The press from Kosovo used only two words to describe Mircea Lucescu, after Romania’s clear victory in Pristina, 3-0! “Il Luce” pleasantly surprised the journalists

In the first match since the return of Mircea Lucescu (79 years old) to the bench of the national team, Romania made a fine appearance in the debut of the new League of Nations campaign and beat Kosovo without the right to appeal, score 3-0 at Pristina.

The impact of “Il Luce”, a coach who can boast of 35 trophies won in his career, was felt immediately at the level of the first representative, but what really surprised the journalists in Kosovo was the speech of the technician after the match.

The press from Kosovo labeled Mircea Lucescu, after Romania won 3-0 in Pristina: “True professional!”

“Generația de Suflet” gave Mircea Lucescu the chance to return to the bench of the national team as it should be, with a 3-0 away victory against Kosovo. Romania made its debut in the new League of Nations campaign and put on a show in Pristinain a match in which it never gave the impression that it could be surprised. Dennis Man, Răzvan Marin and Denis Drăguș scored on the scoreboard, while Valentin Mihăilă could easily be on the scorers’ list as well, as he hit the bar twice.

According to statistics UEFARomania finished with 15-12 in terms of scoring opportunities, but the ratio of shots on goal was clearly in favor of the “tricolors”, namely 8 to 1.

After the good match that the footballers managed on his return as a selector, Mircea Lucescu had a seated speechthrough which he also impressed the journalists from Kosovo. “Il Luce” analyzed the game in an objective note, after which he praised his students, calling them “professional, intelligent”, and finally he wanted to make an important clarification:

I would like to say just one thing. The merit of this victory also belongs to the other coaches before me – Contra, Edi Iordănescu, Rădoi, all who contributed to the formation of this group of talented players”, Mircea Lucescu pointed out.

As I have already stated, the entire speech of the legendary coach was noted by the press in Kosovo, who captioned it:

The Romanian coach is a real professional when he talks about the game in Kosovo”, says Telegrafi.com.

What Mircea Lucescu said immediately after the match

In the flash-interview offered after Kosovo – Romania 0-3, Mircea Lucescu did not miss the opportunity to praise the players of the home team. Kosovo benefits from important footballers in the squad, such as Edon Zhegrova, Amir Rrahmani or Vedat Muriqi, who play for Lille, Napoli and Mallorca.

I am very happy with the performance of the team. We were hoping to be able to control the game, not to be dominated by our opponents. We worked hard to be in control and managed to put the opposition, who benefit from very good players, in difficulty. When we gathered in Mogoșoaia, when I saw so many boys from all corners of the world, I was concerned and worried, but I realized that I am dealing with some professional, intelligent players who know what they want and have been very attentive to what I told them. I insisted and pushed against what they were used to doing. They were going more for relaxation and recovery. No, we have to raise the bar to deal with the opponents’ game.
I would like to say just one thing. The merit of this victory also belongs to the other coaches before me – Contra, Edi Iordănescu, Rădoi, all who contributed to the formation of this group of talented players. They needed something more to take a step forward”, said the Romanian national team, quoted by the source mentioned above.