“We are not left with anything from this match”

The coach of Oțelul Galati addressed several topics in the flash-interview.

Laszlo Balint reacted after Dinamo – Oțelul: “We are sorry that we did not manage to get something out of this match”

About the match with Dinamo, Laszlo Balint said: “I congratulate the boys because it was a very good game. We came into the game harder and Dinamo were in control, even if they didn't have any goal situations.

He had control through a possession that grinds you down. After we adjusted. We knew how to force them to play the long ball or make mistakes. We dominated the second half authoritatively. We had big chances to score, but that's football. We are left with nothing from this match. Disappointed, at the beginning of a very difficult week. I congratulate the boys for their efforts. Sorry we couldn't get something out of this match.

I blamed the referee for allowing timeouts. I told him civilly that in the last 20 minutes it seemed to me that he allowed a lot of timeouts. At one point he waited a minute to make the substitution, instead of letting the game go. That's it. And we played in 10 almost 2 minutes when we were injured.

He is a referee I respect. There were no hard decisions, even if it was played without VAR. Dinamo used all means to achieve their goal and that says a lot about our performance.

I believe that the level of their play justifies them to hope for the championship. We see each other. We try to improve and raise kids who meet the under rule. We have problems, it's clear. We know them, we work every day, we try to be persistent in our principles. The team is in progress and we are not able to collect points. It's frustrating for us,” Laszlo Balint said on Digi Sport's Fotbal Club show.

About the “Novak Law,” the Steel coach said: “It is a law that has not been approved. When it is approved, there should be an analysis at the club level. I am not in a position to pronounce. There are foreign players who have contracts for several years. This law would be reflected drastically in the budgets of the clubs. I do not know if we are the only ones in this situation. If it will be approved or not, we will see what can be done”

About Cătălin Cîrjan's goal, Laszlo Balint said: “I talked to my second and I remembered that we lost against FCSB in Arad when Moruțan gave us an almost identical goal. It was a similar phase. We could all do more in that phase. We didn't have big problems from a defensive point of view, even if Dinamo is a team with great offensive strength. We managed to block them well. They had the ball in some areas that we assumed. We closed the lanes well. It remains let's analyze. Now we are hot, and the time for the preparation of the Cup match is short”

About the lot problems, Balint said: “We have to get together to see what success we can do. I saw the medical staff busy in the dressing room. Several players accuse medical problems. We have to see what formula we can line up on Tuesday in the Romanian Cup match. We are trying to win, no matter who will play”

Paul Iacob reacted after Dinamo – Oțelul 1-0: “They had only one shot on goal, the goal”

Paul Iacob also reacted after the match at the National Arena.

They had only one shot on goal, the goal. We had opportunities, many shots from good positions. He took out Epassy. If we were more focused in the second half we could speculate on the opportunities we had. We recovered many balls close to their goal, like never before. I could do so much more.

Why should it be wrong? We tried, but we couldn't get a point. There is still a long way to go. We are close. We have to play our game and score. That's what we lacked tonight. I think we lacked lucidity. The fans helped them, as they helped us on tour. They gave themselves for the fans. They had a shot on goal, then they defended and kept the ball, but in their own half

-Florin Iacob, on the Football Club show from Digi Sport

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