Article by Alexandru Stanciu – Published Monday, February 23, 2026 23:03 / Updated Monday, February 23, 2026 23:03
Mihai Teja (47 years old), the coach of Metaloglobus, reacted after the failure suffered with FCSB in the 28th stage of the Superliga, score 1-4. Despite the fact that the Ilfov team is the “red lantern” of the ranking, the technician declared that he is not giving up in the fight from relegation.
Besides, Teja, former coach at FCSB in 2019, also commented on the situation of the champion of the last two seasons, which may miss the play-off qualification this season.
Mihai Teja knows why FCSB ended up in the situation of not being sure of the play-off: “If it's a fault, it's all theirs”
“We also had our chances and I think we had a good first half. In the second half the game was broken at Mike's (no Cestor's elimination). We lost the ball too easily, and the opponents clearly punish you.
Cestor has experience, that's why I made him play today. He needs to have a lot more composure when the ball comes. I told him to be careful, we were going to see how we are in the game, then see if we change him. But in the end, you never know what could happen. We could change him at half-time and get the same number of goals. I think that's where the game broke, with the 3rd goal conceded in our possession”, declared Mihai Teja, at Prima Sport.
The technician from Metaloglobus also spoke about the interaction between him and the FCSB players at the beginning of the match, but also about the chances that the title champion still has to access the play-offs.
“I spoke to them because they are great guys. I have worked with them, they have a lot of quality, both human and sporting. I enjoy it every time I meet them.
I am concerned with Metaloglobus and our fate. I want us to try to recover as quickly as possible from this defeat and go into the next games to get something. And here we wanted to make points. The first half went pretty well, but anything can happen in a football match.
I don't know what to say, they have a good team. If it's a fault it's all theirs, they should have been serious from the start. They have very high quality, it's their kitchen, I don't want to talk about FCSB. We have to try to move on, nothing is lost.
Why should players resign? We have to go all the way! We have to be realistic, this is who we are, that's all we could do or all we can do. But we will never give up! There are still 11 games in total, we will try to get what we can. If you start well, with 2-3 wins…
Now I'm waiting for the match with Craiova, it will be a tough match. I am waiting for the match with Craiova, it will be a difficult match. I am waiting for the match with UTA, we are not afraid. But, we have to have the same evolution that we had now in the first half.
These mistakes killed us since the first match against U Cluj. These individual mistakes… I don't think I've ever played 3 games in a row with the same defensive line“.
VIDEO. Mihai Teja's press conference, after FCSB – Metaloglobus 4-1
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