The former student of Mircea Lucescu believes that Ianis Hagi should have been changed at the break of the tie with Turkey: “He saw it”
Article by Alexandru Stanciu – Published Monday, March 30, 2026, 07:59 / Updated Monday, March 30, 2026 08:04
Mircea Rednic (63 years old), the former colleague and student of Mircea Lucescu (80 years old), said that he would have changed Ianis Hagi (27 years old) at halftime the lost dam by the Romanian national team against Turkey, score 0-1.
“Puriul” is of the opinion that Nicolae Stanciu (32 years old) should have been sent to the field at the start of the second half. The change indicated by Mircea Rednic finally took place in the 71st minute of the match played at “Beşiktaş Park”.
Mircea Rednic believes that Ianis Hagi should have been removed at half-time of the tie with Turkey: “I would have made this change immediately”
“From a tactical point of view, the Romanian national team was very good. What I think is that there should have been some changes at halftime. It was a back-and-forth match.
Ianis Hagi was not in shape, and Nicolae Stanciu, who had not been called up, would have entered with a lot of ambition. He saw that. I would have made this change immediately.
I believe that Turkey's weak point was in the central area, because from the middle up they were very good. It should have been someone with speed, not Bîrligea's type. But those were the options. Their centre-backs were slow, without speed. Maybe we were even improvising with Man peak or Dobre from Rapid.
The first half was perfect, and at halftime there should have been 2-3 changes, that's all. I do not blame Mircea Lucescu, I say this from my experience. We had to take a chance. For the rest, you have nothing to say”, declared Mircea Rednic, according to digisport.ro.
After missing the qualification in the play-off final, the Romanian national team now has a friendly match to play, away to Slovakia.
The training match will take place without Mircea Lucescu, after the selector was hurt during the last training session for the match and was urgently transported to the University Hospital, where he remained hospitalized to be subjected to several investigations.
