Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published Friday, 27 February 2026 22:25 / Updated Saturday, 28 February 2026 00:08
U Cluj – Oțelul Galati 4-0. Laszlo Balint, the coach of the guests, commented on the drastic failure suffered by his team on the pitch of the “red caps”. Certain of the play-out, the Danubian coach had a calm speech.
Laszlo Balint criticized the game of his students at the Cluj Arena, and then talked about what's next for Oțelul Galați. The Danubians don't want to have emotions related to relegation, even more so Laszlo Balint proposed to fight for places 7-8.
Laszlo Balint reacted after the humiliation in Cluj: “We can lose, but the manner in which we lose also matters. Today we lost badly”
“It's not a good evening for us. A bad evening for us. I want to apologize to our supporters. It's hard to find explanations or understand what happened. It's sport, football. We can lose, but the manner in which we lose also matters. Today we lost badly. We presented ourselves badly. Nothing worked, not even the defense. We were vulnerable on the opponents' attack, on the transitions.
We conceded a goal in set phase, far too little in attack. Not much to say about this match. It is important to understand the importance of the moment. The play-out is complicated, it has been demonstrated in the last seasons. There are many close teams in the standings. The halving brings the back teams closer to the area where we are. It is important to have a reaction, because at the level of confidence, the group is quite shaken.
I also said in March, when I signed with Oțelul, that I only want to look up. Then I was in a delicate situation. I am optimistic but realistic. We have problems and not a few. We must gather. We can fight. We need to see the play-out setup and make points to remove the emotions and look towards the top of the table. I want us to fight for places 7-8. We have to get over it. It is not an easy time. It remains to be seen how the next stage is programmed. We need to pull together, be men, and everyone at the club needs to show strength of character.
There are 41 points made. If at the beginning of the season we were talking about 41 points, one stage before the end of the regular season, everyone signed with both hands. I don't think it was the pressure of the playoffs. We wanted it, it was a big performance, especially considering the condition of our club. It's hard to compare us with U Cluj, with FCSB, with the teams that are there. It's important to understand the reality and to overcome the moment and restore confidence to the group of players,” Laszlo Balint said in the flash-interview from Digi Sport Special.
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