Article by Maria Olteanu – Published Saturday, January 17, 2026 22:21 / Updated Saturday, January 17, 2026 22:25
Rapid – Metaloglobus 1-0. Mihai Teja (47 years old), the technician from Metaloglobus, came extremely disappointed at the end of the game in Giulesti, lost in the last minutes by his team. He spoke extremely unhappy about the lack of a striker in the team and made a desperate appeal to the management of the club.
After a mercato in which the team from the Pantelimon district failed to bring offensive man, Teja continues to claim that he cannot continue like this, without strength in attack. Metaloglobus is the “red lantern” of the season and at this rate the prospect of salvation is just an illusion.
Without a striker, he frankly admitted that at the moment there is no name on the list, that there is no player to strengthen the squad.
During the speech, he also made a surprising statement, when he spoke about Ghimfuș, a player who arrived from Sepsi, whom he said he hesitated to include because he did not know him, a clear sign that the transfer was not made at his request, but at the decision of the management.
Mihai Teja, a mountain of disappointment after the failure with Rapid
“We remain with the bitterness of defeat, regardless, the same nightmare, you play well, you lose every time, we play like never, we lose like always. We have no strength in attack, we have no strikers. Huiban is 35 years old and he is a midfielder. Ely Fernandes comes from midfielder, we have no strikers, we play with 2 midfielders in attack.
In the last quarter of an hour we played with 5 “unders” on the field. I think they should reward us for this, give us double, we have 7 “unders” but no striker.
I don't have strength in attack, you can't win matches, that's unfortunately, we also invented central defenders. If I'm in front of you I assume everything that happens, who else? Ask the management, I try, the boys try, they have attitude, determination.
I have nothing to ask of them, these guys didn't do the maximum, they did more, they are extraordinary guys, they promoted, even if we are in the last place, I congratulate them for their progress.
We're not negotiating with anyone, we don't know any strikers, we don't have anything on the list, I don't know what to say. We came with enthusiasm, we showed that we want to win, even after the goal, but it's not easy to play with 5 under, you're in last place, it's very difficult, if we don't understand it will be very difficult.
I kept asking those who were on the field, how are you, I wanted to make the changes, then I thought it was 0-0, a balanced game, I didn't know how these kids enter. Alex comes after 3-4 months of injury, I don't know Ghimfuș, I don't know him. I can't figure out how it goes, maybe I wasn't inspired, I don't know.
I made an error in defense, Dobre took over. I want to congratulate the boys for everything they played. Even if I continue to flog them, I have nothing to reproach them for, they have value, they give of themselves, they can play in League 1. But the team has no strength”, said Mihai Teja, extremely disappointed, in a flash interview, on the “Digi Sport Special” microphone.
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