The National Team defeated Bulgaria away with a score of 6-1 in the 3rd match of the World Cup European Qualification Group E. After this match, Coach Vincenzo Montella made remarkable statements.
HERE ARE MONTELLA’S WORDS:
We came to a very difficult away game. The first half score was 1-1. It changed for a moment in the match when we took the lead, but we were ambitious to get the result we wanted in the second half. We are very happy to get such a win. There are other firsts today. Zeki scored his first goal, Hakan’s 100th match. Kenan’s first double, especially in official matches, is with the national team jersey. We are very happy for these firsts. We reset the goal difference with our direct rivals. The Georgia match is very important for us. Our direct competitor. We will start preparing for that match from today.
We really wanted Can to score a goal. We needed 1 more goal in the 5-1 match. Can Uzun also deserved this goal. We were very sad when his shot went out. We scored the 6th goal with İrfan, İrfan always comes from the bench and signs the matches. We are very happy.
He made tactical changes heading into the second half. He said that we should not follow the opponents’ rhythm and pass the ball vertically. The kids implemented what we said and a perfect second half emerged.