Turkey got through but it did provide unneccasily stress in 2nd half.
Turkish National Team has reached to Euro 2024 last 16 stage after beating Czech Republic with 2:1 scoreline even through it did create some issues towards th end with losing control of the game at some moment.
Turkey did come out to the game where draw would been enough to get through next stage at 2nd spot and it did start game in good manner with controlling game and ball. There were some criticisms that team didnt create chances but they didnt allow Czech Republic not to have many chances themselves which in all fairness might be even more important. Red card of Czech Republic also did make task much easier for Turkey. It also did start 2nd half in good manner providing much more aggressive game and did find an opening goal with great shot from Hakan Calhanoglu but as it did conceded simple goal from Stucek and scorewise still had an upper hand, it went to unnecasility panic and did provide some issues. Tactically speaking at the game when difference between draw and winning is not big difference providing an attacking game against team which needs to score is being risky move, and luckily Czechs didnt use it effectively.
Turkey has reached to last 16 where it would meet with Austria which being one of strong sides at the tournament and Turkey needs to work on hard to improve its game until 2nd July.
Czech Republic red card and generally issues at attack had direct impact to final result.
Prior to game, it has been stated several times at our blogs that Czech does have some serious issues at attacking game and without Patrik Schick this issue became even more.
It also needs to be mentioned that red card which has been recieved on 20 minutes from Barak, earlier red card ever in competition, did make tasks easier and Turkey did get some control of the game. It needs to be mentioned that as game did carry on, Czech Republic being aware that it needed to win tried to Turkey to provocate them which also could explain high number of yellow cards. With Turkey being emotional side, it needs to be grateful for not recieving red cards. Czech Republic did try to find a winning goal after 1:1 but lack of defensive game has prevented them to do so with also good defence of Turkey.
Czech did come out for win but issues at attack and red card has affected their performance and went into hand for Turkey.
Turkish National Team did ignore all pleasure which was given by its own media.
Despite of unnessarily criticism which was given towards Turkey and its head coach Vincenzo Montella after game against Portugal, team has still managed to stay focussed and did get an important result for knockout stages.
It needs to be mentioned that following Portugal game until this game, Turkey did recieve lots of criticism which did come from domestic media and it has been important for players psychologically to stay focussed and from game it could be seen to do so. It is clear that players and Montella has mainly focussed to its task against Czech and so did players which could be seen clear from performance on field.
Now, Turkish media would praise Turkey higher than it should as team got to knockout stages as it seems to be case at domestic media.
In other news:
- Besiktas has transferred Rafa Silva for 3-years with 6 million euro salary.
- Gaziantep will start pre-season training camp in Gaziantep on 1st-6th July. It will continue at Bolu between 8th-18th July and later travel and also between 22nd July-1st August.
-Konyaspor has transferred Antalyaspor player Ufuk Akyol for 2-years.
- IgdirFK has signed Eyupspor player Thuram.
- Fenerbahce players Osayi Samuel and Alexandru Djiku has joined team at pre-season training camp.
- Galatasaray has signed strategic partnership deal with LASK Linz
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