Rezvan Marin, one of the few Romanians who have managed to establish himself abroad in recent years, has given advice to young players who will be moving to teams outside the country.

Rezvan Marin: “No one is waiting for you abroad”

In an interview with FRF TV, the Empoli midfielder (98 Serie A appearances) said that footballers must become more competitive when they travel abroad.

“It was difficult for me to settle in, especially at the beginning in Belgium, at Standard, I left when I was 20 years old. I think that a Romanian player, especially when he goes out and faces difficulties, has a tendency to want to come back. Because here, if you are young and valuable, club presidents want to help you more, you have certain advantages.

But on the street you have to work, become very competitive, I’ve worked hard, I’m happy to be close to 100 games in Serie A. My message is to work hard to get a place in the team, become competitive because that’s where you’re waiting on you, I can immediately find someone else” – Razvan Marin.

Marin says the national team must win matches against Andorra and Belarus in the qualifiers for the 2024 European Championship.

“I’m ready with the national team in mind and I hope we have a very good campaign. We have to start the right way, have six points after the first two games, be fully focused and give it all on the pitch. I expect two combat matches. We also need a little chance, but mostly we have to give ourselves to everyone on the pitch.

I also want to get to the European or World Championships. A young team can be an advantage, the players want to show what they can do, maybe they come with too much ambition, but it can also be a disadvantage in terms of experience.

The most important asset is being a family. At the National Arena, we played to a full stadium almost every time, I want the fans to be with the team, let’s start a new path” – Razvan Marin.

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A group of players called by Edi Iordanescu

In the first matches of Group I of the EC-2024 preliminary tournament, Romania will meet Andorra (March 25, away) and Belarus (March 28, National Arena).

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 Kalba), Marius Marin (Pisa), Tudor Beluce (Farul Constanța), Darius Olaru (FCSB), Rezvan Marin (Empoli), Adrian Schut (FCSB), Olimpiu Morutan (Pisa) ) ), Nicolae Stanchiu (Wuhan Three Towns), Alexandra Dobre (Famalikao), Dennis Mann (Parma), Octavian Popescu (FCSB).

Strikers:

Florin Tenase (Al Jazeera), Luis Munteanu (Constanza Lighthouse), Denis Alibek (Constanza Lighthouse).

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

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

March 25, 2023 – 21:45 Andorra – Romania

March 28, 2023 – 21:45 Romania – Belarus

June 16, 2023 – 21:45 Kosovo – Romania

June 19, 2023 – 21:45 Switzerland – Romania

September 9, 2023 – 21:45 Romania – Israel

September 12, 2023 – 21:45 Romania – Kosovo

October 12, 2023 – 21:45 Belarus – Romania

October 15, 2023 – 21:45 Romania – Andorra

November 18, 2023 – 21:45 Israel – Romania

November 21, 2023 – 21:45 Romania – Switzerland