“I don't dream of green horses on the walls”

Muresan admitted that Filipe Coelho's team were clearly superior and deserved the victory, and any point obtained by the Transylvanians is a bonus, considering the difficult situation in which they have been in recent months.

He stated that CFR Cluj met all the conditions to obtain the European license and regrets the departure of Răzvan Zamfir, the former official of the club. He made several impactful transfers to U Cluj, and the “students” are in first place in the Superliga.

Iuliu Mureșan, statements after Craiova University – CFR Cluj 2-0: “We no longer have hopes for the title”

“We came from the bottom of the standings to the position we are in, we ran out of gas, it seems. Craiova was better than us in several matches, and today it was even clearer.

In the first half it was ok for us, we had some chances, we could even lead. In the second half, after a good start, came that shot from distance, nobody shut down their midfielder, Anzor.

That was the mistake. It's not Popa's fault, no player from us came forward to block his lane. She was better than us, Craiova deserved it, we have to admit that.

Cordea did not have a very good match, unfortunately. He played the defensive phase very well, he recovered a lot of balls, he did a lot of the defensive phase and probably he didn't have energy for the attacking phase anymore.

The whole team was not right. Craiova is much better and deserved the victory, I congratulate them. I have nothing else to say, I have to be fair. We have nothing to comment on the arbitration, nothing. We didn't play the way we should, we didn't play well.

We have no hopes for the title. The players who entered did not bring any extras. I can't point to anyone who has done anything special, which is not good for us.

I'm glad that Kamara, who has been out for many months with that fibula fracture, came back in and ticked off the first few minutes. He is a good player who, if he gets into his rhythm, will help us a lot.

I think we have to fight for 3rd place, to catch the Conference League, that's how I see it. I'm a realist and I don't dream of green horses on the walls.

There are still points at stake, many things can happen, and I think one of the two teams will win the title (no – U Cluj or University of Craiova). It's hard, the team did wonders, it started from the 13th-14th place”, said Iuliu Mureșan, at “Fotbal Club”, from Digi Sport.

CFR Cluj can play in European cups: “We met the requirements”

The CFR official claims that his team has received the green light from the Federation and can play in European cups.

“Today we received a response from the Federation. The commissions analyzed each financial and legal chapter, there are five criteria. We met the requirements and they proposed to license us for both Europe and League 1. I paid everything, I checked.

I am very sorry that Răzvan Zamfir left, I have a special relationship with him, we will be godfathers and friends, friends for life. I'm not against it, he wanted to leave, if that's what he wanted. He brought more players, it's a big win for U Cluj. He hasn't been publicized much, he doesn't like to stand out, he's the best in the country.

Anyone who leaves is a loss. And Bilașco, as sports director, did his job very well. I have two replacement names, let's see, I'd prefer it to be someone who had a connection with the CFR.

I also proposed to Deac that, in the summer, when he puts his boots on, he should come to the administration, and even for scouting and sports director I target him.

Bogdan Mara is certainly not leaving now. In the summer you know how it is, there are transfers. It's really a miracle what happened, every point is a bonus from now on,” Muresan added.

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