Article by Daniel Grigore – Published Sunday, October 19, 2025 10:26 p.m. / Updated Sunday, October 19, 2025 10:47 p.m.
The coach of UTA, Adrian Mihalcea (49 years old), commented on today's stinging failure, 0-4 with the Steel in the 13th stage of the Superliga.
A week after the disappearance of the legend Flavius Domide, UTA had the chance to give joy to the football public in Arad, but the championship duel with Oțelul ended badly.
Led by the Danubians, UTA remained in 10, and in the second half it was safe prey for steel raids. Now, the coach Adrian Mihalcea regrets that he didn't put the players in the training camp before the match. Here are his conclusions.
Crushed by Oțelul, Adrian Mihalcea put ashes on his head: “The worst decision of my life!”
“It's not a defeat that knocks us down, that we can't get up. If we have strength of character and we are who we were at the beginning of the championship, we will succeed.
Honestly, with how we showed today, it's hard to think of a team for the match against FCSB. Very few achievements, few players who rose to a good level.
It was definitely my fault, I'm not hiding behind anyone. I made the decision not to put them in camp and it was the worst decision of my life. But, we learn from them.
These are normal things, you don't have to stick your whip behind them. I thought they were responsible and realizing where they were. They did not do this and we will change it.
In conclusion, I would like to apologize to the people who come to the stadium. And after this humiliation I'm still close to the team. I accept it, it's my defeat, but at the same time I will take measures”, commented Mihalcea, according to orangesport.ro.
