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The first reaction from FRF, after Lucescu threatened with resignation: “Nea Mircea escaped it”


Article by Adrian Duţă – published on Friday, October 10, 2025, 11:34 / Updated Friday, October 10, 2025 11:52

Mihai Stoichiță (71 years), the technical director of the Romanian Football Federation, intervened at GSP Live the day after Victoria with Moldova, score 2-1and spoke about the situation of Mircea Lucescu, the Romanian coach.

At the press conference at the end of the match with Moldova, “Il Luce” said he wanted to leave after the draw with Cyprus, 2-2, from September. And he stated that the match with Austria, on Sunday, could be the last for him to national. He reminded of the “promise” made, namely that he will take place to make room for Gică Hagi.

Asked about the subject by the moderator Alexandru Barbu, Mihai Stoichiță told GSP Live that there is no question that Mircea Lucescu will leave, FRF not agreeing with a possible resignation of the coach.

Mihai Stoichiță: “Lucescu is a monument in football. We do not agree with a resignation”

“We did not discuss with Lucescu. On our part, we did not discuss the dismissal. Nea Mircea escaped her, said the replacement, because I don't know how.

Who will agree with this? How to give up on it? Lucescu is a football monument that can turn the fate of a team anytime. This discussion about resignation has no meaning. We do not agree with a resignation ”said Mihai Stoichiță, at ​​GSP Live.

I wanted to resign after Cyprus. Let's see if the match with Austria will be my last match. Cyprus is a very good team, it was not accidental. I was so upset that I came to resign … I don't know what will be at the dam, I made a promise, we will see what it will be.

– Mircea Lucescu, the Romanian coach

Stoichiță: “Probably Nea Mircea's thoughts are stabilized regarding the team with Austria”

Mihai Stoichiță also addressed the friendly match won with Moldova, but also the next match, with Austria, from the World Championship preliminaries.

“I liked the courage of the boys who debuted. They gave the team sensation that is not the first time together. They are good signs from the young. I liked Ianis Hagi, with aplomb and redeemned the value it has. It was good.

Ianis didn't seem physically disturbed, it was fine. Why wouldn't it be good in 3 days?! He is young, he has experience, he supplements certain things, he knows how to preserve his effort. You don't have to run all the time in a match. He knows how to dose his effort. I don't see why he couldn't play. Now Lucescu will decide.

Ionuț Radu had a hesitation, you may not have seen us well, but I think he was pushed. We do not judge him after a phase. I do not know who decides the goalkeeper, Lucescu or Leo Toader. The coach with the porters knows best, he knows. The coaches do not intervene much about the goalkeeper, the best thing to do after the experience. He stayed in the gate, knows the angles. Maybe Lucescu tells him what construction game he wants to do, if the opposing team well with centuries, and agree who will be in the gate.

Probably the thoughts of Nea Mircea are stabilized regarding the team with Austria, considering who played with Moldova. Who entered 20, 30 minutes had an easy training. Well, no one has hit, they are all valid. I was glad when I went to the locker room and saw them all well, the doctor did not intervene at anyone.

We can beat anyone, it depends on the day we catch, morally, especially since Cyprus has made us a joy, we have a chance to catch the dam. It was worse than in the match with us, Bosnia was matched in the last minute. One by one, it's good for us, “Stoichiță said.

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