“Don't get mad at me…”

Florinel Coman started with Georgia in the center of the offense and had two chances in the first half. He was replaced at halftime, as planned, with Louis Munteanu.

At the press conference at the end of the match, Gică Hagi, who has known Coman since he was a child, said that Florinel will play as a national central striker, this being his basic position.

Gheorghe Hagi: “Florinel Coman's number 1 position is striker”

“I'm sorry if you don't know, that's Coman's number 1 position. It's always been that for me. That he's also played wing, yes, he can play wing. I think he can give a very good performance there, in attack. Not good, very good. And in this match he was very dangerous, he was in the game.

I spoke with him, I knew he would be replaced with Louis Munteanu in the 45th minute. We are at the end of the championship, we have to share the effort. Although Florinel played less in the championship. And this mattered in the minutes we gave him.

I hope that Florinel Coman plays next season, because I want to have him in the national team. Everything they do in life they do for themselves. We must support and guide them“, declared Gheorghe Hagi, after the match with Georgia.

VIDEO: Gheorghe Hagi's conference after Georgia – Romania

Hagi sparked a debate in the TV studio. Mihai Stoica: “Coman is an atypical “number 9″”

Gheorghe Hagi's statement sparked debates in the TV studios. Mihai Stoica, the president of the FCSB Board of Directors, believes that the former player of the red-blues is a suitable attacker for the counter-attacking game.

Gică Craioveanu, former striker of the national team, believes that Florinel Coman is more suitable as a left winger. Nicolae Dică, former striker at FCSB, believes that this would be the third variant of striker, after Louis Munteanu and Daniel Bîrligea.

1,053 minutesComan played at Al Gharafa in the 2025-2026 season. In total, 26 games for the club: scored 3 goals and provided an assist

Coman also played as a number 9, but less often. It is an atypical number 9. He is not a classic top, box striker. He is not like Alibec, who was more of a number 10, a second striker. A tip must have very good air play.

You can play Florinel in attack if you have a certain play style. He needs spaces. With his back to the goal it is more complicated. I think he is suffering physically. He looks good, but he needs cardio and matches, rhythm. This is seen in players who are not constantly evolving. You can see it with him, you can see it with Drăgușin.

Until September, Hagi can have another team. The same players, but with a different rhythm. They all have value if they have reached this level, but they must have game rhythm.

– MM Stoica, at Prima Sport 1

Hagi always told us that, when he was a child, he played top and scored goals, he stayed like that. I didn't expect him to do much because he hasn't played in a month. There's no way he's at his best.

Some need time, some don't need it at all. Some return after six months as if they had never been absent, others go out of rhythm after two or three weeks. He saw it, he drew conclusions. See you in August-September.

– Basarab Panduru, former international, at Prima Sport

Florinel Coman, don't let anyone get mad at me… He avoids contact, he's not a violent player. So was I! He loses his best, the 1 vs. 1, when he comes facing the goal

– Gică Craioveanu at “Digi Sport Special”

If Munteanu and Bîrligea are fit, I don't think he will play with Coman. In recent years, the best yield has been given on the left side. He gets inside and has those runs to the long corner. But it's good that we still have an option for the moments when we suffer for the forward position

– Nicolae Dică at “Digi Sport Special”