Article by Ionuţ Coman – Published on Tuesday, 03 February 2026 20:41 / Updated on Tuesday, 03 February 2026 20:43
Neither the 7 points obtained in the matches at the start of this year, nor the score victory against the leader Universitatea Craiova, made Ianis Zicu talk about the play-offs.
The coach from Farul Constanța warned again that the blue-and-whites need to collect points before the second part of the Superliga season and warned about the strength of the next opponent, Dinamo Bucharest, whom they will meet on Wednesday, from 20:30, at home.
Ianis Zicu, before Farul – Dinamo
“If in the last stage we met the best team in the championship, as a game, this time we meet the most complete opponent in terms of the quality of the players. They also have strong players in one-on-one duels, and players with very high quality in individual actions, and very good players in fixed moments. They have power, in every way, they are structured properly, they have a very big budget.
They have to be very careful, because last match we suffered a lot on the defensive stage, and now we will surely suffer again. To win, we don't have to give them spaces. The points we accumulate are the main objective and the main joy, the position in the ranking of the formation we meet is not important.
We need to get 3 points and go up the table, to have the peace I keep talking about, so we can start the play-out, because that's where we are now, from a very good place. I'm not talking about the play-offs, because we're far away, we don't depend only on us and there are so many teams in front of us that it's a story. If we get higher, we can discuss then,” said the 42-year-old technician.
He is not afraid of behind the scenes games
Even though the fight for the play-offs is heated and much stronger clubs are involved, Ianis Zicu believes that everything will be decided on the field, not in offices and not with the help of referees.
“Being VAR in all matches, the refereeing can only be like that, at certain moments of the game, to keep you away from the goal. I don't think it can completely influence a team's access to the play-offs. The manner may be, but these things I do not know, I have not controlled them, I have not been close to them, and I do not wish to discuss from the outside about things that may be. We can control our game, our training, our emotion regarding the start of the game and our presence that we want,” declared the coach from Constanta.
Important absence in midfield
Constantinians will not be able to use one of the best players from the last games, Victor Dicansuspended due to the accumulation of yellow cards. Instead, captain Ionuț Larie, who was absent from the duel with Craiova University, citing back pain, could return, and Cristi Ganea, recovered after the meniscus surgery he underwent in December, has a chance of being stopped in the squad.
“It's a big loss, in a position where he helped us a lot in the last places. We're losing a bit of waistline at set times too, but we're trying to find a solution,” explained Ianis Zicu.
I really want to give up. I like it when I score, but I like it even more when we collect points and climb the rankings
– Alexandru Ișfan, forward Constanța Lighthouse
I hope we get the 3 points, because it is very important to stay high in the standings. It will be difficult with Dinamo's forwards, they are a very good team
– Gustavo Marins, Farul Constanța defender
