Mihai Stoica și Basarab Panduru au apreciat schimbările făcute de Edi Iordănescu și sunt satisfăcuți de rezultatul obținut. Ei explică că „tricolorii” au exercitat o presiune atât de mare asupra kosovarilor încât Muriqi a fost eliminat.
Applause for Romania after the victory over Kosovo
Mihai Stoica praised the victory of Romania against Kosovo: „I wouldn’t want us to think that way, we remained 11 against 10 because Muriqi received two yellow cards, we did a lot of good things.
We also had a great opportunity in the first half when Ianis missed from the penalty area. I felt that we didn’t play very collectively until Moruțan came in. Justice was served, because Nicușor Stanciu is really eager to help the national team.
You win matches with difficulty. With this starting lineup by Edi, they were left with ten men. Mihăilă is decisive once again. It’s a good result, we’re still in the game”.
„The victory is normal, especially after Muriqi was sent off. It’s true that in the first half we didn’t have opportunities, Muriqi had the biggest chance. When we were left with ten men, we went after them, and then everything goes in our favor.
The substitutions were good, Moruțan came in well and had some penetrations. When you touch the ball 4-5 times it’s harder, because opponents come after you, but when you pass and go it’s easier. If you have Rațiu, it’s good to have an Ianis there, who leaves the entire flank for Ianis”, Basarab Panduru also said on TV OrangeSport.
„We won, that’s the most important thing!”
Gică Popescu said that Romania didn’t play their best game against the Kosovars, but he is happy for the victory and explained that the opponents couldn’t resist the offensive play of the “tricolors” in the second half.
„Romania didn’t play an extraordinary football, but we won and that’s the most important thing. Kosovo couldn’t resist because our team was attacking and after we scored the first goal, their tactical plan was lost.
They had some chances, but Mihăilă calmed things down. We need to be aware that we have four more very difficult matches and we need to be prepared for them”, Gică Popescu also said on TV Antena 1.
