Mancini praised the Turkish National Team and Montella

Roberto Mancini, who made a statement at the press conference held after the match at the Renato Dall'Ara Stadium in Bologna, said, "I think Türkiye is a very good national team, they were defeated, but they are a very difficult team, they have very good players. We played a difficult match. When you change nine players, you can lose some of your playing power, of course there are times when we have difficulty. We had difficulty in keeping the ball at the beginning, but then we recovered and participated in the game." he said.

- "I think Montella did a really good job with the Turkish national team"

Underlining that he found the patriot Vincenzo Montella, who coaches the Turkish National Team, successful, Mancini said:

"I think Montella did a really good job with the Turkish national team. First of all, he took this team to the World Cup and to the A League in the Nations League. I had great days in Türkiye, I coached Galatasaray. I think the Turkish National Team played well, I think it is a good, even a very good team. It took the field without 3 very important players. You know who those who were absent tonight, teams have to pay the price for such situations. We played very well in the first match in Türkiye. If we think about Turkey, they have to pay the price for such situations. "It was not easy to turn the match around after falling behind 3-0, but they continued to push us. Today, we watched a very balanced match. I think Montella is a very good coach and he did a very good job in Türkiye."

- "I take criticism into consideration"

Regarding the increase in the performance of the team after taking office in Italy, the experienced coach said, "We are really pleased with the way things have gone so far and the results have been positive. When we set out, difficult days were waiting for us in terms of the quarter-final target, but now we have a concrete target. I do not listen to the judgments made about me, I take the criticisms into consideration. I will continue on my way. I took out Scamacca and Rugeri against Turkey because they had yellow cards. I think Scamacca will do more considering the technical qualities he has." made his assessment.

Mancini said the following about Pio Esposito, who scored his team's last goal:

"Esposito is a player hungry for goals, challenges and victories. This makes him unusual. He can be a very important striker in a few years. He can play in the world's important teams like Vieri and Del Piero. I believe he will be a very important striker when you look at his physical strength and technique."