Romania drew with Israel (1:1 at the National Arena), and the game of Edi Iordenescu’s pupils caused displeasure among the fans of the first national team. Ionel Gânia, a former important striker of the tricolors, speaks with a theme and a sermon about the main culprit of the situation in which Romanian football has fallen.

Know:

• The Romania vs Kosovo match will take place on Tuesday at the National Arena at 21:45 and will be broadcast on LiveBLOG on HotNews.ro and live on Antena 1.

A draw with Israel (the visitors could have walked away with all three points) brought a lot of criticism to the Romanian national team.

Yonel Ganya, the former striker of the tricolors in the period 1999-2006, sees Rezvan Burleana, the president of the FRF, as the main culprit of the modest results of the tricolors.

Ionel Ganea: Why can’t players run when they join the national team?

Ganya began his speech by criticizing the majority of tricolors. The former forward blames them for not being able to run in the national team.

“Out of respect for Nea Puyu (by Anghel Iordănescu, father of the current selector) I will not talk about the coach and the game. Also, out of respect for these kids who are in the national team today, I will not criticize them, but I also have a question.

As a fan, as a former player of Romania, as a simple Romanian. Why can’t players run when they join the national team? Why is the match not going on?

That they all play for their club teams, run there, here when they come, they can’t. why physical training is done incorrectly? When we reached the site, in time, we broke down, crashed.

On Monday it was easier, after two training sessions, without management, without a break. And I look at other teams, some of our level, Ukraine, North Macedonia, teams that we beat, how can they work and we can’t?

It was clearly visible in the second half, when the team did not break down either, but dominated us?

Not all of them, but let’s say six or seven of the national team, who should be body and soul, so that you can rely on them. What happens to these players who can’t run?” – Ionel Ganeafor Prosport.

Ionel Ganea: “If I lose 15 kilos, I run more than the tricolor”

A former player abroad with VfB Stuttgart and Wolverhampton among others, Ganea believes that even at his current age (#50), if he shed 15 kilos, he could run more than some of the tricolors.

“If I lose 15 kilos, I run more than them. Apart from Rezvan Marin, I don’t know if I will find two others who can run 50 minutes in a match! 50 minutes, because there are also changes and breaks.

Well, if you can’t run 50 minutes, what are you looking for in a team? I repeat, most of them play in their club teams, I can’t say that they don’t have minutes, they don’t have games on their feet, there is no such thing as not being able to fight.

Now it will be related to the fact that we are in the schedule, that we have chances, we give our chances” – Ionel Ganeaaccording to the cited source.

>> Edi Yordenescu responds to critics before the match with Kosovo: “We are on the verge of qualification”

The only culprit of the situation in which the Romanian national team found itself is the head of the FRF Rezvan Burlianu

At the end of his scathing speech, Ionel Gânia also found the culprit of the situation in which the Romanian national football team found itself: the president of the FRF, Rezvan Burleanu.

“I want to say one thing to the Prime Minister… Çolakule (No. Marcel Ciolacu)! Banish Burleana! Change it if you’re crafty. He came with two mandates, and then convinced through the executive committee that he wanted more.

But this is how we ended up, let’s be a whip of beatings and let’s go down, because it’s true, Romanian football is dust and powder, let these people who lead Romania also think if they like what Romanian football has become” – he concluded Ionel Ganea for ProSport.

Ionel Ganya played for the first representative team of Romania in the period 1999-2006. He played 45 matches and scored 19 goals.

EURO 2024 preliminary matches, group I standings

1. Switzerland (goal difference 14-5) 11 points

2. Romania (7-4) 9

3. Israel (6-7) 8

4. Belarus (4-10) 4

5. Kosovo (5-6) 4

6. Andorra (3-7) 2.

*In case of a tie, the tie-break is determined by the results of direct matches.

>> Edi Yordenescu’s team, which was sharply criticized after the draw with Israel: “They trampled us, they killed us”

Romania in the preliminary tournament of EURO 2024, which broadcasts every match of the tricolor

*All previous matches of Romania will be published in LiveBlog on HotNews.ro.

25 March 2023: Andorra – Romania 0-2

March 28, 2023: Romania – Belarus 2-1

June 6, 2023: Kosovo – Romania 0-0

June 19, 2023: Switzerland – Romania 2-2

September 9, 2023: Romania – Israel 1-1

September 12, 2023 – 21:45 Romania – Kosovo / Antena 1

October 12, 2023 – 21:45 Belarus – Romania / Antenna 1

October 15, 2023 – 21:45 Romania – Andorra / Prima TV

November 18, 2023 – 21:45 Israel – Romania / Prima TV

November 21, 2023 – 21:45 Romania – Switzerland / Antenna 1.

Know:

• The top two places will qualify for next summer’s final tournament (June 14-July 14), which will be hosted by Germany.