National Football Team Coach Sergen Yalçın: We made all our plans to win

Yalçın made a statement at the press conference held at Gürsel Aksel Stadium, which will host the match.

Sergen Yalçın, who stated that he will play his first match at the head of the crescent-star team, said, "We are excited. We will play our first national match. It is very valuable to be here. We have a lot of responsibilities. We are aware of this. We have prepared well. We tried to make small touches. The possibility of Zeki starting the match tomorrow is very difficult. We have 3-4 players recovering from injury. We will use them in certain sections. Hopefully, we want to make a good start." he said.

"We definitely need to get 3 points"

Emphasizing that the Belgium match is of great importance for their position in the group, the 54-year-old coach used the following statements:

"Our situation in the group is clear. We have a play-out situation. All the children are focused on the match. We have prepared well. We made our whole plan to win. We definitely need to get 3 points. It is also very important to stay in this group. When we play with teams like this, we can see our level more clearly. We make long-term plans. Our center forward is with us. Enes Ünal will start the match tomorrow. The reason we came here is to lift Turkish football up, play good games and get appreciation. It is not easy to change some things. Doing something together." "They are all kids with great character. There is no reason not to be successful here. We have a team that will go to great places."

İrfan Can Kahveci not to be invited to the candidate squad

Sergen Yalçın shared the following opinions about İrfan Can Kahveci, who plays for Fenerbahçe, not being included in the candidate squad:

"İrfan Can Kahveci is a player in our large squad. There are 25 other players who are upset with him. Let's not take it individually. We saw this as appropriate. We expect this to be respected. İrfan Can is always a player of our national team. His performance is getting better. I hope we can get him here too. I have no ill will towards anyone. There are crowds in some regions. We can't get all of them. I don't want to include national team players in the squad and have them sit in the stands."

"Arda Okan cannot play in the national team due to the procedure"

Yalçın noted that Arda Okan Kurtulan, who works in Göztepe, could not be included in the candidate squad due to the procedure.

Stating that Göztepe Coach Stanimir Stoilov's statements on the issue do not concern him, the 54-year-old coach said, "Arda Okan cannot play in the national team due to the procedure. We did not know this either. This probably requires time. Arda Okan was in our squad, we were going to recruit him, but he cannot play due to the procedure. We could not include him in the candidate squad. We had him searched. He needs to write a petition and start the procedures. This cannot be achieved in the short term. He is a player in a wide pool. If he is available. It happens all the time in our team." made his assessment.

"20 percent of the staff may change depending on performance"

Speaking about candidate squad preferences, Sergen Yalçın said that they have a pool of over 50 football players.

Explaining that there is a certain group of players in the national team, the experienced coach said, "We made some changes in the selection of the squad. We have a pool of over 50 players. There is an established national team squad. 80 percent are the players who came here. 20 percent may change depending on the performance. We recruited young players. We give them the message that they can come here, too. Players who are not included in the candidate squad are of course upset. Every Turkish player wants to come to the national team. We also have to choose the squad. I think the starting group is important. "I think the finishing group is more important." He commented:

"Ferdi Kadıoğlu is 100 percent ready"

Sergen Yalçın stated that Ferdi Kadıoğlu will play in the first 11 in the Belgium match.

Stating that the national football player is in good physical condition, Yalçın said, "Ferdi Kadıoğlu is 100 percent ready. He was in the squad in the last match in England. He will start the match tomorrow. We will see Ferdi where he should be." he said.

Underlining that their communication with the players is good, the experienced coach said, "We have good dialogue with the players. We are not too far away, we are in close contact. We constantly exchange ideas. We do not have the slightest problem. They are all brilliant kids. Please do not make negative news. You can do whatever you want to me, but do not mess with them." he said.

"Everyone needs a win"

Sergen Yalçın noted that the victory in the Belgium match is important for all of Türkiye.

Emphasizing that they want to achieve success together, Yalçın said, "I do not need the victory. The people, the players, everyone needs it. We all want to be successful. We want to be happy. If we are going to get a victory, we will all do it together." He concluded his words by saying.