“He played excellent with Italy. A goal or two with Spain”

Article by Eduard Apostol – published on Saturday, June 14, 2025, 11:35 / Updated on Saturday, June 14, 2025 11:36
Dan Petrescu, 57, jumped in support of his student, Louis Munteanu, blamed after missing the penalty in Romania U21-Italy U21 (0-1). Superdan hopes that his striker will continue with CFR Cluj, publicly praised for his developments
Romania U21 had a laid start to the Eurovacia U21. He lost, score 0-1, the confrontation with the similar team of Italy, and tomorrow, on Saturday, from 7:00 pm, is the second match of the group, with Spain, in Bratislava.

VIDEO. Dan Petrescu praises the leader of CFR Cluj and the national U21: “To give a goal or two with Spain. For him, I would be happy”
Louis Munteanu, 22 years old, the championship goalscorer, the leader of the “railway”, but also of the representative led by Daniel Pancu, not found the road to goal with Italy nor from the point with lime. He wasted a penalty, and many specialists in internal football blamed him.
Dan Petrescu, his coach from CFR Cluj, jumped in support of his footballer. He referred to the situation of the footballer that Nelu Varga, the owner of the Transylvanians, hopes to collect 18 million euros.
“We all want Louis Munteanu to continue at CFR Cluj. I judged him too harshly after that missed penalty (from Euro U21). And I missed, I know how, for me, personally, I know that the world will quarrel again!
At CFR when he plays well, I tell him. And when he plays bad, too, I say, “You played bad, even if you dropped.” Keep your head up, God help! to give a goal or two with Spain. For him I would be happy. He made an exceptional season, I didn't expect to give so many goals, to have such a positive impact on the team, “said Dan Petrescu today at a press conference.
25The goals in 41 matches scored Louis Munteanu for CFR Cluj last season, with 3 assists
Dan Petrescu is not impressed by the transfers made by CFR Cluj: “Some call them” bombs “, but they did not play at Real or City”
CFR Cluj has transferred five players, waiting to perfect as soon as a 6th, Nigerian defender Kenneth Omaruo, ex-Kasimpaşa, recommended for 7 years as it was under contract with Chelsea.
Only in the London, the footballer with 69 selections and a goal, reached 31 years old, has no presence on the first team! But only at Chelsea U21. That is why Dan Petrescu is not excited about the very possible move.
The technician is sad that Andrei Burcă will not return to Gruia, choosing an exceptional financial offer in China.
“(About the transfers of the team) Some call them” bombs “, I tell them normal players! What … we see. We don't know them well. They have to prove, they did not play at Real Madrid or Manchester City. We know Muhar, a very good, excellent purchase. Well it's here.
I do not know others very well, I hope they have results. But you know that CFR is not easy, no matter who you are calling you and who you are. You have to come to prove directly. Bosec still not coming to training. He played for a normal team in Croatia, not conquered championships and cups, here he has to win.
The one who comes from Pristina has won the cup to him in the country, knows what we want from him. He was a captain there. My advantage is that he plays with Korenica and Emerllahu. Now, it remains to see if it is adapted to CFR. It's not yet a certainty, it's good, but you have to prove.
The Macedonia striker … the championship there is different. All the respect for those there, but I am convinced that it is a little lower than ours. He's a boy ok, he looked good these days. We see at matches.
We are waiting for a central defender in Nigeria, but that no longer played football. What to ask them?! Burcă, you know, it was our priority, I would have been glad to come back, he is a leader, he knows the club well, but it is normal that he had no offer. He told us from the beginning, correctly, that if he has nothing extraordinary from outside, he returns to CFR Cluj. Otherwise at no other team in Romania. I am convinced that he will end his career at CFR, move to Cluj, I am convinced.
(Passed to Chelsea Nigerian) Well, I played at Chelsea, he just passed. These are our “bombs” that we take! The rest … Yuri? I really don't know. I had a very good relationship with him, if he was, I think he called me. Our big problem is that we have to take Romanian, good players. I do not agree with the current regulation, we should have how many Romanians we want, how many strangers we want.
Costache would be good. Postolachi? I don't even understand where he appeared to be leaving or we would like to leave. He didn't know either. I don't think he will move from CFR to U. He was expecting more from him, but he did something. I think he gave the most beautiful goal of the season, in the second it can be much better.
Simao is a loss, one more month does not train anymore, with the knee. We hope to recover it too. For Super Cup, we hope for the first European matches, “said Dan Petrescu.
5The footballers has transferred CFR Cluj so far: the right -handed defender Antonio Bosec, the Drilon Islami lock, the central midfielder Karlo Muhar, the Tudor Cociș (returned to Gruia) and Marko Gjorgjievski attackers (returned to Gruia),





