Sorin Cârțu went live, after Romania

Article by Adrian Duţă – Published Saturday, June 06, 2026 11:06 p.m. / Updated Saturday, June 06, 2026 11:09 p.m.
After the friendly Romania – Wales 2-1Sorin Cârțu, the honorary president of Craiova University, went live and analyzed the victory of Gică Hagi's team.
Cârțu praised central defender Adrian Rus, the scorer of the 2-1 goal. The Craiova player, who has just extended his contract with Olten, finished the game with the captain's armband on his arm, after the departure of Nicolae Stanciu and the changes made by Hagi in the second half.
Cârțu also spoke about David Matei, the midfielder of Craiova, decisive passer for the goal scored by Rus.
Sorin Cârțu: “I'm happy for Rus. Matei is on an upward slope”
“Rus I think is in a good condition, he also signed the contract extension. It's the best transfer I've made. It's clear, it's a personal point of view, it's about our spirit, Craiova's.
The result is good, any positive result gives confidence. The game, mostly, good. It was as if they had more possession of her. I think he will work more in possession. In the future, I think that in future matches we will impose an offensive style. Most of the time, the team performed well.
Maybe we should be more aggressive in terms of reactivity. In the first half, I seemed to suffer in terms of aggression. Hagi achieved his goal through these matches. made a viewing. Maybe there are others who did not participate, being injured. It looked good.
I was happy for Rus. And we were surprised at first that he was not called. He took advantage of Racovitan's injury. Matei is on an upward slope, he gave the impetus to that decisive match with U Cluj.
The fact that he was called to the national team, for him it was such a state… He is on the upward slope, keep it up. He also has something to gain, everyone has. And we have a lot to gain from his performance.
Hagi wanted to talk to me when he was in Craiova. We talked for about an hour, he explained to me what he wanted, asked me for my opinion, how I see the players of the University. We have exchanged some positive opinions. Let's hope it goes better and better, that's the way,” said Cârțu, on Digi Sport Special.




