“We're making an Indian row and leaving by train from Arad!”

The people of Arad are going through a nightmare period. They haven't won in the championship since August 9 and have 3 defeats in a row, the last two with the same score, 0-4.

Adrian Mihalcea cannot find explanations. The coach from UTA did not groom anyone, being the author of an X-ray without grooming.

Adrian Mihalcea, defeated 0-4 by FCSB: “We're making an Indian row and leaving by train from Arad!”

“It's horrible what's happening, it's like a bad dream and we can't wake up. On the contrary, we dig deeper. There's not much to comment on. What can I talk about now, when it's the third game out of 4 that we play with 10 men? And the highlight, all 3 [cartonașele roșii] taken in the 45th minute. After that it's hard.

We are not feeling well mentally either, there is a feeling of fear. But he only feels it when he enters the field, at the match. Otherwise, they seem to be aware of what they should do. It's a shame. It's also humbling for me as a coach. Eight goals [primite] in two matches… But also for them, and they should think. We were so good in the early stages and now we are weak or were we lucky then?

The unfavorable results of the last period leave their mark. However, I think I have national team players: Iliev, Tzionis. They too are in a negative bubble. It's hard to find an excuse now, we'd be embarrassed. We're waiting for that click, we've been waiting for it for a long time, but it's still not coming.

A tough week awaits us, which should give us food for thought. We have a Cup match, then a championship match with Metaloglobus. If Metaloglobus would also give us 4, then we would have to make an Indian row, together with me, and leave by train from Arad“, commented Mihalcea in the first phase.

Adrian Mihalcea: “How deep should this pit of… the Marianas be?”

“Far be it from me to quit. I'm the main culprit. I choose who plays, I explain what to do. Of course, lately I don't do what I want.

We also have the issue of suspensions, we need to permute and find solutions to make them work. Lately we haven't succeeded, but we will look. We have to reflect on everything that happened recently, because it's not OK.

I kept changing in the first 11 and will continue to change. We have to stay fresh. We will mix again for the next two matches to look as good as possible physically. Only they can get out of this state. They have my full trust.

I'm trying, I've changed from the past years, I only speak positive things, but nothing works anymore. It's all the opposite. There can be periods like that around a team, but how deep is this pit of the… Marianas, that we're still talking about FCSB? (no – referring to Marijana Kovacevic, the doctor to whom FCSB keeps sending its players)”, added the coach of the Aradenian team.

UTA will end the stage in 11th place, with 16 points accumulated so far.

I knew that FCSB was a team that could transform, because they have a lot of quality. Only we look bad. I didn't make any kind of problem, today was just a school game.

– Adrian Mihalcea, UTA coach