“He's complete” » Has ZERO minutes in prelims

Adrian Mutu has seen the last matches played by Darius Olaru at FCSB, in which the captain of the champion has collected 4 goals in as many games, and he believes that he can make his place in the first “11” of the national team.

The “Brilliant” believes that Olaru can “break” Romania's midfield in the match with Austria, when Marius Marin and Vlad Dragomir were at the closing, and Ianis Hagi was in front of them.

Adrian Mutu, about Darius Olaru: “I think he is a candidate for tenure”

“It's a shame what happened in the last quarter of an hour, otherwise the game would have been different. I think FCSB played a good game overall. I liked the team a lot, especially their outnumbered attitude, when they went over the opponent, they pressed, especially in the second half.

Olaru's goal also came, it was sensational, a footballer's goal. I heard the talk about the national team. I have a different opinion, I think that Olaru is a contender for tenure. He's a complete midfielder, he's back to the level we all knew he was. It's a good option for Mircea Lucescu.

The moment of the goal scored by Darius Olaru in the match against Basel // photo: Imago Images

I think there were some interpretation mistakes that led to this result, Târnovanu's exit. A rookie mistake. I would go further, with the misinterpretation of Bîrligea, who jumped and broke the wall. Ngezana tries to pull him to rebuild the wall. The wall broke, and the ball went exactly where Bîrligea was supposed to be.

I would put Graovac in the same pot as well, it came out crazy at the third goal. He clears like a junior and Shaqiri passes. A minus were the two central defenders, uncertain at certain moments. There are moments like this in a player's life. A false result, I think FCSB deserved more”, said Adi Mutu, at fanatik.ro.

Olaru has collected 26 matches in the national team shirt, but none in the current World Cup qualification campaign.