That happened in 1978, when the ITF banned the unconventional “spaghetti stringing” used the previous year by Romania's Ilie Nastase to double the amount of topspin on his groundstrokes.

这在1978年发生过，当时ITF禁止了非传统的“意面式击球”，这是前一年罗马尼亚选手伊利.纳斯塔斯在击打落地球时双倍增加了上旋球的力量。

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Steaua coach Ilie Dumitrescu was unconcerned by Hodgson's team selection but believes the scoreline was harsh on his side.

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But how can a team with the likes of Gheorghe Hagi, Adrian Ilie, Gheorghe Popescu, Dan Petrescu and Viorel Moldovan in its ranks be discounted?

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The President, along with former stars Nicolae Dobrin and Ilie Balaci, is jetting in from Bucharest to support the side and had planned to meet with the players before the big game.

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