Article by Maria Olteanu – published on Saturday, September 6, 2025, 21:20 / Updated on Saturday, September 6, 2025 21:20
Mihai Stoica (60 years old), the chairman of the FCSB Board of Directors, criticized the Romanian international Denis Drăguș (26 years), for the way he is used to holding the higher apron than on the left foot, considering that such behavior is not suitable when playing the national team.
After being harshly criticized by Mircea Lucescu During and after the friendly with Canada, lost by “tricolors” with 0-3, Denis Drăguș did not escape the reproaches of Mihai Stoica, being outraged by how the player bears the apron, seeing this inappropriate. Moreover, MM is of the opinion that the people in the team's entourage should be the ones who do not tolerate this.
Denis Drăguș, “taken to the target” by Mihai Stoica
“It does not seem normal to me for Drăguş to tolerate this behavior, he plays with a high stream, that he wants.
It is not normal to come up with this attitude when 'I sit with a high crack that I want.' That equipment is made to sit down. It doesn't seem normal to me. That's my opinion. That's what I see. The club team is something else ”, said Mihai Stoica, at the first sport, quoted by Orangesport.ro.
Denis Drăguș in the Romania – Canada / Photo: Imago match
Drăguș is a player with extraordinary qualities, commitment, pressing, beats, fights. His problem is that he does not respect what is asked. When he played in front of the gate, it was dangerous. When he came to the middle of the field and wanted to play differently than he had to play a footballer there, the opponents made dangerous counterattacks. Then, he went to the right, I told him that he could easily get injured there. “In front of the gate, no one attacks you to hit you!
– Mircea Lucescu, about Drăguș, after Friday night's match
Mm Stoica didn't want Drăguș at FCSB
In the spring of this yearGigi Becali stated that he would be willing to give two and a half million euros to bring him to Denis Drăguș team, but, asked about the transfer, Mihai Stoica did not seem to be delighted, suggesting that he would go to Rapid, especially since at that time there was coach Marius Șumudică, the one who was born to him.
“I think Drăguș needs spaces. He is much different from Bîrligea. I still do not know if Drăguș is a number 9 or is the left side, where he has played.
He's a player you can make with Presing, with a good technique. The only thing I see is that he's individualist. I haven't seen him playing for a long time, I don't watch matches in Turkey. It was very good last year in Gaziantep. He was in Belgium, he didn't play. He was in Italy, he didn't play. I think Bîrligea is closer to the profile we need.
I do not believe in any case that it can materialize. I know he has a salary over one million euros. I do not know which player would give up half a salary to come to Romania. It is the end of Marius Șumudică, probably this can matter. I would be surprised to be able to do it, ”said Mihai Stoica, at the first sport, in March.
