Article by Romeo Ene – Published Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 8:30 p.m. / Updated Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 8:31 p.m.
Catalin Cîrjan (23 years old), Dinamo's captain, was present at the press conference preceding the home match against Craiova University, in the semi-finals of the Romanian Betano Cup. The game was scheduled for Thursday, April 23, starting at 20:30, at the National Arena.
The Dynamo player spoke about the criticisms he has received recently. Several of the team's fans scolded him on social media due to the fact that he did not have the expected developments in the games against the play-off teams.
Cirjan he decided to reduce his time on the Internet and focus only on what he has to do on the field.
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“There was a lot of talk about my period, I think I started the play-off very well, I scored a goal, after which I gave a very nice assist against CFR Cluj. Unfortunately, I missed that opportunity, I think that if I had scored, everyone would have talked about my extraordinary period.
Now I'm the weakest, the most criticized, but that's how it is in football, things change from one week to the next, now I've signed up, everyone's happy, I hope to keep it that way.
Honestly, I stopped looking at social media lately, I tried to disconnect, come to Săftica and give it my all, and when I'm at home, stop looking at messages.
To be honest I was disappointed by what happened, by the messages I received, I want to get on the pitch and prove what I can do.
From the supporters side I think they expect me to lead the team and to win match after match. They want trophies, to win the title, but what I can tell them is that we want the same thing.
I try to help my team match by match, score or assist, and win. We are human, we all make mistakes, we all have good times, bad times.
It would be something extraordinary to win the Cup, at the beginning of the season we talked about winning at least one trophy. It's a very difficult match, as it's always been with them in this championship, but I think we've prepared very well and we're going to win”, said Cătălin Cîrjan at the press conference.
Cătălin Cîrjan played 38 matches this season for Dinamo, during which he scored 7 goals and provided 6 decisive assists. He is quoted by the specialized website Transfermarkt at 2.5 million euros.
