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\nwin and three losses. A goal scored and six received. This is the balance of
\nthe four games Romania played in recent days in Nations League. Romania is currently
\nranked 4th in Group 3 with very high chances of playing in the
\nthird-tier division of this competition starting next season. Romania first
\nplayed Montenegro in Podgorica on June 4, losing 2-0, in a match when the first
\nshot on goal for Romania came in extra time. Four days later, Romania travel to
\nZenica in Bosnia, where it lost 1-0. Romania played slightly better, although
\nthey lacked scoring opportunities. The only win came last Saturday in
\nBucharest, when Romania defeated Finland 1-0, a score that fueled everyone’s
\nhopes for better future performances. <\/p>\n
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This Tuesday, however, Romania lost on
\nhome turf 0-3 to Montenegro, one of the most bitter defeats ever sustained by
\nthe Romanian team at home. Beyond the poor results, what is more worrying is
\nthe subpar overall performance of the team, the lack of strength, accuracy,
\ndiscipline and ambition. Headcoach Edward Iord\u0103nescu, who is coaching a national team for the
\nfirst time, took full responsibility for the underpar performances, although he
\ndidn’t say what needs to be done, neither did he mention he might step down. A
\npossible resignation would put the Romanian Football Federation in a tight spot
\nagain, after long-standing difficulties in finding valuable and experienced
\ncoaches to train the national squad. <\/p>\n
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For many years now, the poorly inspired
\ncoach choices have led to a string of poor performances, failure after failure
\nto qualify in European and World championships and growing fan disgruntlement.
\nThe crisis is itself a consequence of the domestic championship. The Romanian
\nchampions, CFR Cluj, last season barely made it past the Conference League
\npreliminaries, playing in Group D and eventually ranking last. The other
\nRomanian clubs didn’t’ even get past the preliminaries. The new football season
\nis soon expected to kick off, with new ambitions and hopes. CFR will play in
\nthe Champions League first preliminary round against Pyunik Yereven of Armenia.
\n(VP)<\/p>\n
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