Constantin Gâlcă (53 years old), his coach Rapid Bucharest, spoke before the match with Metalloglobusthe first official duel of 2026 for the people of Giulești. He stated that his team is not yet in the desired shape, but also that new players will come to Rapid.
The match between Rapid and Metaloglobus is scheduled for Saturday, from 20:00, at the Giulești stadium
VIDEO. Constantin Gâlcă: “We are not as we would like”
“We want to play a good match, to get the three points because they are important. Until now we are not what we would like to bebut we want to have the best possible expression on the field and win this match. Metaloglobus is a team that plays quite good football, it has proven it every time, but it suffers quite a lot in the defensive department. We want to take advantage of this aspect.
Keita is not fit for this match. There are still a few players with small problems, but I hope they will be fit in time for the match. Players have arrived, naturally we wanted to have doubles in some positions, but we are still waiting. There is still time until the transfer window ends. We certainly want a midfielder with quality in the center and he will come.
I don't want reinforcements. It will come again. They will help the team a lot. We will definitely look different. Players will come with better technique, more power, players with individual technique who can decide matches, and then we will also have the chance to compete in the European places. There are many things to fix. We would have liked them to come sooner, but it is not so easy to bring them.” said the coach of Rapid.
Asked about a possible departure of Alexandru Dobre, Rapid's top scorer (11 goals), Gâlcă answered without hesitation:
“For now he is with us. I also said that if good offers come for the club and the player, then anyone can leave.”
The Rapid coach also spoke about tense situation between management and gallery. At the match with Metaloglobus, Peluza Nord Rapid announced that they will not enter the stadium in the first 15 minutes.
“For us the supporters are important, we have said it many times. We want them to be with us all the time, and through the game they played on the field I hope we can bring them to us because we need them very much. It's important to play a good match, to bring them to our side as soon as possible and that these things don't happen again.”
Gâlcă also spoke about the title fight. He considers the play-off teams the main favorites in the title fight, but also FCSB, thanks to the valuable squad. The coach of Rapid also hopes for fair refereeing in the second part of the season.
“The teams that are in the first part of the ranking, but also FCSB because they have a very good team. It is a compressed ranking, but there is still a long way to go until the end of the regular season and we hope to finish as high as possible. We also need a chance in the fight for the title. Maybe a fairer refereeing, because in many matches we had penalties and they were not awarded to us.”
About the transfer of Dejan Iliev, the goalkeeper from UTA Arad, Gâlcă said that he is waiting for Giulesti.
“We are waiting for him and we want him to come as soon as possible.”
