Ionel Augustin, 70 years old, is impressed by many details he has seen at Dinamo from today, but he believes that the team needs to strengthen in the midfield and offensively. He also explained why
Dinamo finished the regular season round in 4th place, with 27 points. 5 points behind the first two places, FC Botoșani and Rapid. Two points behind Craiova and equal on points with FC Argeș. 5 points behind Farul who occupy the first position outside the play-off.
Before the resumption of the second leg, stage with Csikszereda, on Saturday from 17:30, Zeljko Kopic's team is appreciated by the supporters for the comeback with CFR Cluj (2-1), for the fact that it issues claims to the first positions and has an increasingly coherent game. At the same time, the former glories of the club have words of praise for the formation that currently represents the red-white colors.
Among those who see Dinamo's situation favorably is Ionel Augustin, 70 years old, one of the great attackers of the “dogs”.
Ionel Augustin, on time, about the current Dynamo players: “Cîrjan attacks the spaces well, but loses his breath. Gnahore and Milanov play too much at the back. Soro comes with the ball at his feet”
“We are on a good path, we have recovered, we have reached a state of mind approximately equal to what was in our time. I was scared at the beginning, some very good players had left, but later Dinamo moved well, brought in young, good players. Many players with ambition, with quality.
I still like Cîrjan, even if he has had a dip in form, plus the centre-back, Stoynov. Cîrjan was attacking the spaces well, but ended up losing his breath when he got to the front. He is a player who can make the difference in the opposing third.
We have established ourselves quite well at the fullback position. In the middle of the field there are a few bumps. Gnohere is very good, but he is on the decline, he plays quite a lot at the back. Milanov – very talented, but plays a lot at the back…Lots of balls are lost.
I think that Dinamo must bring one or two more to the midfield, plus a striker! I liked Karamoko, OK. And Soro is very good, but he was used very little. He doesn't have the rhythm of the game, but you can see his qualities. Midfielder who comes with the ball at his feet, attacks the spaces.
Ionel Augustin currently, at 70 years old
I said from the beginning that Dinamo creates opportunities, even in weaker matches. The game is good. Unfortunately, we lost quite a few points… At Dinamo, performance was always demanded, we are talking about goals… No matter who led or who leads.
Supporters are running out of patience. Dinamo created fantastic results, it had many generations, starting from the 70s. (Which great Dinamo footballer would you clone for the present?) There were Radu Nunweiller, Cornel Dinu, footballers who injected us with aggression, in the good sense of the word”, declared Augustin.
In the last period, it seems that those from Dinamo have come closer to that fighting spirit, that's why the results have appeared
Ionel Augustin
Ionel Augustin – great striker, footballer who wrote history for Dinamo Bucharest
Ionel Augustin, 70 years old, is one of the footballers who wrote a page of history for Dinamo. Practically, the man who qualified the “pack” in the groups of the European Champions Cup in the 1983/1984 edition, the first team from Romania to tick off such a high peak in the most important continental competition.
“Oneață” defeated Uli Stein in a legendary match, and Hamburg – the holder of the Champions Cup at that time – was dismantled by “dogs” after a memorable 3-0 in front of 70,000 people in Bucharest and a 2-3 great fight in the FRG.
Augustin is also the footballer who brought USSR champions Dynamo Minsk to their knees and qualified Dinamo for the semi-finals of the ultimate club competition. Two years away after he had scored against Internazionale Milano and contributed to a great performance of Romanian football, the elimination of the Nerazzurri from the UEFA Cup.
Ionel Augustin dueling with the great defenses of European football from the 80s
A key moment of the confrontations with Liverpool, from the penultimate act of the CCE, is also linked to the name of the former great footballer. Augustin's sprint on Anfield Road, ended with a shot on the grass that bit off the “cormorants” goalpost… What could have been if… A phase that today's white-haired man relives frame by frame even now, if he is made to recall it.
Ionel Augustin – the former striker with 4 championships and 3 Romanian Cups with the “dogs”, with European performances, with 34 selections and 3 goals for the country's first national team.
111Augustin scored goals in the first division of Romania in 383 matches. Added to which are 10 goals in 33 games in European cups
