Asked if he will stay with the national team, Mircea Lucescu gave the news long awaited by Romanians » What bothered him: “I got upset”

Lucescu did not forget the lost match with Bosnia, score 1-3, which took Romania out of the calculations for the 2nd place. He had a message for the critics and answered the question of whether he will remain on the national team's bench.

He stated that he will take part in the draw for the play-off as a selector. Romania qualified through the Nations League in the pool and will play in the semi-finals with one of Italy, Turkey, Ukraine and Denmark away.

Mircea Lucescu's statements, after Romania – San Marino 7-1

“(How did you feel about the victory?) Bitter. It would have been great if they had given us the opportunity at least in 2nd place. It was very difficult conditions, I liked it, I played the way I want.

I changed the direction of the game, appeared in combinations 2 against 1, 3 against 1. I could score 12 goals. Weak opposing team. That's not what concerned me, but to see the boys that after the match with Bosnia they present a different kind of football on the field.

With Bosnia we cleared randomly, maybe we didn't want to risk it. In 3 minutes I cleared 15 times outside the field. Those 3 minutes changed the fate of the match. This time I saw a team the way I wanted, as if it was a training session. With Bosnia at home we dominated 70 minutes, only we didn't score. I take into account how I handled the game.

We have a passing technique superior to many teams, not random long balls like in Bosnia. An unjustified fear made us not build as we did in this match. I scored the goal after 25 consecutive passes. It's an aesthetic judgment, not a value one. The goals conceded were childish, not even with children and juniors.

And today we entered disconnected. I was angry, I wasn't scared, I knew we would come back. There was fear, here was the certainty of winning the match. We were scared when we saw that they were pressing. A young team that runs a lot. We banned them from playing long balls and made them pass out of defence.

If I had to say what I think… These people don't care about the national team! I'm sure some are happy when we lose! The behavior of some people is incredible, a common sense that cannot be overridden, a respect for a career. Analyze tactically. But not with insults”, declared Mircea Lucescu, on Digi Sport 1.

Asked if he was staying, he said: “Tomorrow I'm going to the draw.”