Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published Saturday, January 17, 2026, 8:12 p.m. / Updated Saturday, January 17, 2026, 8:12 p.m.
Ianis Zicu, the coach of Farul Constanța, reacted after his team achieved a draw at home, score 1-1, against Hermannstadt, in a match of stage #22 of the Superliga.
Ianis Zicu spoke about his team's game and highlighted the lack of efficiency in the “sailors” attack. Zicu also spoke about the play-off hopes, but pointed out that the team must be careful because it could easily end up in the relegation zone.
Ianis Ziuc, reaction after Farul – Hermannstadt: “I think that if the opponents had our opportunities, we would lose by two, three to zero every match”
“Considering that we drew at the end, we are happy for this point. Overall I am not satisfied. Both myself and the players wanted to win. It is harder to build when the pitch is frozen than to defend. I think we controlled the game. Maybe we didn't deserve to win, but we didn't deserve to lose this game either. Possession, corners were on our side. It was seen that we are the team that tries to play.
We create our chances, but we fail to score. I think if the opponents had our chances, we would lose by two, three to nil every game. I think we are the team in the first league with the most shots on goal, but we are not able to make the most of the chanceslet's be more concrete in front of the goal.
There are several things that can explain this. Lack of positive emotion, confidence. When they don't succeed in a match, not even in the second, third, this can happen. It can be the focus from training on certain details. I talk to them. Many times with the Romanian players, but not only ours, they treat every execution towards the goal with a shot to the vinclu. That is their wish. The scored goal was low, where goalkeepers reach more difficult.
Hopes for the play-offs don't have to take us over completely. We have to think very carefully to take it without emotion, not to end up in a dangerous zone, where every match creates enormous tension for you. The moment you enter that zone, you're there, relegating. From there it is regressed. From the second area. We have enough examples: Sepsi missed the play-off by a whisker and got relegated.
That's it. These are the conditions, it's cold. I don't think it's a thing that can be associated with equal. This is the program. We are moving forward, there is nothing to do. We have to score at the first chance. If we manage to do that, the game will flow in our favor”, Ianis Zicu said in the flash interview from Digi Sport Special.
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