Article by Cezar Titor – Published Thursday, April 16, 2026 8:17 p.m. / Updated Thursday, April 16, 2026 9:15 p.m.
Victor Angelescu, 41 years old, the president of Rapid, and Claudiu Petrila, 25 years old, the extreme left of Giulești, revealed the atmosphere in the dressing room of the band in white and cherry, after the exit of Alex Dobre during the match with FC Argeș, but also his statements at the end of the game which was played in front of about 2000 children.
After the white draw in the last stage, Alex Dobre, the goalscorer of Giulești, was the focal point of any discussion surrounding the team prepared by Costel Gâlcă. He was substituted in the 60th minute, had a nervous exit, refusing to shake hands with his coach and team-mates, then said that “the tactics don't make me play 100% to my qualities”.
Claudiu Petrila: “It's normal to have frustrations and upsets, to say things that get on your nerves”
“It's normal to have frustrations and upsets, it's normal to say things that get on your nerves. It's not OK, but we talked to each other, we said our shit. We, the players, are not in a position to talk about tactics.
Alex also knows he shouldn't have said that. He apologized, I went back to normal and went back to how it was before. There is no problem, we are with Mr. Gâlcă until the end. I don't understand why we would have a problem with him, we are in the goal,” declared Dobre's colleague from the Rapid offensive, in the “Fotbal Club” show on Digi Sport.
Later, Victor Angelescu, the president and minority shareholder of the club, went live and clarified the “Dobre case”, revealing that the people from Giulești went out to eat, between the championship stages.
Victor Angelescu: “We have nothing to clarify with Dobre”
“I didn't clear anything up with Dobre. I repeat, as I said, it was a reaction of anger after the match and we have nothing to clarify. I'm not a tactician to figure out where they play or what they play. I didn't have a personal discussion with Dobre, I didn't ask him what he wanted to say.
He has been playing in the same position since the beginning of the championship and has the best season of his career, with Gâlcă as coach. I don't think what he said was relevant, he was on his nerves at the end of the match. It was a very important game and we had to get the three points. I have no idea if Gâlcă will start him again in the next match.
That's the coach's decision. I don't get involved. It will be Costel's decision if he wants to play with him or if someone else will play. My opinion doesn't matter. The president of the club does not make the first “11”, there is no such thing at Rapid. The coach decides. It's one thing to berate someone, it's another to give your opinion on whether a player should be in the starting 11 or not. I would scold everyone now, but I prefer to draw a conclusion at the end of the season: if I scold them or if I congratulate them”, said Victor Angelescu, for the cited source.
It's not the first time we go out to eat, it's normal. Any team has, once every few weeks, moments when the players go to the table. We had bad results in the last few games, we didn't play the way we wanted. At least compared to the 1st place, the difference is very big and we are angry.
It's not a crisis, it would be if we didn't achieve our goal, which is the presence in at least one European cup. I told you all season: I personally wanted and want to fight for the title and win it. Instead, as I have said countless times, the objective of the coach and the club, drawn at the beginning of the season, is to qualify for a European cup.
I want the title, I've always wanted it. Only if we win in Craiova is the title still possible. If we don't win, we have no choice. For the title, equal is not good either. If Craiova was in first place, it was something else. If we draw and U Cluj wins, I don't think we have any chance.
– Victor Angelescu, president of Rapid, at “Footbal Club” from Digi Sport
