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Tell us something about you. Your story and your steps until you come to this world cup.
I was very lucky to be given the chance to handle the Romanian national team together with my good friend Marius after being his assistant for 2 seasons. The friendlies probably predicted how the qualifying would go. We had several lucky wins and several unlucky losses. In the qualifying group the story was the same. All 6 teams in the group had strong teams and winning was always a difficult thing. We managed to qualify only after luckily winning against Austria's MOTS in the final game.

What is your expectation about this World Cup? Any goals?
I hope to go as far as possible and I hope not to have any surprises from the ME.

How difficult it is for you to get competitive players for your NT?
Season by season the situation is getting worse. The old players are dying and it's very difficult to invest experience in the same set of young players with at least good professionalism. But by looking at other teams I can't complain because they are in the same situation or even worse.

In your opinion what is needed for this game to improve the competitiveness level of the clubs and national teams?
My main problem with the game is that in the last few seasons it has become highly unpredictable. Having higher GS and ratings, even by large numbers, doesn't guarantee a relaxed victory. As a new user you probably never understand why you won or why you lost a game and in a short time you will leave the game.

Do you believe as a surprise to the winner of this world cup like season 19 or will be won by a favorite team?
After playing against them this season, I would bet on one of the favorites, like Portugal, Spain or Chile.

What do you think in general about this World Cup and Argentinian organization so far?
I think that any nation that steps up and takes this responsibility deserves a lot of respect. I hope this will bring all users together and build an even stronger community.

What are your plans for the future?
Until the ME doesn't become predictable again I'm not making any plans.

Something else to add?
Thanks for the effort organizing this.