Article by Alin Buzărin – published Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 16:55 / Updated Wednesday, October 15, 2025 16:59
The smallest tricolors, the ones from the U16 representative, took from the Germans, to Essen, two fierce beats: 0-7 and 2-8!
It talks about the match with Austria, the victory of U21 with Cyprus (Bravo!), Less than that 1-5 at home with the Czechs of the selected U20 and Almost not at all about the double and painful failure of the youngest of the tricolors. Which start their international career with two maidan scores, dangerous to their future careers.
Lack of exclamation signs
Of course, the news was the date of publicity, it could not be completely hidden. But it was presented cold, without shades, without interpretations, without even a punctuation that suggests the deviation from normal. The signs of exclamation are missing. We do not wonder, it means that we fit these harsh failures within the limits of the natural.
We will say that the Germans are Germans, that they are a country of immigration, that they have to make the selection, that their level is another. We find, of course, justifications. We still get one if we think that five years ago and Barcelona, as big as it is, took 8-2 from Bayern. I mean exactly the score with which we lost the second match from Essen.
Romania U16, at the friendly match with Germany U16 / Photo: frf.ro
A goal every 12 minutes!
It is normal to beat the Germans, their growth system is much better than ours. Impeccable lands, well -fed boys, specialized coaches, vitaminization, care for 15 -year -olds and something that are still growing.
But from this “normal” to 2-15 there is more. Very much! In the first match it was 0-7, a score that could be put on the chance. But when in a few days there comes a 2-8, it does not seem like a chance, but usually.
What can you say when in two matches, every few days, in front of the same opponent, do you get 15 goals? A goal every 12 minutes! It's unacceptable!
How much is the beating collected?
In its laconism and conciseness, the news also mentioned the formation used. It is not absolutely pleasant for those in question we once again. Maybe some of the boys at Essen will even become good footballers, despite these harsh failures. But even those who will reach their careers will not be able to forget the humility of these scores that have marked their beginnings. The story that the beats received are not valid. It is worthy of Soviet literature and Makarenko's pedagogy.
Wasn't the selection wrong?
However, we cannot not mention the name of the coach from U16. Alexandru Ciobanu. This is called, but it could be called anyway, it has no importance. But it is important how the selection was made. Are those who played in Germany are the best 15 -year -olds in Romania? Are there no others?
I agree that at U 16 selection is the most difficult, because you do not have a base, you have to choose children everywhere and nowhere. At the following Us, at older ages, you take the nucleus from the before. Here, at U16, there is no core. That is why the selection is heavy, but it can become slippery, even dangerous.
Now what will be in future actions? Do we go to this nucleus disintegrated by the Germans with 15-2 or are we looking for other players? Rather, it should.
