SuperLiga: The Lucescu coach, harshly criticized by the boss of Craiova. “He lost his sense of reality”
Mircea Lucescu, head coach of Romania, at the San Marino stadium, Serravalle, Italy, March 24, 2025. PHOTO: Jonathan Moscrop / AP / Profimedia
The national team selector, Mircea Lucescu, was criticized by the Craiova University representatives for the decision to call Gigi Becali before the derby between FCSB and “Juvète”, which ended with the victory of the titular champion, score 1-0.
The coach of Craiova, Mirel Rădoi, complained about the selector's gesture on Friday, in the conference preceding Saturday's game with Unirea Slobozia, and Mircea Lucescu gave him a sharp answer.
The boss of the band from Bănie, Mihai Rotaru, also criticized Mircea Lucescu, whom he told iamsport.ro that he “lost his sense of reality, but instead gained a sense of ridicule”.
“I didn't talk to Mirel either before or after the coach's statements, but I felt the same revolt when I read them and I can say that I re-watched the match with FCSB and what happened on the field. We all know that, along with Mr. Pădureanu, the coach was the greatest strategist of Romanian football, and here I'm not only referring to the attention to details, but to the organization of the macro-system, see the creation of Victoria Bucharest and the promotion of Flacăra Moreni”, said Mihai Rotaru.
He went on to say that he imagines “how the meeting with the security generals at the time showed, by which he asked them not only to protect Dinamo, but also to create added value by establishing satellites.”
“And then why couldn't we imagine a meeting nowadays between the selector and the responsible factors in Romanian football, which could sound something like this: “The match with Austria is extremely important for the future of the national team and I need the planets to align to succeed. Considering that I have the most players since Mr. Becali, I want to do everything possible for them to come with high morale, so we need a victory for them against Craiova University, because they only have two players in the lot and the crowd has to dictate.» Hypothetically speaking”, added Mihai Rotaru.
Craiova's boss believes that “the selector's statements, including the initial ones, are not only indecent, they are aggressive”.
“And we can't accept that. To paraphrase him: Mr. selector, we're sorry for underestimating you,” concluded Mihai Rotaru.
