Article by Alexandru Stanciu – published Tuesday, October 14, 2025 20:42 / Updated Tuesday, October 14, 2025 23:14
Former international Răzvan Raț (44 years old) and Ciprian Marica (40 years), who collaborated with Mircea Lucescu (80 years) at Shahtior Donetk, analyzed the speech of the coach in the locker room, immediately after the victory with Austria from the National Arena, score 1-0.
“Boys, you are smart! You played with extraordinary intelligence. Then come the others: the technique, the physique, but the intelligence you put in the field. I did not see the team to dominate so that we and these have no opportunity! You have closed everything, sensational counterattacks. The goal came when it was necessary, it could come much earlier. Bravo you! I congratulate you! ” It was the message of “Il Luce” in the locker room, later commented by Raț and Marica.
Răzvan Raț and Ciprian Marica analyzed what Mircea Lucescu said: “In our locker room he never had this speech”
Răzvan Raț was disappointed that he never attended such a speech from Mircea Lucescu, although they collaborated for 9 years at Shahtior Donetk.
“Do you know why I'm sad? That in our locker room he never had this speech! Never had a speech like that! Has he ever had a speech like? After an important victory, after a Champions League match, after a match with Dinamo Kiev …”, Said Răzvan Raț, according to Sport.ro.
Subsequently, Ciprian Marica, player at Shahtior, intervened in the period 2004-2007.
“He was 60, not 80. He was tougher and dissatisfied. The tension was high at this match, let's be realistic. And that took the victory, felt that he had this stress and did not expect everything that happened, at this pressure, to the reactions.
Mircea did not expect, I am convinced of this, we all know him very well, he controlled every thing in detail, any comment, now he has returned home and after that left he went directly into bread.
He looks, he tells him all the comments there, Mircea did not expect to be so lacking in relation to him. Is shocked”.
