Mihai Stoica said what Stanciu and Răzvan Marin will do, after Mircea Lucescu's attacks: “In second 1”

Mircea Lucescu did not use Răzvan Marin at all, saying he was injured, at the pre-match conference. GSP contacted the player's father, Petre Marin, who admitted that his son has no serious problem. The coach later stated that the injury was an excuse he used to not use Marin against Austria.

He blamed the midfielder for the 2-2 draw with Cyprus, when Romania lost two important points in the race for qualification, even though it was 2-0. Lucescu also attacked Nicolae Stanciu, the captain of the national team until this action, absent due to an injury.

Of the two players, only Răzvan Marin answered, stating that he preferred to find out directly the reason why he is not playing.

Mihai Stoica: “Mircea Lucescu's accusations surprised me. I appreciate Marin's answer”

“I'm glad that I said before Mircea Lucescu that it was Mircea Lucescu's victory. I wasn't malicious, that's exactly what happened, people expected him to make changes. He didn't make changes and won the match.

Mircea Lucescu's accusations against Răzvan Marin and Nicolae Stanciu surprised me a lot and I think that Răzvan Marin answered politely, as a player with personality would answer. I thought his answer was ok, and Nicolae Stanciu is a man with common sense and I don't think he will address this topic. I think he was searched by the media and there was no reaction from him.

I expected Răzvan to speak, he has done it in the past and I appreciate players with personality, why should I lie? Now I don't think there is any reason why his answer should not be appreciated, even by Mircea Lucescu.

Sometimes a success against an opponent better than you makes you think back that you drew with a weaker opponent, and the frustration becomes maximum. With the points from Cyprus, we were in a better position and it is indisputable that Lucescu thought of that. That was the change, there I played with Nicu and Răzvan Marin, here with Dragomir and Ianis.

They will both come in the second one (no – if Mircea Lucescu calls them to the national team). It's not a scandal, it's not in any form,” said Mihai Stoica at Prima Sport, quoted by orangesport.ro.

What Mircea Lucescu and Răzvan Marin said

I had nothing with Răzvan Marin. But in Cyprus we lost ground because of him. Apart from Marius Marin, who recovered, he was clearly superior to his direct opponent, with the others we lost everything, that's where we lost the game. The same in Vienna. I couldn't go on like this, that's when I made the decision. I had taken advantage of the fact that he said he was in pain, he was out of practice.

Stanciu was injured. He didn't get injured, he came back, but he still didn't play! I was determined not to play. That was my conclusion, not that they were to blame, but because we lost the midfield in that game. It hasn't happened to me before

– Mircea Lucescu

There was no injury, I said I could play. I'd rather be told that I'm no longer needed than that I'm injured. We are not children anymore, we are not 20 years old to be scared by certain words or not mature enough not to take things directly.

That depends on each coach, I would have preferred him to tell me directly. There are probably many players who would prefer that, it's much fairer and more normal.

– Razvan Marin