“Not at the highest level”

Then he turned his attention to Stipe Perica (30 years old), the peak that is missing this season. The Croatian was injured in the early stages and scored only one goal, no longer in the form of last year.

This aspect was also noted by Kopicwho expects more from him. He congratulated Florin Bratu for the work he is doing at CS Dinamo and talked about Adrian Caragea, the author of a “double”.

Zeljko Kopic, statements after CS Dinamo – Dinamo 1-3: “We had to compromise the game”

Kopic claims that the young footballer did not play because of the U21 rule, but because he deserved it. His performance convinced him, and the kid could benefit from more minutes in the next championship games.

“In the first half it was very, very good, I was very pleased with how we controlled the game offensively. We had opportunities, we scored two goals, we didn't give them chances, you could see the difference in quality between the two teams. After, we protected certain players for the match with CFR on Friday.

I wanted to offer equal minutes, but some players who entered the second half were not at the highest level, and CS Dinamo had a few opportunities. They scored the 1-2 goal, we could compromise the match.

In the end I won. It's a very good lesson for the team and congratulations to Mr. Bratu for everything he did there. I wish him a good season in League 2.

For me football is the game where you can win or lose. You may lose. But the level of responsibility, concentration, determination must be in every match at the highest level.

I told them in the dressing room that Dinamo Bucharest is a club with many trophies, supporters, ambitions. You can't help but respect CS Dinamo, a second-tier team. To be 2-0 and put ourselves in a situation like that… I don't want to see the players perform at this level.

I'm not talking about the future, I'm talking about what happened and what I expect from my team. We are working on something and when the exam comes, the match, I want to see what we have worked on. It doesn't matter if you play 90 minutes, 45 minutes or 3 minutes, Dinamo is bigger than all of us. The preparation for the match must be top notch.”

Kopic, angry with Perica, delighted with Caragea: “He had problems, it's not easy to solve them”

“We need to do further medical checks (no – about Sivis' injury). We want to fight for winning the Cup, for the best position in the Superliga, to be better and better.

The wig is not at the highest level, as it was last year. He suffered, he had problems, it's not easy to solve them, he missed a lot of training. It's not easy to get back into this whole flow, to gain confidence, we have to be better.

At Caragea it's quite simple. I talked to him before the game and I told him that today he didn't play because of the U21 rule, he played because he deserved it and took advantage of the opportunity. I didn't feel him well in the rest of the matches.

Today he took advantage, with this evolution he could get more minutes in the Superliga. I'm happy for him,” Kopic said on Prima Sport 1.

With a few of those who came on in the second half we lost possession, it was to compromise the game. That's not the level of responsibility I expect.

The level of concentration and determination must be total.

– Zeljko KopicDinamo's coach

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