Fatih Terim criticized Vincenzo Montella: You can't win just by defending.

The former coach of our National Team, Fatih Terim, evaluated the match in which Turkey bid farewell to EURO 2024 with a 2-1 defeat against the Netherlands.

Terim's statements are as follows;

"WE FORGOT TO PASS"

"In the second half, when the Netherlands increased the tempo and involved individual players, they became more effective. Unfortunately, we leaned back too much at the beginning of the second half. We forgot to pass. In such a moment, you cannot escape from the pressure of the Netherlands.

"THE EASIEST MATCH TO WIN"

We didn't have any danger until we fell behind in the second half. We saw a lot of danger in our goal. Against the Netherlands, who played heavy and slow passes, even if you stand still, it would be enough, but unfortunately, we fell behind. If you want to win in the tournament, this was the easiest match to win.

"WE LOST THE FINAL, NOT THE SEMI-FINAL"

You cannot win just by defending. You win, but you cannot be successful. Our team has a very important offensive power. It was a great pity for us. Turkey lost the final, not the semi-final, by losing this match.

"ENGLAND HAD NO CHANCE"

I didn't think England would have much chance against our game. We have a talented team, but unfortunately, today we are in a position that we never expected.

"NOTHING CHANGED IN OUR TEAM"

We may not be able to catch the Netherlands, who made so many defensive mistakes, played heavy, and had no accurate shots in the first half, like this again. Something changed in them in the second half. Nothing changed in our team. We couldn't prevent the individual talents of the Netherlands, their attacks from the wings. I don't remember a team that had problems with the Netherlands defense in every long ball. But unfortunately, they won the match despite that.

"THEY REPRESENTED US BEAUTIFULLY"

I congratulate the technical team and players, especially Montella, from the bottom of my heart. They represented us beautifully. Our fans were amazing. We should also know how to lose. We brought color to the tournament.