Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published Monday, October 20, 2025 23:59 / Updated Tuesday, October 21, 2025 00:01
Iuliu Mureșan, the president appointed to office today at CFR Clujreacted immediately after the team from Gruia suffered a setback against Petrolul Ploiești, score 0-1, in a match in stage #13 of the Superliga.
Iuliu Mureșan commented on the refereeing mistake that influenced the fate of the game, analyzed the team's game and announced the measures he is going to take at the club. Also, the new president announced that no one has a safe “seat” at the Gruia club.
Iuliu Mureșan reacted after Petrolul Ploiești – CFR Cluj: “It would have been an undeserved 0-0”
“It looked offside to me. The replays weren't that conclusive. The issue is not whether it was offside or not, that's a refereeing issue that the experts are debating. I was saddened by the very poor performance of the team. I didn't notice any player apart from Biliboc who came in well.
I watched the match with two friends who are good at football and I said that if we end in a draw it's like a victory. That was my feeling. I am very disappointed.
It would have been an undeserved 0-0, to be very fair. Physically they dominated, tactically they dominated, better determination in the players. And I had the impression that they left their hearts at home, as Mandorlini said. The whole team left their hearts at home. This is what I saw and it worries me very much.
I can't tell you if we continue with Mandorlini. I came from today. I was at the club for 4 hours. I start tomorrow at 9. It is very difficult for me to make my entrance by changing the coach. It's tough. I am not a man to sit passively, I am a man of action. I will take measures, clearly”, said Iuliu Mureșan on the Fotbal Club show.
Iuliu Mureșan went live on TV and talked about the locker room problems at CFR Cluj: “There are dissatisfied players”
The new president of CFR Cluj also spoke about the fact that there are players who are dissatisfied, and in the winter there will be a “cleaning” of the team.
“You can't fire players because we're in the championship, but in the winter we're restructuring. We're not going to bring in many more players. Some will leave. I've seen in the short time I've been at the club that there are many players in the squad. There are 36 players, too many. It's hard in training and those who don't even enter the 11 to 11 half are causing problems. They are very unhappy players and they create a negative atmosphere. Many things are not good.
As I look into the issues, we will take action. I'm disappointed with the attitude and the team's play and everything that's going on.
As Mandorlini said, most left their hearts at home. There are many players who played together for the first time. And that's a problem, but I don't want to analyze that myself. I will analyze within the club with the coaches, I will ask the coaches. If I convince myself, I convince myself, if not, I don't,” Iuliu Muresan said on the Fotbal Club show.
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