Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 2:59 p.m. / Updated Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 3:03 p.m.
Zeljko Kopic, the Dinamo coach, held the press conference prior to the match with Hermannstadt in the Romanian Betano Cup, scheduled for February 12, from 18:00.
The Croatian coach spoke about the approach the team will have in tomorrow's game, about Dennis Politic, the former player from Dinamo, current player at Sibiu, but also about the rumors that Gheorghe Hagi would become the new Romanian national team coach. Zeljko Kopic also spoke about the play-off battle in the Superliga, especially the return to the top of the table of FCSB and CFR.
Zeljko Kopic prefaced the game with Hermannstadt: “We want to go all the way in the Romanian Cup”
“After the game with Craiova comes another important game for us. We have ambitions in the Cup. We have to see how the players feel until tomorrow. It was a tough game. All the players coming in tomorrow will be looking for victory, the result will send us to the next phase of the competition.
Is the Cup the goal? The goal is to be the best we can be. The first time is the Hermannstadt match and to get out of the group, and then we'll see. The objective is to fight in the Romanian Cup until the end.
We talked about Dennis Politic before. He gave a lot to this club. Now he is at Hermannstadt, we respect him, we know his quality. Tomorrow we are on different sides. We have to fight. It doesn't matter, we're looking for victory.
I will make changes. Some players need rest. There is still time until tomorrow, but we will make some changes in the team”Zeljko Kopic said at the press conference preceding the Romanian Cup match with Hermannstadt.
Zeljko Kopic, about…
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the ascent in the ranking of those from FCSB and CFR Cluj: “It's not a surprise to me that FCSB and CFR Cluj have climbed the Superliga rankings. We've talked about it before. These types of clubs can always tie some good results and come up. I never thought seriously that they won't be in the play-offs. There are enough points in the game to reach this target. It's not a surprise that they have recorded these results lately, but I'm focused on what I have to do with my team. I don't analyze their performances now, only when we play against them”
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the rumors about the arrival of Gheorghe Hagi at the helm of the national team: “Mircea Lucescu is still the coach of the national team. I think he will be healthy. What can I say about Hagi? He is a legend, a king in Romania as a player. He did important things as a coach. In the future he will have the opportunity to get there”
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about CFR – Rapid 1-1: “I was not surprised by what happened at CFR Cluj – Rapid. Nobody can go there and say that it is the favorite. I saw the match. Both teams had good moments. It was 50-50, but it is not a surprise. Until we get to the match with Rapid we have two more games: Hermannstadt and Slobozia. After the championship match we will talk about the match with Rapid. We know that they have a good team, a good coach. They lost the objective in the Cup, they will force the championship, we will take it step by step”
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about Alberto Soro, the improvisation in the attack: “Alberto Soro is in very good physical shape. It doesn't matter if he plays in the wing or attacking midfielder or false number 9. His contribution is very good and I am happy with him”
