In the one-eighth final of the UEFA Europa League, which ended on July 3, Beijing time, the Romanian team ended their journey in this year's UEFA Europa League with a 0-3 defeat against the Netherlands. After the match, Romanian player Delegush was interviewed, sharing his feelings and outlook for the future.
Delegush began by expressing his regret over the result, "We are really gutted because we wanted to go further, play more matches and continue to enjoy this feeling of being on the stage of a major tournament. But unfortunately, we stopped here. However, I can proudly say that we did our best and we brought joy and hope to the Romanians, which is our most valuable gain."
He went on to talk about the details of the game and his team's performance, "At this level of the game, the details make the difference. We actually started the game well, which made us look forward to the game. Unfortunately, we couldn't capitalize on our chances and instead the other team caught us on the break. After conceding the goal, the trend of the game changed. Although we did try hard to equalize the score in the second half, we were unable to do so in the end. However, we can learn a lot from this and prepare ourselves for future matches."
Delegush also made special mention of the support of the fans and the joy the team brought to the children: "I would like to thank all the fans for supporting us, their shouting and cheering on the sidelines gave us great motivation. At the same time, we hope that our performance will inspire more children to love soccer and pursue their dreams. No matter how small your starting point is, as long as you put in your feelings and efforts, you can definitely do great things. We hope that through this Euro experience, we can leave hope and joy to the children in Romania."
Finally, Delegush looked ahead to the future of the team, "Although we didn't go far in this tournament, I believe this is just a hiccup in our way forward. We will continue to train hard and improve our skills and tactics to be well prepared for future matches. I am sure that in the near future we will be able to stand on the stage of a major tournament again and win honor for the Romanian people."
