Compare Hagi's arrival at the national team with that of Chivu at Inter: “It's exactly the same!”
Article by Robert Vîrdol – Published on Thursday, 02 April 2026, 19:47 / Updated on Thursday, 02 April 2026 19:47
Gheorghe Hagi (61 years old) is preparing to take over the national team, and former international Emil Săndoi compares his coming to the tricolor bench with that of Cristi Chivu (44 ) at Inter.
With the departure of Mircea Lucescu from the helm of the national team, Gică Hagi will take over the mission of qualifying the team for the next final tournament.
Emil Săndoi, the former selector of the U21 national team, spoke and analyzed the pleasant move from FRF and is convinced that it will not be an easy chapter in his career for Gică Hagi.
Emil Săndoi: “What he did for the national team is an advantage for Hagi”
Emil Sandoi
“I think Gică Hagi deserves to be the coach of the national team. His name has been circulated the most and I really think he is the normal choice. There will certainly be pressure with his arrival, the Romanians are putting artificial pressure, it won't be easy for any coach, because that's how it is. It won't be easy for him, international results matter. Gica, with its name and the fact that it has achieved the results we want, has an advantage. There are a number of players that he developed at the academy that he had.
“We can compare Hagi – Cristi Chivu”
We can compare Hagi – Cristi Chivu. He had an advantage to be at Inter because he managed to take all the trophies with Inter, that's an advantage for a coach because he knows what the performance is. And for Gică Hagi, what he did at the national team is an advantage. He really has something to share with footballers.
I am convinced that there will be pressure on Ianis. So here they have worked together before, in this organizational chart”, said Emil Săndoi for Gazeta Sporturilor.
