Article by Alexandru Stanciu – Published Monday, March 23, 2026 23:14 / Updated Monday, March 23, 2026 23:24
Stjepan Tomas (50 years old) debuted on the bench of Oțelului Galati with a failure suffered while away1-2 with Unirea Slobozia. However, the Croatian coach said that he is not scared by this result and is convinced that there will be changes for the better in the team after the international break.
Oțelul thus reached 4 consecutive defeats in the Superliga, the first 3 coming during the mandate of Laszlo Balint, who left the team after the failure suffered on home ground against Csikszereda, score 2-3, which occurred on March 14.
Stjepan Tomas, after losing his debut on the Steel bench: “I'm not scared”
“I am satisfied with the first half, we should have scored another goal. In the second half I was not very satisfied, Slobozia was much more aggressive. They won duels, it was important that they won more duels and we have to recover. We have to take the good side, that is the game from the first half.
I've only been here for a week and I need time to change something. The competitive break is coming and we have time. We have to be much more confident in front of goal.
I'm not scared, because we have a good team, but we have to change something. I think everything will be OK. I watched the team and I know we have quality. When you fight against teams that are fighting for relegation, it's very complicated.
There were some people who convinced me and I wanted to have this experience in Romania where there is a good championship. It is important for me to have experience in a championship like this,” said Stjepan Tomas, according to primasport.ro.
After the first two stages of the play-out, Oțelul occupies 11th place, with 21 points, having 5 above the play-off places, occupied by Unirea Slobozia and Petrolul Ploiești. Steel returns to the Superliga on April 4, when it will host the match against FC Hermannstadt.
Superliga play-out standings
