Dinamo – U Cluj 2-1. Zeljko Kopic (48), the technician of the “dogs”, reacted after the first success in the play-offs. The 'Dogs broke the ice at this stage of the season and beat the 'Students' for the third time in recent months.
Asked about the situation of Mamadou Karamoko, injured at the end of the first half, Zeljko Kopic he admitted that this situation was beyond him.
He claims the Frenchman has trained normally this week, has not alleged any other medical problems, and will see how serious the injury is on Sunday.
He congratulated his players for their success, explaining that the victory was deserved, and the Croatian's thoughts are now on Thursday's derby with Craiova, in the semi-finals of the Romanian Betano Cup.
Zeljko Kopic, statements after Dinamo – U Cluj 2-1: “That's what we talked about all season”
“We deserved it, we were the better team, our ambition was to dominate the match, to create opportunities. In the first half we had possession, we dominated, but it was too little, U Cluj was very organized defensively, we didn't find the way to the goal, we didn't find spaces.
I had to make some changes, let's have more energy, let's try to press more, let's be more dangerous than them.
Those on the bench came in really well, the team gave everything on the pitch, I'm proud of the players tonight. Today I signed up, in Cluj with CFR I had bigger opportunities than today. This is football, every time we analyze the matches we do it without emotions, we see what is good and what can be improved.
I played well. It's a boost of confidence for the team, but also this week the atmosphere was good. That's what we talked about all season, how important it is to have competition in every position in the team.
The players entered the field to fight, they have quality. We missed a few points during this period, but we are here, there are 3 important points for us.
About Karamoko, it is very difficult to say what happened tonight, we have to see, this week he was ok, all normal parameters in training, he was under control, maybe because of the pitch, I have to see how he is tomorrow.
I hope it's not something serious, but from the beginning of the match I didn't feel it with full energy and intensity. I have to see tomorrow and I have more information”, said Zeljko Kopic, at Prima Sport.
Mazilu he's on the right track, I'm satisfied with the level he's at at the moment and I want to give him as much confidence as possible. I want him to be on the field, to have the opportunity to reach his past level.
Musial he entered excellently, very motivated, it's normal for me. When you have competition for positions, it's very good, everyone feels it. He had a lot of offensive action and helped defensively as well.
About PUŞCAŞplayed well tonight, kept possession. It's still nowhere near optimal. When he hits it, it's going to be really, really good
It's the most important part of the season, we know that we prepare the players in this way, now it's important physically and mentally, the recovery. Now we are focusing on the match with Craiova, we have enough time to prepare, after that it will be a bit more difficult, because we play Rapid in 3 days, it is not the best news, but that is it.
– Zeljko KopicDinamo's coach
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