Article by Adrian Duţă – Published Friday, December 19, 2025, 00:20 / Updated Friday, December 19, 2025 00:37
AEK Athens – Craiova University 3-2. Aurel Țicleanu, the former great midfielder of the white-blues, commented in harsh terms on the failure that led to the elimination from the Conference League.
Țicleanu criticized Filipe Coelho, Craiova's coach, for the changes made in the extra time of the match. In the 90th+6th minute, at 2-1 for Olteni, the Portuguese took out Teles and Anzor and sent Mogoș and Stevanovic into the field. He took out two midfielders and introduced two defenders.
Aurel Țicleanu destroyed Filipe Coelho, after AEK Athens – Craiova 3-2
“You can't make two changes of defenders in 90 minutes. You don't change the structure of a team that has been going well. There is no such thing. Don't get Lyes Houri.
If you give him a sword, it falls on him. You cannot go to battle with Houri. I feel sorry for the child labor. These changes are not made. Do you know why the changes are not made on the defensive fixed phases? Because I know my man in the fixed phase”, declared Țicleanu, on Prima Sport 1.
Craiova deserves much more for the way it played. Coelho thought about the crosses at the end and made the changes in extra time. Nothing made you think it would come to this. I'm sorry for everyone.
– Basarab Panduru
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