“It's hallucinating! I'm trying to understand what he thought” “It's shocked by Mircea Lucescu!

Article by Răzvan Stamatiu – published Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 15:08 / Updated Wednesday, September 10, 2025 15:19
Three times Champion of Romania, Rusescu did not avoid criticizing the way the coach addressed the game, especially in terms of changes. The changes that should have strengthened the defense came too late, the former international considers.
VIDEO. Raul Rusescu, puzzled by the tactic of Mircea Lucescu: “It's hallucinating!”
“Mr. Lucescu has earned his right to have an uninspired evening, although it seems that Romanian football does not have time. He should accept that yesterday was an uninspired evening, happened. He was talking about attitude, winning duels and determination. It was 20 minutes in which he could intervene to change something.
You call yourself Lucescu, you have 5 changes available to change that team, if things don't look the way you want. The first change was in the 65th minute, it was a post change: Alexandru Dorbe – David Miculescu. Then, only 5 minutes after I received the second goal, there were two defensive changes: Răzvan Marin replaced, and Sorescu on Dennis Man.
You, Mircea Lucescu, should not discuss attitude, determination or involvement in duels. To me it is hallucinating for a coach for him to talk about these things, because he is too big in football and problems should be solved by himself. If the game does not work, in the 55th minute you changed 5 players. For example, I would have changed Dobre, Man, Răzvan Marin, Nicușor Stanciu and Marius Marin. Middle and extremes. Maybe I exaggerate with 5, but 4 hundred percent. Let me sign the signal that no one is replaced ”, explained Raul Rusescu.

Raul Rusescu, GSP Live/ Photo Expert: Ionuț Iordache (GSP)
“I try to understand what the coach thought”
Rusescu was puzzled and the first “11” prepared for the Nicosia match. The former striker suggested that names like Stefan Baiaram or Alexandru Mitriță should not have been missing from the band, due to the notable figures.
“If we talk about Man's position, we have a player who scored 11 goals last year and scored 4 assists: Stefan Baiaram. And for Dobre's position we have Alexandru Mitriță, who, for a year and a half, is certainly the most prolific player for that area. Here are the unclear things for me and I still try to understand what the coach thought, ”said the show expert, in the Sport Gazette studio.
I say it's the selector's fault, because the players don't listen to him. And when this happens, I, as a Romanian and as a football enthusiast, can I think about the dam? I have no way. He will come, but how do I prepare? See the first goal of Cypriots last night, this does not have to happen. If Kastanos comes and dribbles you like Messi, you have to go into a duel, try to do something. If the players don't listen they shouldn't be summoned anymore
– Raul Rusescu





