Stupoare live » The gesture made by Burleanu after the match in Istanbul upset him: “Don't wait, brother”
Article by Maria Olteanu – Published Friday, March 27, 2026, 08:10 / Updated Friday, March 27, 2026 08:11
Turkey – Romania. The former Romanian international Alexandru Bourceanu (40 years old) reacted live to GSP Live Special, the show moderated by Mihai Mironică, when he found out that the president of the FRF, Răzvan Burleanu, went to the dressing room of the “tricolors” for a meeting, after the failure with Turkey, 0-1.
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Turkey will play the play-off final with Kosovo, away, on March 31, 2026. Romania will face defeated Slovakia, in a friendly match, also on Tuesday
Shortly after the lost match in Istanbul, in a context of a lot of disappointment and frustration, the feds went to the locker room of the national team, where some discussions took place behind closed doors.
The discussions lasted about an hour, some footballers were even called to return, after they had left for the coach, and the national team was left to draw some hot conclusions, especially since they were going to go directly to the airport from the stadium, for the return flight.
Bourceanu, invited to analyze the match on the shores of the Bosphorus on the GSP Live Special show, did not understand why the head of the FRF wanted to organize this meeting quickly, just a few minutes after the match, considering that such discussions are never recommended after the match, when the tension is at its highest.
Alexandru Bourceanu: “Don't stay in the locker room, brother, because you're nervous, you're angry”
“I don't know what's going on, we didn't have meetings for an hour, we were leaving, it didn't work like that. Even Gigi Becali didn't hold meetings like that. No, no, no, we were away from the dressing room. If this happens, I don't know… when you're at the club, you're paid, you're forced by the contract for maybe another 2-3-4-5 years. As a footballer, you're afraid, your future depends on it, an injury might occur… But to the national team, I think many boys were leaving”said Bourceanu, at GSP Live Special.
“The context is different now, because there is another forced friendly match”, Rusescu intervened, but Bourceanu still did not agree.
“3 minutes, 5, good evening guys, that's it for the meeting. Don't stay in the locker room bro, because you're nervous, you're angry”continued Bourceanu, at which point Rusescu intervened again: “I don't think it was a monologue, but a dialogue. Probably one of the parties wanted to express their opinion about the campaign, about what happened and about the future.”
“But none of these points are resolved after a match”continued Bourceanu indignantly.
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