Article by David Marinescu – published on Saturday, April 19, 2025 22:43 / Updated on Sunday, April 20, 2025 02:47
Defeated by U Cluj, 0-2Marius Șumudică, the coach of the Rapid, announces that the match on Wednesday with Hermannstadt, from the semifinals of the cup, “is one of everything or nothing. Both for me and for the players.” The white-tie technician commented on the failure with “U”, in a speech in which he left that in Giulești, massive changes will follow if the team fails to win the Cup.
Șumudică analyzed the match with U Cluj, accusing both the ineffectiveness of the offensive people and the way his footballers managed the fixed phases. The coach of Giulesti recognizes that the team is at a critical point and admits that “it will be a missed season if we do not qualify in the Cup final.”
Șumudică described in one word the denomination of the party with U Cluj: “scathing“!
Has lost hope? The speech of Marius Șumudică: “If we do not qualify in the final of the Cup, it is a missed season!”
“Guardian! Unfortunately, we did not rise to the opponent's level, we were not aggressive, we did not win duels. Fixed what we had managed to do on Monday, with CFR! It's hard if you don't score! In the play-off, it's hard to take points in this way.
I met an experienced team, who knew what to do. It will be difficult to fight in the championship for the front places. We still have the match on Wednesday, from the Cup, we can save the season, see what we can do.
In the championship it is hard … there are 5 points between us and u Cluj, it is not easy. And we will have heavy matches, we will play with FCSB …. We play every 3 to 3 days, others rest, so it will not be easy. ”
Disappointed by the team: “To have 10 corners and not to be dangerous at least once?”
“It's the match of the season with Hermannstadt. If we do not qualify, it will be a missed season”, Originally pointed out, then disturbed by one of the questions that were addressed to Flash-interview. Questioned about how Rapid tactically managed the last half hour of the match, the technician replied irritated:
“So did you think about this question? I congratulate you! With CFR, Monday, I made changes and went to another module. I tried, I forced the last 30-35 minutes and played with two strikers. I put pressure on. More than what I could do?
They had an opportunity at a corner and the two goals scored. Otherwise … We have opportunities, we have chances, opportunities we put in the gate. But here comes a player from Liga 3 from France, Macalou, who gives us a blank. Bravo! But to have 10-3 at the corners and we can't have a dangerous phase? To beat them in the first man and not to be dangerous at a fixed phase?! ”.
… About the impact of Bouedza's death: “I prepared the match the same, I went to all the workouts, I tried … Do you think that for the players there was a difficult time?” A player who was part of this lot died, it is not easy. But we have no excuse.
I'm sorry about the supporters, they were impeccable, I'm sorry we couldn't satisfy them with a victory. We have to assume. When we lose, we must assume! ”
… about the Romanian Cup: “We will see what will be with Hermannstadt. Tomorrow we have training, on Monday we go to Sibiu. It's a match of everything or nothing. Both for me and for them ”concluded Șumudică, at Digi Sport.
PHOTO DesnejujDe white-tie! Images caught on the lawn, after Rapid – U Cluj 0-2
