amazing idea

I still rate Sanmartean as the technically best player in Liga1 and I'd say that he's one of them who could easily perform on a much higher level as well (unlike Zicu for example)

Adi Cristea is a level below the other creative guys you mentioned simply because he has no real fantasy in his game. He's an attacking midfielder who doesn't attack too much and he rarely delivers excellent passes or mistimes them. What makes him a valuable player is the mere fact that he's good on his legs, technical and possesses a really good shot technique as well. I personally think that he'll never make it at a much higher level than Dinamo just because he doesn't work hard enough and doesn't intend to either.

 

regarding your prospects:

you could add:

Keepers:

Niculescu, 23 (Sportul) and Balgradean, 22 (UU)

Left Backs:

Grecu, 22 (Pandurii), Tosca, 18 (UU),

 

Edit the list and add them. You know them better than me.
Niculescu seems short, and you really have to be amazing to overcome that problem as a keeper. He´s not that young either, but as a keeper that may not be serious

 

Keepers


Tatarusanu:

Best features: Reflexes; able to make incredible saves. Personality.

Worst features: Air balls. Something weird considering his height.

Future: Conditions to be the number 1 in Romania.


Pantilimon:

BF: Height and positioning. His size impresses the attackers.

WF: Slow when he comes out of the goal. Silly mistakes from time to time.

Future: He looks the Lobont successor in the NT for now. With more experience he can sign for a good team.


Silviu Lung junior:

BF: Probably the most talented of all. Agility. Reflexes.

WF: Reserve status at his club. A keeper needs regularity.

Future: Brilliant if he plays again and doesn´t choke.




I read good things about Bucuroiu and Moldovan, but I've never seen them.

 

1) Tatarusanu did improve in the air though imo... he was very safe this season so far and made little mistakes. he also got surprisingly good in 1 on 1s

2) Agreed

3) The problem could become an ace for Lung Jr because Stanca is the ideal player to learn from to eliminate his weaknesses. Lung Jr. is the least vocal and involved keeper in Liga1 I think and has no authority at all. Stanca excells in this and this could be a good influence on Lung Jr.

 

Ok, good start. 1 year ago the keeper position was a big problem, Coman starting for the NT and raising enormous doubts. But Pantilimon and Tata have grown enormously. Panti has had 2 excellent games with the NT, showing an unusual confidence for a young keeper. While Tata´s performances for Steaua in Europe have been amazing and his NT debut was excellent too. Both have grown much more than we could expect. Therefore, i expect them to be playing in stronger leagues soon.

Lung has all the chances to become excellent too.

Tatarusanu:

Best features: Reflexes; able to make incredible saves. Personality.

Worst features: Air balls. Something weird considering his height.

Future: Conditions to be the number 1 in Romania.

I agree. If he improves in the air i see him in a big club.

Pantilimon:

BF: Height and positioning. His size impresses the attackers.

WF: Slow when he comes out of the goal. Silly mistakes from time to time.

Future: He looks the Lobont successor in the NT for now. With more experience he can sign for a good team.

He sometimes looks lost and his size goes against him. I think he has more to learn



Silviu Lung junior:

BF: Probably the most talented of all. Agility. Reflexes.

WF: Reserve status at his club. A keeper needs regularity.

Future: Brilliant if he plays again and doesn´t choke.

Agreed. I didn´t know what PMC said about him, but certainly he can grow there. Lung remains the one with the biggest future ahead.

 

Agreed. I didn´t know what PMC said about him, but certainly he can grow there. Lung remains the one with the biggest future ahead.

Being an Ex-Keeper it's something that stuck out to me. I think that Lung Jr. barely communicates with his defenders and couldn't lead the backline so far. Opposite examples would be Stanca, Coman, Lobi (at Dinamo) or Bornescu especially. Another factor is the problem that Lung Jr is a classic keeper where as someone like Stanca could play as "sweeper" which is especially important for a team that defends high up the pitch. You'll just not see Lung Jr. come outside of his box for example.

Edit the list and add them. You know them better than me.
Niculescu seems short, and you really have to be amazing to overcome that problem as a keeper. He´s not that young either, but as a keeper that may not be serious

You're right about Niculescu's height but he's still young and plays regularly for a Liga1 team afterall. He's not going to be a big name but he reminds me alot of Coman actually.

