Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published on Thursday, 04 December 2025, 23:53 / Updated on Thursday, 04 December 2025 23:53
Eugen Neagoe, the coach of Petrolul Ploiești, reacted after his team lost to Universitatea Craiova, score 0-4, in stage #2 of the Romanian Betano Cup groups.
Eugen Neagoe used a reserve lineup in an attempt to give minutes to the players he uses less. At the flash-interview Eugen Neagoea raged because, in his opinion, the players did not have the right attitude, given that they are upset that they are not playing.
Eugen Neagoe raged after Petrolul – Universitatea Craiova: “You can no longer talk about the fact that the coach did not rely on you”
“We used rested players who had to show today that they deserve it and that they want to play at Petrolul. Unfortunately, they didn't. It's not possible to get two goals from a corner, let alone the first corner when they knew what they had to do.
After that the two mistakes: Guilherme's and Bălbarău's in the second half. It wasn't just the goals that displeased me, but the game, the performance they had.
I worked for two days, I knew what Craiova was doing. When the opponent dribbles you, he does not lose the ball, and when you recover, you immediately lose the ball. You can't do much more.
Many of them have large arrears of everything. He has to work very hard. You have to respect them and the job they do.
I can be angry every day, but to be angry that you are not playing…I respect the players, but when I hear these things and when they enter the field they can't dribble the opponent, they can't take a shot or make a takeover, it's annoying. You can no longer talk about the fact that the coach did not rely on you.
I had more expectations from the Romanian Cup. I knew that Craiova would also rest many players. I changed the whole team, eight field players. Players came in hungry, they played with desire.
You cannot score at the first corner. It's annoying. These are clear things. I worked for two days on the fixed phases. They knew very well about Romanchuk that he is their most dangerous player. I told them how to block.
I can't go head to head with the opponent. I wish I was there because I guarantee you they weren't scoring.
Congratulations to Craiova. They absolutely deserved the victory. That is the situation. We focus on what we have to do, to get out of the zone we are in. I was on a good track, I hadn't lost since September. It had been 8 official games and it was good to get past this game as well. We didn't succeed, unfortunately,” Eugen Neagoe said during the flash interview on the Football Club show from Digi Sport.
Ranking in Group B of the Romanian Cup
