“You feel like clapping live”


Article by Alexandru Tomuțiu – Published Saturday, October 18, 2025, 07:40 / Updated Saturday, October 18, 2025 07:40
Former international great Ilie Dumitrescu (56 years old) raved about the extensive process a coach goes through who wants to get his Pro License.
After the match Farul – Argeș, 0-0, Ianis Zicu, the one who prepares the “sailors” did not come to the flash interview at the end of the game, and this is because he does not hold the Pro License.
Ilie Dumitrescu disputes the rules imposed by the FRF: “We didn't have a coach in Italy now”
Ilie Dumitrescu contested the rigors imposed by the FRF in obtaining the Pro License. He believes former football greats should be given more leniency. He gave an example of the situation of Daniel Pancu, former U21 coach, but also that of Cristi Chivu, the technician of Inter Milan.
“If it's possible at U21… We have coaches who didn't have the Pro License and went out for interviews, they coached. I was also thinking about that. Pancu coached U21, now he has to prove in front of a committee, with some groups of children, that he's able to coach.
Feel like clapping live. This guy was a U21 coach. You put him in the U21s, he qualified for the EURO and now you put him to work with some kids… It's incredible. He does a practice assignment, he goes there. Is… This boy can't train? You put him, you gave him responsibility at U21.
The federation put him at U21 and are now testing him. Wait a minute, this one was on the bench… It's a formality, ok, Pancu goes and has fun, does some exercises with those kids, but if you had him as a coach… It's outrageous.
Did you go guessing with Pancu? This is not a coach and you put him in U21? Did you draw lots and did Pancu come out? Then, Chivu was not coaching at Inter now. We didn't have a coach in Italy now, because at Coverciano it is still taken into account that you played football.
Coverciano coaching school is not serious? That was Bergodi's problem too. That, let Pancu do some exercises… He was an employee of the Federation”, said Ilie Dumitrescu, according to digisport.ro.




