Sergen Yalçın: 'We will fix it in time, we will reach good places'

Sergen Yalçın, the coach of the National Team, which lost 2-1 to Belgium in the UEFA Nations League, made a statement at the end of the match.

Here are Sergen Yalçın's words;

"We didn't want to lose. We were well concentrated and well prepared. The boys competed well throughout the game. Level matches are at a high level. You play with very tough teams in this group. We based the system on bringing down the ball. We have good players. We started the game with narrow-area pressing, but it did not yield results for 15-20 minutes. We were in control, we scored the goal."

"We gave the game to the opponent between 30 and 45 minutes. Of course, we are playing with a good team in the minutes we gave to the opponent, they turned the positions they found into goals. Defensive weakness is something that has been seen in the national team for a long time. We took the game from the opponent in certain parts. We had very clear positions in the match. We could have saved the game, we could have gotten points. We are happy with the fight, a certain part of the game. We need to extend this over a longer period of time. We will recover slowly over time. We can handle this together with the players. This is important." It's a problem."

"Arda scored a perfect goal. He played a game befitting his quality. As for Oğuz's choice... We could not use Zeki for 90 minutes. The player who played there was Belgium's best player and one of the architects of the Belgian victory. I said Oğuz would be quick, strong, more combative and more solid. I am happy with Oğuz. He played very well during the time he had."

"Our team is a team made up of really good players. We have missing players in two matches today, there are those who have just returned from injury and are not 100% physically ready. We experienced that problem. It could have been much different. We got lost in the details in today's match. We have very clear positions, but we are also unlucky. There is a very good atmosphere of camaraderie inside. The children are like diamonds. It has the atmosphere of a college team. There are minor problems. We started this match very early, with 2 days of training. It was a very difficult match after 3 days. "There are still matches at the highest level. Belgium is a team that plays very dynamicly. We could not respond to this mobility in certain sections. The fight and the desire were very good. We need some time, we will fix it."

"Easily conceding goals has been around for a long time. We talked about this with the players. Defense is not only done by defenders. It has to be done very well at these levels. These things happen in these competitions. In football, goals cannot be scored without mistakes. My players can make mistakes, this is very normal. We will fix this when there is time to fix it. I am happy with everything about the players today. It is a lost match, but we want to look at it positively, it could be a match that will bring us a lot in the future. We will see this over time."