Daniel Coman

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31 Aug 2036
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Marked for Daniel Coman

462 Edition

The Voluntari Sentinel

4 Jun 2035
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Alexandru Nita breaks a bone — 30 days out

Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 30 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.

Market

The Luca Lungu conversation is coming

Everyone has stopped pretending: ASA Târgu Mureș will make the call about Luca Lungu this week. Voluntari have a number in mind, and the number is not shy.

Transfer targets

Door shut on Matei Manolache

Voluntari asked and FCSB said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.

Squad

Philip Engelbrektsson in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Voluntari this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Transfer targets

Voluntari try to borrow Assad Al Hamlawi

CFR Cluj have been asked whether they would lend him. Loans are agreed quickly or not at all, and this one will be one or the other by the weekend.

Transfer targets

Voluntari try to borrow Zac Hadi

Unirea Slobozia have been asked whether they would lend him. Loans are agreed quickly or not at all, and this one will be one or the other by the weekend.

Transfer targets

Voluntari ask about Kenneth Simons

A loan enquiry to Hermannstadt: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.

Squad

Daniel Coman makes the team of the month

Four or five weekends of consistency, measured against everybody else in the division. A quieter compliment than an award and a more reliable one.

The dugout

Luca Lungu knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Voluntari, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief

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447 Edition

The Voluntari Sentinel

19 Feb 2035
From our football correspondent Steady

The dugout

Andrei Moldovan keeps the receipts

“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Voluntari may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.

Match

Răzvan Neag’s goal not enough for Voluntari

Răzvan Neag scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑2 to Gloria Bistrița, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.

Player ratings

Sergiu Iancu beats them one at a time

Successful dribbles: 16. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.

Squad

A falling-out at Voluntari

Philip Engelbrektsson and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

The dugout

Interim Coach faces the questions

“We were not good enough today and I am not going to dress it up.” Interim Coach after 1‑2, in the tone of a man who knows the next question and does not intend to answer it.

Squad

Daniel Coman signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Daniel Coman and Voluntari agree another 3 years.

Market

No place for Vadim Garin in the plan

“The manager did not use many words, and he did not need to.” Vadim Garin has his answer from Voluntari; what he does with it is the next window’s story.

Squad

Stefan Iancu is the weekend's best young player

At 20 he is being measured against the rest of the division's kids and coming out in front. The senior version of this award is where the club would like this to lead.

The dugout

No hiding place for Paul Nedelcearu

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Paul Nedelcearu, and the manager let it.

In brief