Right backs

Rapa:


Matel:


Barboianu:

Out of these 3 players I must say I rate Matel the most right now. He's a really good crosser and setpiece taker as well and was captaining Farul last season in Liga2 (even in Liga1 when they relegated). Only Astra Ploiesti's anonimity speaks against him right now.

oh there's Cojoc around as well by the way

 

Right backs

Rapa:

Best features: Disciplined and good tactically. Decent defender. Progressed a lot in the last year.

Worst features: Not especially good with the ball. Physically not at the level of European exigence.

Future: I don´t get why the press call him the 'new Petrescu' when his style is different. He still has room for improvement.


Matel:

Best features: Great touch of the ball. Good with ball. He can play as RM.

Worst features: Still doubtful in his defensive abilities. Not great physically.

Future: Interesting player that can develope into a good player. He reminds a lot of Florentin Dumitru.


Barboianu:

BF: He can adapt to LB, where he plays lately. Balanced player that knows how to defend and sometimes attacks by surprise. Fighting spirit.

WF: He's not a wonder but has no clear weaknesses. Maybe he's impulsive/agressive in excess in some moments. Lack of concentration in other moments.

Future: Typical useful player that won´t be a starter in the NT but can be used in emergencies.



We still have Sapunaru and Dananae there, but it wouldn´t be bad if a couple of young players more appear in this position.

 

Great thread guys! The future looks way more promising now then it did a few years ago. We've improved alot in areas where we lacked before.

Anyone know why Daminuta didn't play for U21 team at all?

 

Mainly because he didn´t play for his clubs.

 

AFAIK Daminuta's life outside the pitch makes any Dinamo player look a saint... He doesn't play for good teams, he has attitude problems... He has no future IMO.

 

We have to point out that some of these young players are already known for their problems outside the pitch or their bad attitude inside it. Or at least there have been rumours about them. Namely:

S. Radu, Tanase, Daminuta, Cosmin Matei, Doman, Antal, Ionescu, Stoian, Alibec and M. Costea.

But there are also many known for their professionalism and excellent attitude such as Gardos, Tata, Deac, Torje, Stancu, Rapa or Lung

 

Whats the problem with Alibec

 

Gabriel Torje (77)

BF: Speed, Agility, Determination, good crossing and reaction

WF: Kind of small, technically kind of limited

What went wrong: Nothing yet really... so far he's been doing great

Present: He's having a real good season finally and has become one of the most important players of Dinamo despite his age.

Future: Difficult to predict, I think that he could become a valuable player for a midtable team in a bigger league if he continues like this.


Bogdan Stancu (81)

BF: Fast, intelligent, clinical infront of the goal and pretty technical, potential to become a fairly "complete" player
WB: He sometimes disappears too much and lacks a bit of vision as a supporting striker. He might be fairly limited positionally as he only seems to perform well when he's given a rather "free role".

Past: Hailed as talented but didn't impress me in the years prior to this one

Present: The best striker in Romania currently and most important player of Steaua

Future: Pretty much unknown, I don't think he'll ever play for a team like Real Madrid or Chelsea but he could make it to a big team like Valencia etc.

 

I kinda agree.

 

I agree too, only that i could see Torje higher than you do. Even when he is clearly not a Messi type of player, his shooting could make him score much more in the future, and he´s becomig more dangerous in front of goal too and with counters. Just having turned 21 he could explode and become a player that scores 15-20 goals a season. He´s been only coached by mediocre guys so far and therefore he is underdeveloped IMO

 

I'd be surprised already if he managed to deliver 10 assists & 10 goals this season tbh. Actually this would be a fine rate for a player like him.

BTW this round Chipciu and Antal were MoM. Chipciu showed a shocking amount of coolness and quality finishing with that chip after such a run.
Antal got a penalty, scored it and assisted the other goal

Chipciu imo runs circles around Roman already... it's almost sick to think that this guy didn't get any chances last season considering his potential. Antal is a player I like but imo he's in danger of becoming a Nicolita :undecide:

 

BTW this round Chipciu and Antal were MoM. Chipciu showed a shocking amount of coolness and quality finishing with that chip after such a run.
Antal got a penalty, scored it and assisted the other goal

 

Some remarcs about Steaua´s players yesterday against Liverpool ( Europa League groups, 1-1, for future reference).

