Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published Monday, December 01, 2025 21:26 / Updated Monday, December 01, 2025 22:35
Filipe Coelho, the coach of the University of Craiovareacted immediately after his team drew with U Clujscore 0-0, in a match of stage #18 of the Superliga.
The coach of Olten showed calmness after the tie obtained on the field of the Cluj University. The technician said that he was satisfied with the first half of the game.
Filipe Coelho reacted after U Cluj – Universitatea Craiova: “I'm happy for the first half”
“I'm happy for the first half. I did everything I planned. We missed and in the second half they forced. It's normal, we had a game in the Conference League and some players are not fresh. It's normal. We take it step by step.
In the second half, Cluj played a more direct game. We weren't fresh enough to defend, to press. It's normal. In the second half, the best chance to score was ours. We keep our mentality in every game and we will see.
I don't like to watch a team just because they are in a good position. I knew that Cluj University is a well-organized team, with 4 wins in the last 5 matches. We played away and had personality, especially in the first half. The players did what I asked them to do, but they missed. It's part of football. We are trying to recover the players, we have another game in a few days.
We have to take it step by step, check the players tomorrow and prepare our strategy according to those available. I am happy that all the players are working well. We are on a good path, but we have to go step by step”, Filipe Coelho said in the flash interview on the Fotbal Club show on Digi Sport.
We couldn't put the ball in the goal and I'm upset about that. It is important to us that we care a lot. We have good dynamics and it shows on the pitch. It doesn't matter the system or how we play. Dynamics are very important and we must respect what Mister tells us.
We have all the conditions. That's why I feel disappointed with this match. I felt that we could take the three points and I think we have the best team since I have been at Craiova University. We must not lose any more points. It's very important, especially since the return has started. We have to accumulate as many points as possible. We were very happy after the victory with Mainz. It was a historic match for us. Now comes the match with Spartak. We need one more point, to be sure of qualification.
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