Mark van Bommel: "We recovered quickly and came back"
Mark van Bommel evaluated Trossard and Doku's performances
Quick Look
- In the fifth match of UEFA National A League Group 1, Belgium defeated Türkiye 2-1 away at Gürsel Aksel Stadium.
- Belgium coach Mark van Bommel evaluated the defensive performance, Trossard and Doku's contributions and ground conditions at the post-match press conference.
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Why It Matters
In the fifth match of UEFA National A League Group 1, Belgium defeated Türkiye 2-1 away. The match was played at Gürsel Aksel Stadium.
In the fifth match of UEFA National A League Group 1, Belgium defeated Türkiye 2-1 away.
Belgium's coach Mark van Bommel made a statement at the press conference held after the match played at Gürsel Aksel Stadium.
"WE WERE GOOD IN DEFENSE AND WE DID NOT MAKE ANY MISTAKES"
Van Bommel said, "Turkey started the match very quickly with preliminary pressure. I congratulate them for the free-kick goal they scored. After falling behind, we recovered quickly and came back. Especially in the second half, we took control of the game, but in general we lost a lot of balls. The opponent also wanted to win, they had a new coach, but we were good in defense and did not make any mistakes." he said.
TROSSARD LYRICS
Responding to a question about Leandro Trossard, who plays for Beşiktaş, to whom he gave a chance in the second half, the Dutch coach said, "Trossard is a very intelligent player, he can play between the lines, he is fit and he can also play on the wings. He brought calmness back to the team, he also has the ball. He showed a good performance today. Belgian players can play in every league. There are good players like Trossard and Lukaku in the Super League." made his assessment.
Mark van Bommel underlined that Jeremy Doku was one of the prominent players of the match and said, "Doku played very well, he was smart, fast and knew how to take risks. He knew when the ball would come to him, thought in advance and knew what his next step would be." he said.
Van Bommel added that the ground was bad and this negatively affected their games.
Open Questions
- Detailed goal minutes of the match and how the score was formed are not specified.
- Türkiye coach's post-match statements were not included.
