Article by Alexandru Barbu – published Monday, September 22, 2025, 12:53 / Updated Monday, September 22, 2025 12:57
Ovidiu Ioanițoaia, the director of the Sports Gazette, emphasized what was more important in stage #10 of Liga 1, today, at GSP Live, within the heading “Ioanițoaia”.
The director of the newspaper no longer sees an impossible to play without FCSB and CFR Cluj, after another weak stage for the champion and vice-champion.
Ioanițoaia up to date: “The risk that FCSB and CFR Cluj will not catch the play-off increases from one stage to another”
“FCSB lost in Botosani and lost without the right to appeal, and the CFR vice -champion did not manage to win at home in front of UTA, a match that he started as a favorite on paper. Surprises have become their victories, given that FCSB, and CFR have so far a single success.
It has already consumed one third of the regular season program, and CFR and FCSB are far from the play-off.
Both will make desperate efforts to recover, but it is as true that FC Botosani, Dinamo, FC Argeș, Slobozia – to get them on Rapid and Craiova from this discussion – do not leave, continue to play well, to accumulate points. Then you think: Who will they remove FCSB and CFR from the play-off?!
Things are no longer so simple, the joke gets thickened, the stage passes after the stage and these teams remain closer to the dam. Now is the new wave of coaches, provincial, with quotation marks: Leo Grozavu in Botosani, Mihalcea La UTA, quail in Slobozia, Bogdan Andone at FC Argeș. There are coaches who come to the foreground and whose teams grow from match to match. It seems utopian that FCSB and CFR will not catch the play-off, but there is this risk, and it increases from one stage to another, ”said Ioanițoaia.
FCSB entered with a fistichie team in Botosani: with Birligea to the right, with Thiam in attack, without cisotti, with politics, with Toma right defender … Botosani has put on his feet, he made good transfers, he has a coach, Leo Grozavu, who knows how to mobilize the band very well. His teams are beaten, daring. FCSB did not play bad otherwise, had some occasions
– Ovidiu Ioanițoaia, Director of Gazeta Sporturii
“I liked Rădoi did not take things tragically. It's too much what happened at Rapid!”
“He was worse played quickly with Hermannstadt, in Giulești. Rapid also had bad luck, Hermannstadt won the match due to the goals scored by two footballers from the bench. Buș scored the most beautiful goal of the career. But it was a poor day, they should also recognize them.
And Craiova lost to Steel, in front of a daring team that did not shine, but who knew what he wanted. I liked Rădoi did not take things tragically, he didn't do a drama. He said that it was normal for the first defeat to appear, to be realistic, to treat it properly. While in Giulești it was not the case for supporters to ask the players to leave, it's too much! If in these moments you have no balance then you have no future”, Continued Ovidiu Ioanițoaia.
“Mandorlini has another lot available at each stage”
“I also looked at CFR. It's a kind of go to them: I enter without Matei Ilie, without daughter, without Louis Munteanu, injured. To forgive me, but when L. Munteanu is injured? At training, that he was to play, because he was to be sold. Slimani is 37 years old!
It's hard to accuse Mandorlini of not wining a CFR match. What to do mandorlini, if in each stage has another lot available?!”, Concluded the experienced journalist.
Dinamo passes in 2nd place if it beats tonight. It's no longer surprise, he has a class coach, kopic. A big win for the team!
– Ovidiu Ioanițoaia, Director of Gazeta Sporturii
