Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published Friday, 01 May 2026, 23:41 / Updated Friday, 01 May 2026 23:43
Ilie Dumitrescu, the former Romanian international and current TV analyst, commented on the game Csikszereda – FCSB, score 1-0, in a match of stage #7 of the Superliga play-out.
Ilie Dumitrescu noted that FCSB did not create danger on the flanks and emphasized that several players did not rise to the level of the game. He had only one remark: Octavian Popescu!
Octavian Popescu was noticed by Ilie Dumitrescu after Csikszereda – FCSB: “He wanted more, but very little”
“FCSB had possession, put pressure on the opposition, but very few scoring chances. They suffered in the lane play, in the line play, very difficult to create superiority.
Csikszereda deliberately conceded ground. There are a lot of core players from FCSB who haven't performed at a very good level.
Neither Olaru had a good match, nor Cisotti, discreet tonight, Tănase, no addition, Miculescu, without achievements. It's as if Tavi Popescu was the only player who created, brought something extra, wanted more, but very, very little.” said Ilie Dumitrescu, according to digisport.ro.
No one caught my eye. Maybe I liked Tavi Popescu more, proof that he was not changed. It still needs manhood, but I liked it a bit. We had weak Cisotti, weak David Miculescu, maybe that's why we didn't win. If Tavi Popescu recovers, it's a big win
–Gigi Becalithe FCSB patron
FCSB have two more matches to play in this play-out: with Unirea Slobozia at home and Hermannstadt away. FCSB has already mathematically secured their participation in the play-off for the Conference League.
Ranking in the Superliga play-out
