Coach Sergen Yalçın of the National Football Team, which will face France away tomorrow in the last match of the UEFA Nations A League Group 1, said that they need a win.
Yalçın, who made a statement at the press conference held at the Matmut Atlantique Stadium in Bordeaux, started his speech by emphasizing that they wanted to win.
Underlining that no one wants to lose a match, the 54-year-old coach said, "Our national team and our country need a win. We have some players who are not physically ready. We try to use them at certain times. Sometimes we change the position and sometimes the format. We played the Belgium match in a different format, we will play the France match in a different format. There may be 5-6 different players. Ferdi and Uğurcan's situations will be determined tonight." he said.
"I NEED TO BE A LITTLE PATIENT"
Stating that the team reacted against Belgium, Yalçın said, "There were also negative periods such as between 30 and 45, between 45 and 60. The moral decline of the team made us concede the second goal. These are things that should not happen at the national team level. I see this period as a preparation camp. We have just arrived, it is very difficult for things to change in football in 2-3 days. We tried to make small touches. It was like preparation for the next period. This is not an easy game. There are also players who are not among us. "When there is a fit national team, the games will definitely change and the scores will turn in our favor. We need to be a little patient. We are moving very early, we will play 2 matches in 6 days, it is necessary to question how much things will change in this department." He made a statement.
"THE LEVEL IS TOO HIGH HERE"
Stating that the UEFA Nations A League is a very difficult league, Yalçın underlined that the opponents the national team plays are in important rankings in Europe and the world.
Stating that France is one of the best teams in the world, Yalçın said, "The level here is very high and the team must be 100 percent ready. It is very valuable to play at this level. I would like to play with such teams in the A League. Maybe we cannot win, but we need to look at the positive aspects of the situation. It would be better if there was a little more trust and calm environment. We have time to do many things." he said.
Stating that the team did a good job against Belgium, Yalçın said:
"Against Belgium, we tried to get the ball on the ground tactically. We changed some player positions. In this sense, we were good. We are in the process of seeing the players' positions and making decisions about them in the next period. We are trying different formats. These require time. It is never easy to change the situation in 3-5 days in football. I think things will get much better during this process. We hold group meetings, we talk individually. They are also satisfied with the current situation. They do not think that the game we are playing is problematic. There are a lot of things we need to be positive about. Maybe we lost the match, but a lot." "We have made important gains. Maybe tomorrow's match will be the same. We have just arrived, we were not in the damaged situation before, but we have the capacity to fix all of them, thank God."
Stating that they will not play without a striker against France, Sergen Yalçın said:
"We will not play without a striker, we have no such intention. We will stay in a more defensive position in tomorrow's match. We did not play like that last match, but we want to secure a little more background. We will try to reveal our other features against a strong and tough team. I hope it will be good for us."