Tata had a weak game. But it doesn´t mean much given all his great performances. He has to improve in the air tough.

Gardos had a bad game. When he had to go far from the box he suffered against Babel. However, we have to consider that he is playing his first games against such talented opponents and he will learn a lot.

Tanase was very good IMO. And i specially stress the fact that he was that kind of midfielder able to handle the ball comfortably against quality players that we need so much. No wonder Steaua was actually able to attack as opposed to what our teams usually do.
Maybe he rarely is a killer himself, but surrounded by good players he can be amazing. I really hope he works on his attitude outside the pitch.

Stancu didn´t do much, but he confirmed that his skills are on such a level. It was hard to take the ball away from him.

Bicfalvi was ok. Why he is blamed so much is beyond me. I still see the potential.

Latovlevic was fantastic in attack, specially in the second half. Offensively he is a very classy player.

 

Regarding Bicfalvi... I always thought he was very offensive minded for a DM, which is normally regarded as a destroyer role for our coaches. He's similar to Lazar in this way I think. His lack of practice was showing (seriously, he can't break into the first 11 no matter what, it seems), and he did screw up against Liverpool, but I think that we should consider he might've been used wrong by Lacatus, and the way he was considered during break negated his contributions.

To put it more clearly, Bicfalvi was too offensive for a DM role in the regular Romanian understanding of this role. Hence, he was criticized severely. I disagree. He can be very dangerous. For both teams. A CM role fits him better IMO. His creativity ain't exactly amazing, but with Tanase there that's ok.


Latovlevici: A great player for Steaua offensively, but as a defender he's still pretty mediocre IMO. Again, this is no surprise considering our typical side backs, but he's not close to a good level defensively. Also, he's not that likely to improve much IMO.

 

A thing where Gardos has to improve: the marking.

With the ball he confirms as excellent.

 

Bicfalvi is not a good defender and he's kinda slow too. In attack he's very limited as he has no vision but that could be a matter of experience. He's not a bad footballer and has some good assets but he's clearly not ready for this level and in reality a couple of shots from distance is all he offers besides his fairly good physique, technically he's "okay" for a CM but lacks that solid gameplay which is vital for his role. Personally I think that if he doesn't "explode" this season then maybe Steaua is a level too high for him.

Gardos clearly lacks experience but that's normal considering he plays his 1st season at Steaua. He's pacy (faster than Bicfalvi) and very confident on the ball. He has a great potential but Gica's right about his marking qualities and overall positioning. I support the idea of playing him but I'd personally use him as DM too (ahead of Eric tbh)

Regarding Latovlevici... its a matter of maturity imo... he's too fascinated by joining attacks and lacks patience when he defends. He's too hasty sometimes and loses his concentration. If he improves in these areas he'll become the best left back in Romania but that's speculative.

 

What's clear is that this is a team with a lot of potential. Now all they need is to actually achieve their potential. And I'm afraid that that's harder to do at Steaua (and Dinamo) than anywhere else.

I hope Becali's gonna be patient with this team.

 

Becali is a fool but I think that this is the sort of gameplay he wants to see at Steaua. I do notice that many of his comments are gibberish but he rarely complains when the team was actually dominating and playing good football.

 

Moldovan debuted for Espanyol (20y.o. Keeper)

 

That´s really remarcable. Better cal him for a youth team ASAP

 

He played in Copa Catalunya I guess.


A trophy that Espanyol finally won.

 

Aaah that's why I couldn't find it. I guess he played against L'Hospitalet, not Barca.

 

He was a reserve against Barça.

 

For reference. A list of the best 100 prospects in 2001. Marius Niculae was there. Looking at the list is impressive how hard it is to tell what talented players will develop into great players. In the list you have future world stars, good players and many that we never heard of again

http://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-inter...ei-mai-promitatori-tineri-erau-clasati-mai-bine-decat-kaka-sau-berbatov-7781816

 

What can you guys say about Nicoara(23), new CFR player, and Dorin Popa(22), rumoured as a Steaua target?