Sports writers analyze Hungary - Turkey match: 'A collective structure cannot be formed with these starting 11s'

Continuing its preparations for the 2024 European Championship, the National Team faced Hungary in a friendly match.

Leaving the pitch with a 1-0 defeat, Turkey also suffered its first loss under the management of Montella.

Sports writers commented on Turkey's performance against Hungary.

UĞUR MELEKE: MONTELLA’S DREAM IS VAN GAAL’S NETHERLANDS

Yesterday in Budapest, we once again saw glimpses of the dynamic football Montella has been trying to establish for 5 matches. When the Hungarians failed to complete their attacks, we transitioned to offense quickly with the balls we won. That is the reason for the Kenan-Yunus choice on the wings.

Hakan plays deep, moving the balls we win forward as quickly as possible. We were more lively after Arda and Yusuf replaced Orkun and Enes in the forward duo. However, we are mediocre in final touches. I often looked for the answer to the question of who will score the goal while watching the match. Seeing our sterility in the final third yesterday, sending Semih to the U21 national team became even more meaningless; I hope the Italian coach corrects his mistake. 

I feel that Montella’s dream is the strategy of the 2014 World Cup third-place Netherlands. They had outclassed Spain and Brazil with Van Gaal’s direct play. That dream is more possible with the 11 that finished the game rather than the one that started, with Barış at right-back and Arda as the number ten. (HÜRRİYET)

ATTİLA GÖKÇE: THROW THE SCOREBOARD AWAY!

I wonder if Montella remembered Semih during the game? I did. In the game, from the 65th minute until the final whistle, the positions where we entered the opponent's penalty area with many players (24) created excitement. As long as they played, Yunus, Kenan, Hakan, Arda, Barış Alper, and Kerem displayed a tremendous final performance where the excitement for a goal peaked after Orkun’s opening shots at the beginning of the match. Unfortunately, they could not achieve the draw they more than deserved. Now I have a suggestion: Throw the scoreboard away... Watch the game that will be broadcast day and night on TRT Spor. You will see seriousness, effort, dedication, and solidarity. This game will work at Euro 2024... Keep it up, kids. (MİLLİYET)

ÖMER ÜRÜNDÜL: A COLLECTIVE STRUCTURE CANNOT BE FORMED WITH THESE STARTING 11S

There was no player on our team yesterday who did not fight. But no one exceeded the average in terms of performance. In my opinion, Samet Akaydın showed a performance far above expectations. There is an important issue that I have been emphasizing for years whenever the opportunity arises for our National Team. We do not have an established football school. The formula to minimize this discomfort is squad stability. However, we have been doing the exact opposite for years. Yesterday, Montella was added to this... It is impossible to form a collective structure with such changing starting 11s. That is why we need to know that there is no guarantee for any of our matches. (SABAH)

ERMAN ÖZGÜR: WE PLAYED A SATISFYING AND SUPERIOR GAME

The Montella 11, which emerged from the national team's wide squad, showed its quality from the very first half. We watched a national team that could narrow the field when the opponent had the ball and did not give Hungary any positions in open play, and played both quick attacks and set plays correctly when they had the ball.

On our side, if Yusuf and Kenan had been a little more careful with their final touches, we could have easily won the match. Still, for a friendly match, we lost a game where we played satisfyingly and at times superiorly against a very in-form Hungary. In my opinion, the detail more important than the score was seeing that Montella received a positive response from almost every player and squad selection he made. (FANATİK)

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