Turkish coach Vincenzo Montella analyzes the positives of his team’s 3-0 loss to Portugal at Euro 2024 on Saturday night.
Turkey coach Vincenzo Montella He has taken the positive from his team’s 3-0 defeat Portugal in Euro 2024 on Saturday night.
The Crescent-Stars entered the contest at the top of Group F, having recorded a 3-1 victory over Georgia in their first match of the summer competition.
However, Türkiye had difficulties against Portugal, with Roberto MartinezThe team posted a 3-0 victory to secure their spot in the round of 16 as section winners.
Turkey now needs to avoid defeat against the Czech Republic in their final group match on Wednesday night in order to advance to the knockout round of the competition.
Montella’s team was losing 1-0 in the 21st minute of Saturday’s clash, with Bernard Silva finding the back of the net with a powerful shot.
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Mistakes cost Turkey against Portugal
Portugal doubled their lead in the 28th minute after a mix-up between the Turkish goalkeeper Altay Bayindir and defender Samet Akaydinand the latter scored an own goal.
There seemed to be no danger when Joao Cancelo I couldn’t find Cristiano Ronaldo with a pass, but Bayindir came out of his goal, Akaydin then beat a pass towards the Manchester United goalkeeper and the ball rolled into the back of the net.
Türkiye then conceded the third in the 56th minute, with Ronaldo setting up. Bruno Fernandez to roll into the back of the net from close range.
Montella has insisted his team competed with Portugal for long stretches of the match but were ultimately defeated by defensive errors, with the third goal of the game also coming later. Abdulkerim Bardakci had not been able to obtain an authorization.
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Türkiye must now avoid defeat against the Czech Republic
“We had our chances and we didn’t take advantage of them, they punished us for every small mistake. It was an even match and the bad luck of the second goal, which can happen in football, changed the balance of the match,” Montella said. reporters.
“It was a pretty obvious misunderstanding. It happens from time to time and unfortunately it happened to the team I manage, I would have preferred it to happen to the rival, but there you have it.
“For long periods of the game we played at the same level as one of the best teams in this tournament. They were just more clinical than us.
“They have more players used to playing games like this and maybe that made the difference.”
Turkey have been eliminated in the group stages of the last two European Championships, and their best performance in the competition came at Euro 2008, when they reached the semi-finals.
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