“It's the first time in the history of League 1” » After 5 unsuccessful stages, Valeriu Iftime announces: “Yes, I'm afraid!”

The failure in Bănie extends the black streak of the Moldovans, who haven't won or even scored in 5 stages since the end of November.

In this context, Valeriu Iftime admits that he fears for the play-off qualification.

Valeriu Iftime, after Craiova – Botoșani: “Great fear for the play-off!”

“I played football, that's all I could do. Craiova is a good team. If we had a chance, if God shines on us and Mailat scores, maybe something will change. They didn't have opportunities, they didn't dominate us with shots on goal… It was Leo's tactic to play on the counterattack. I'm sorry that we are here, in a dangerous area.

Yes, yes, I'm very afraid [pentru play-off]. Because Galatiul is also very good. Today we were not a platoon team, in Craiova maybe no one played as well as us, may Craiova have many opportunities, may their goalkeeper be the best. We made mistakes, this was Miron's, I can see it now on TV (no – from goal 2), scares me.

Anyway, we are in the darkest period… After the best period of Botošan football, we have now woken up, washed our faces with cold water.

If you don't capitalize on the opportunities… The game a mistake awaits! The first goal was formidable, Craiova is a good team, you can't help them.

I think we are a good team, but we need to win. If we don't beat Galatiu, then we don't deserve the play-off. That's it”, commented Iftime on the show “Footbal Club”, from DigiSport.

Iftime: “We are impressed by what we have achieved so far”

What does Iftime feel is no longer working on his team?

“Before we had one chance and scored two goals, now we have two and we don't score any. We are worried about what we have done so far, it is difficult to recover. But I think we will do it in the match against Galațiul.

The courage we had today is not that of a weak team. I thought we were surprising the counterattackers. We knew from the beginning that we weren't playing with a tip. I think Leo's idea was very good, to play with people with speed up front. It came out in the first half”, said the man with the money from Botoșani.

Valeriu Iftime: “Craiova and Dinamo, the teams with the best game”

Iftime considers Craiova and Dinamo to be favorites for the title:

Craiova and Dinamo are the two teams that I have been saying for 7 rounds now that they have the best game and the best teams. Well, the coach at Dinamo is very interesting, what he did there seems extraordinary to me. We had to take the play-off and I think we will enter, but if we don't beat Galațiul, it means we are playing from memories.

Craiova, as individuals, is also better as FCSB now. It is the first time in the history of League 1 that a team has more individual values ​​than FCSB. Craiova can win the championship!