Article by Romeo Ene – Published on Thursday, 27 November 2025, 18:02 / Updated on Thursday, 27 November 2025 18:19
Costel Gâlcă (53 years old), the coach Rapidheld the press conference prior to the duel at home with Csikszereda, in the 18th stage of the Superliga. The game was scheduled for Friday, November 28, from 8:30 p.m., at the Giulești stadium.
Giulești are coming after the most drastic failure of this season. Rapid lost on the ground of the CFR vice-champion, 0-3. During the conference, Wen was asked about a possible transfer of Nicolae Stanciu (32 years old), a footballer also appreciated by Victor Angelescu, the minority shareholder.
The coach stated that he would also like the footballer from Genoa. Gâlcă says that he will change several players in the first “11”, taking into account the fact that the Cup match with FC Argeș is approaching.
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“A match that we were looking forward to, we are coming after a painful defeat I say, we did not look good as a game either, we meet an opponent who basically fights to collect points, but we see that they have grown in the game.
They had positive results, they also changed the game system, so they are much better than at the beginning of the championship and we need a good match, good attitude and a victory.
We have to prove all the time, this is a favorable moment for us, we come after this defeat where we couldn't play a good game, we couldn't score, we had options and then we have to prove against Csikszereda that it was just an accident.
Absences are the ones you know, the rest are all fit for the game. There will definitely be changes, the Cup match is coming and we want to win the match in Pitesti because it is an important match for us.
We have players who are in our sights for the winter, but for now this game is important. Stanciu is an important player for Romanian football, surely if he came he would help us a lot.
For now I'm thinking about the Csikszereda match, we'll see what happens, we really want to win match by match, get there and then we can talk about other things.
The pressure is always there, regardless of the place in the ranking, we want to win, but it must be a positive pressure and we can manage these moments through a good game”, said Gâlcă, at the conference.
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Nicolae Stanciu played only 5 matches this season for Genoa, during which he scored one goal. He was plagued by injuries and missed several games.
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He is quoted by the specialized website Transfermarkt at 3 million euros.
The players, at least until this match, had a good attitude, they were humble, they understood that only through work and exemplary dedication on the field we can win against anyone. But as I demonstrated at CFR, I also lost.
I want Craiova and FCSB to win because it is beneficial for everyone.
– Costel Gâlcăthe coach of Rapid
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