Romania’s national team can no longer pass the group stage at the European Under-21 Championship (losing the first two matches), and Ciprian Marica harshly criticized the selector Emil Sandoi.

The “Tricolor” suffered defeats against Spain (3:0) and Ukraine (1:0) and did not score goals before the match against Croatia, which will take place on June 27 at 21:45.

Ciprian Marica criticizes Emil Sandoy: “We were going to play pick-up”

For the tournament, which our country hosts together with Georgia, Săndoi called only three players of the champion Farul Constanta: Andrii Borza, Adrian Mazila and Luis Munteanu.

Marika, a Konstanza group functionary, believes that Hyke Hagi’s team deserved to have more players in the squad. The former football player also criticized the tactics Sandoy used.

“I don’t understand this choice. I mean Mazila. If everyone says he’s the best, I don’t want to see him on the field… Same goes for Borza. You have to play with football players from the first ranks. Why name them if you don’t use them?

I don’t think that our goal was to play, but to defend, not to concede a goal, to play in pinches. I even heard that it was discussed not to score against Ukraine. You can’t have that mentality.

First, I want to understand what the selection criteria are. They have to be the best, right? They know what it means to play to win. You keep them on my side and don’t play with them. Mazilu had 7 minutes (not 19) against Spain, what to prove in 7 minutes?

I’m talking about our players, I’m not talking about others. Too little. Two hands, if we don’t offer a game where we can win… I can’t accept that. Keep in mind why they are being asked, what are the coach’s tactics” – Cyprian MarikaDigiSport reports.

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