Article by Cosmin Nistor – Published on Tuesday, 24 March 2026 20:11 / Updated on Tuesday, 24 March 2026 20:24
Ilie Dumitrescu, former Romanian international, analyzed the Turkish national team from a tactical point of view and talked about how the “tricolors” should approach the game. The FRF official emphasized that Romania must adopt a balanced game, with an emphasis on the defensive phase and a closing midfielder capable of annihilating the opponent's strengths.
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Turkey – Romania will be played on Thursday, March 26, from 19:00, match broadcast by Prima TV. If we win, we play the qualification final against Slovakia/Kosovo on March 31, 2026.
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Ilie Dumitrescu, about the first “11” of the “tricolors”: “I would play with Screciu there”
“I would play with the lock, with Screciu, and next to Dragomir. I have to annihilate the opponent when I don't have the ball. When the opponent has Arda Guler and Calhanoglu, this is basically where the team's laboratories are. That's how you have to have a defensive profile that recovers, like Marius Marin. The profile that has to close and buffer in front of the opponent was chosen, when you could choose a player with a greater technique.
What was Romania's best match? The one with Austria! How I played then, with Marius Marin and Dragomir. We have to play the same way nowwe need a pivot there, a number 5, there must be someone in front of the defense, especially in front of such a strong national team”, declared Ilie Dumitrescu.
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Romania's probable team (4-2-3-1): I. Radu – Rațiu, Drăgușin, Ghiță, Bancu – Screciu, Dragomir – Man, Hagi, Mihăilă – Bîrligea
Ilie Dumitrescu: “I think Radu will be fit for the effort”
“Mister” also spoke about Ionuț Radu, who arrived in Romania on Tuesday afternoon to join the team, before the match against Turkey, although his presence was uncertain for almost 48 hours.
“He doesn't seem to have a problem. I think all the information he had and the way he felt it in that shot was a fibular injury. That means you can't be 100% fit if it was something muscular.
He, indeed, felt something. I believe that, from a medical point of view, he will be able to exercise. Now, the selector Mircea Lucescu will decide who enters the goal“, said Dumitrescu in the show “Footbal Club” from Digi Sport.
