The coach of the Politehnica was satisfied with the points obtained by the white-violets today in front of the leader U Craiova 1948, score 2-1 (2-0), in the 7th stage of the League 2 play-off. “We met the best team, it gave us problems, it was very important, I told them at the break, not to score in the first 15 minutes of the second half, because a team like Craiova, if you put it in game, at what individual quality it has, it is difficult to maintain the result. We scored in the 2nd minute of the second half, then we defended ourselves, in many moments even heroically. It’s a very important victory, Craiova hasn’t lost for a long time, I’m glad I started this play-off return with two victories. They give us chances for the dam, it’s our goal, it was the playoffs and now it’s the dam. It is important to get two more victories, the team was unleashed, we had very good moments in the first half, we had moments in which we dominated Craiova, moments in which, in addition to the two goals, we had two or three situations. But, just as true, Craiova pressed us at the end of the game and they missed two or three very big situations “, said Dan Alexa. The head coach of the Politehnica also explained the approach of the second half after a goal received very early: “They had put two strikers, I felt that there was a problem, they started to play directly, it was seen in their goal. They put pressure, I had to balance somehow, I had it in my head at the break (nn change), but I said it would take 10-15 minutes, I had to put another midfielder to balance the center, then through the entrance of Mera I played with three central defenders. They were playing with two strikers, we had an extra man in that area “. “I’m the same Alexa today as I was two weeks ago, but that’s why football is beautiful, the value gives you the last result. I know this, it’s a very difficult job. Today I am a good coach, a week and a few hours ago I was a very weak coach. But in the end we do our job with passion, I try to help Poli as much as I can and as long as I am here I will do everything in my power to achieve our goals “, concluded Dan Alexa.

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