​The Romanian national team has a good chance of reaching Euro 2024, and Alin Stoica (former tricolor) says that Edi Iordenescu’s team should be optimistic: it cannot be worse than at Euro 1996. The former national team player did not miss the opportunity to take on the tricolor generation of the 90s again.

Context

• At Euro-1996, the Romanian national team (considered the “golden generation”) finished the group of the final European tournament with 0 points and only one scored goal (0-1 against France, 0-1 against Bulgaria and 1-2 against Spain).

• Alin Stoica says the current Romania squad cannot be inferior to the one in 1996 and that Edi Iordenescu’s side must be looking forward to Euro 2024 in Germany.

Alin Stoica says that Romania will qualify for Euro 2024

In an interview with Sport.ro, Alin Stoyka says that the tricolor will reach Euro-2024.

“I say yes, we will qualify. But it depends only on us. We are not dependent on others. I say we have a chance. We must take advantage of it. Romanian football lacks such important tournaments.

Unfortunately, no Romanian team even qualified for the Conference League. I’m not talking about the Champions League. European and World Championship…

I say that this is the most important competition. I hope the team will make it. It doesn’t matter how. Which means he doesn’t play football. Even in the past, we did not train in the most beautiful football” – Alina Stoyka.

Golden Generation: “Two lucky wins in America, I’m still living them”

Continuing her speech, Alin Stojka also talks about the “golden generation”, which included Hagi, Popescu, Petrescu, Muntiana, Raduca, Dumitrescu, Lupescu, Belodedic and all other players who wore the national uniform in the 90s. .

“So let’s remember the past. Thanks to America, they won two matches. From those two matches, Colombia and Argentina live on today.

We also beat the United States of America. We have to be better with these guys. Let them be humble and go to this European Championship. Football is not what it used to be” – Alina Stoyka.

The current national team of Romania at Euro-1996 cannot present itself worse than the “Golden Generation”.

Stoica returns to the national team of the 90s and says that the current Romanian national team cannot present itself at Euro 2024 any worse than the three colors at Euro 1996.

“We have to be a little bit more positive with these guys. They also admitted, if I’m not mistaken, that this is us, that’s all we can do. We must understand them. I’ve seen criticism too. From my point of view, it is more dramatic. Criticism of great football players. They didn’t seem normal to me. I hope we qualify. It would be very good for Romanian football.

I just want to tell them that if they qualify, they can’t do worse than what the team did in 1996! Less than 0 points have nothing to do with it. Well, that’s all! It can’t be worse. 0 points and a goal scored. Can they score -1? And then there was the Golden Generation! It can’t be worse, believe me.

These guys are worth appreciating. They didn’t come and say we’re going to play like Barcelona. Let’s also look at where they play, what their base is, who they were raised by.

Trainers, academies. The breeder has nothing to do during these two days.

nothing! Just to restore them and prepare them mentally and emotionally for the game. When did Romania play Barcelona-style football? “, he concluded Alina Stoyka for the cited source.

Alin Stojka, 43, is the son of former national team player Tudorel Stojka (who won the European Champions Cup with Steaua in 1986).

For some time, he played for teams such as Steaua (1995-1996), Anderlecht (1996-2002), Club Brugge (2002-2004), Siena (2005), Nacional (2005). , “Fields of Timisoara” (2006), “Ghent” (2006). -2008), Muskron (2008), FC Brasov (2009), Vojvodina (2009), Standard Vettern (2014) and Concordia Kiaina (2015).

He also played 13 matches for the Romanian national team, for which he did not score a goal.

Know

• The last Euro in which the Romanian national team participated was the one held in 2016 in France. The tricolors then finished last in a group that also included the host nation (1-2 with France), Switzerland (1-1) and Albania (0-1).

EURO 2024 preliminary matches, group I standings

1. Romania (goal difference 13-4) 16 points/ 8 matches

2. Switzerland (20-8) 15 / 7 matches

3. Israel (7-7) 11 / 6 matches

4. Kosovo (8-8) 7 / 7 matches

5. Belarus (7-14) 6 / 8 matches

6. Andorra (3-17) 2 / 8 matches.

* The top two teams will advance to the final tournament next summer (June 14-July 14), which will be hosted by Germany.

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

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: Romania – Kosovo 2:0

October 12, 2023: Belarus – Romania 0-0

October 15, 2023 – 21:45 Romania – Andorra 4-0

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

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