially Vlad Dragomir and Ianis Hagi, Ciprian Marica says that Nicolae Stanciu and Răzvan Marin will have a complicated mission to return to the first “11” to the next national action.

“Ianis Hagi has played excellent. Can you get him out of the team? That's it. The rest are waiting for his turn. You can't even get him out of Dragomir as he played. Do we have a player who is indispensable? What is the matches of himself?

If you are not Gică Hagi, Maradona, Messi or Cristiano, who wins a match alone, that's it. Stanciu and Marin are still basic people, but wait now. Those who entered are very good ”, concluded the former international.