Romania’s debut in the qualifying match for Euro 2024 is approaching, and Edi Iordenescu explained to the official website of the FRF the decision not to call up Yanis Hagi for the “double” with Andorra (March 25) and Belarus (March 28).

Romania’s national football team was placed in Group I along with Switzerland, Israel, Kosovo, Belarus and Andorra.

Edi Iordenescu says that Yanis Hagi was not ready to return to the Romanian national team

The rejection of Jani Hagi’s call-up sparked a lot of criticism of the selector, with Gike Hagi and Gike Popescu leading the list of protestors.

For FRF TV, Edi explained how he was thinking when he decided not to send Yanis a telegram inviting him to the first team matches in March.

“This is not a topic for me (not Janis Hagi’s non-convection), nor for public opinion. Bad start to the campaign.

We need silence. I only feel compelled to comment because the topic is so broad. I need to clear things up by noting that this thread will no longer exist after this point.

I take it chronologically. At the time of the announcement of the extended lineup, Yanis had played 64 minutes in 13 months. The first thing I did and the first person I talked to, exactly on the same day, was Janis Hagi.

All this time I kept in touch with him. I spoke with him and conveyed that, from our point of view, he is not ready to come at this time, he still needs time.

We are with him, we are looking forward to his return, but he must first strengthen himself in the club team. I don’t know if there can be a greater form of respect than to be called by a breeder. We treated all the players that way, no one gets special treatment.

Yanis still needs time. It was very easy to include him in the extended group, I even told him about it, but we did nothing, only stirred up the spirit.

We are looking forward to his return, I will be the happiest when he is back. From my point of view, the relationship with Yanis has not changed, and this topic is closed” – Edi Jordanescuin an interview for FRF TV.

A group of players called by Edi Iordanescu

Goalkeepers:

Florin Nice (Pardubice), Andrej Ionut Radu (Auxerre), Horaciu Moldovan (Rapid Bucharest).

Defenders:

Andrei Raciu (Huesca), Christian Manea (CFR Cluj), Adrian Rus (Pisa), Ionuc Nedelcearu (Palermo), Radu Dragusin (Genoa), Andrei Burke (CFR Cluj), Mario Camora (CFR Cluj), Raul Oprus (Hermannstadt) .

Midfielders:

Dejan Sorescu (FCSB), Alexandru Cicaldeu (Al Ittihad Calba), Marius Marin (Pisa), Tudor Beluce (Farul Constanta), Darius Olaru (FCSB), Rezvan Marin (Empoli), Adrian Shute (FCSB), Olimpiu Morutan (Pisa) ) ), Nicolae Stanchiu (“Wuhan Three Cities”), Alexandra Dobre (“Famalikao”), Dennis Mann (“Parma”), Octavian Popescu (FCSB).

attackers:

Florin Tenase (Al Jazeera), George Puskas (Genoa), Denis Alibek (Constanza Mayak).

Romania’s schedule for the preliminary matches of Euro-2024

*All Romanian matches of the previous tournament will be published in LiveBlog on HotNews.ro.

March 25, 2023 – 9:45 p.m Andorra – Romania

March 28, 2023 – 9:45 p.m Romania – Belarus

June 16, 2023 – 9:45 p.m Kosovo – Romania

June 19, 2023 – 9:45 p.m Switzerland – Romania

September 9, 2023 – 9:45 p.m Romania – Israel

September 12, 2023 – 9:45 p.m Romania – Kosovo

October 12, 2023 – 9:45 p.m Belarus – Romania

October 15, 2023 – 9:45 p.m Romania – Andorra

November 18, 2023 – 9:45 p.m Israel – Romania

November 21, 2023 – 9:45 p.m Romania – Switzerland