“What is the coach’s fault that the players were weak?”

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Adrian Mutu / Photo: Profimedia

article written by Digi Sport
04/03/2024, 20:26

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Goodbye Mutu (45 years old) made the decision to to leave from CFR Clujfollowing the humiliating failure suffered in the quarters of the Romanian Cup, against those from Corvinul Hunedoara, score 0-4.

“Briliantul” declared that he cannot get over the humiliation suffered and cannot forgive his players for the lack of attitude, and Mutu was supported on this account by a former Transylvanian player.

George Țucudean: “What is the coach’s fault that the players were weak?”

George Țucudean retired from football even at CFR Cluj, in the summer of 2020, due to heart problems. He played no less than 62 games for the group from Gruia. During this period, the former striker scored 27 goals and assisted six times.

Asked about Mutu’s departure from the team, Țucudean was disappointed by the attitude of the players and the gesture of Tacthsidis, who was sent off at the start of the match. The former striker from Gruia blames the defeat on these things.

“From experience, I can say that they probably treated the match superficially. They took them from above. They were unlucky to get red then. It is clear that things are destabilizing a bit. But I wasn’t thinking about losing. When you’re leading 1-0, 2-0, it’s very difficult to come back from those scores, especially when you have a player down. But it does not excuse the attitude of the players. What is the coach’s fault that the players were weak? They are big name players, very important.

The coach suffers and is the first to quit, as happened in this case, but I don’t know if that will solve the problems, because in the end it wasn’t the coach who played. Attitude made the difference. Inevitably, this relaxation occurs, especially when you play with a 2nd division team, but if you are professional and know what you are doing, you can hardly be beaten by a 2nd division team. But look, surprises also happen.

Honestly, I was leaving instead of Mutu. That’s life. The coach is the first to be sacrificed, because you cannot change 22 players. Any coach, if they were in his place, I think he was just as upset. Now, let’s not take away from the merits of those from Corvinul, because they played very well”said George Țucudean, according to PlaySport.