Article by Maria Olteanu – Published Wednesday, March 25, 2026 9:29 p.m. / Updated Wednesday, March 25, 2026 9:33 p.m.
Mihai Stoica (60 years old), the president of the FCSB Board of Directors, had words of praise for the right defender Andrei Rațiu (27), the one he harshly criticized 4 months ago, at the last action of the national team.
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“Such a thing is not possible! It is not normal to come to the national team with these ifos. If you come to the national team, play as you played against Real Madrid, when you annihilated Vinicius and we all praised you!“, the FCSB official said in November. In the meantime, he analyzed Rațiu, who he now says is a changed player, capable of playing a big game against the Turks.
MM Stoica, praises Andrei Rațiu: “I have high hopes that he will be very good tomorrow”
“I saw Rațiu this year and he seemed like a different player. Much more responsible defensively, as if more mature. I criticized him because I had the feeling that he plays one way for the club team and another for the national team.
That at the national team, I said it, I repeat it and emphasize it, it seemed that he was forced to play right back. Now, it seemed different to me. I have high hopes that tomorrow will be very good. Against high caliber opponents, he always played well,” said MM Stoica, the day before the match, on the “Fotbal Show” broadcast on Prima Sport.
Andrei Rațiu, upon the arrival of the national team at the hotel in Istanbul PHOTO: Ionuţ Iordache (GSP)
What MM Stoica said about Ratiu 4 months ago
I didn't really see Rațiu either offensively or defensively. Maybe I'm wrong, maybe I have a problem with him… I see him extraordinary in the club team and with a different attitude in the national team.
Moreover, I see Rațiu with this wrong attitude now, an attitude that wasn't there two years ago, when I saw that he wanted very much to come to the national team, to play, to give his life… Now he doesn't give his life at all.
I saw him last night berating Man for not paying attention to a shroud. He, instead of sprinting, scolded Man. Such a thing is not possible! It's not normal to come to the national team with these ifos.
If you come to the national team, play like you played with Real Madrid, when you annihilated Vinicius and we all praised you!
– MM Stoica, about Andrei Rațiu
