Montera: Don t worry about being dismissed from 0-6, Türkiye s goal is to advance to the World Cup

September 8th, in the European qualifiers of the World Cup held in the early morning of this morning, Türkiye lost to Spain 0-6 at home. Türkiye's national team coach Montera attended the post-match press conference.

What do you think of the big score loss in this game?

We have done a lot of work together in the past few years, and this is also reflected in Türkiye's rise in the FIFA standings. From an emotional perspective, players may feel pressure because they pay too much attention to this game, resulting in failure to perform as they should. We feel very sad about this failure. We also created opportunities in the first half, but the opponent can score goals every time the attack will cause you to lose confidence and we failed to win any confrontation in the whole game. Just like the game against Austria (Türkiye lost 1-6 to Austria in March last year), we will learn from this game and stand up again.

How will you get rid of the impact of this crushing defeat?

We all know the strength of Spain. When we get opportunities but fail to grasp them well in the game, but our opponents can seize them quickly, which will make you lose confidence. We need to recover immediately, we all know our due level, we will work hard again and show our due performance. Today’s game is a test for us, and sometimes it takes to go through similar games to improve our level. Of course, we are very sad, and we are very sad for the players, fans, and the chairman. Maybe we fail to control our emotions, which leads to our poor performance. Opponents can find solutions in all aspects. All the responsibility lies with me, and it is easy to criticize after such a failure, but we should not treat the problem like this.

What is Türkiye's goal?

Our goal is of course to always keep improving, and we have proved that over the past two years, don't deny everything we do because of the strength of this game. We have a team that is constantly improving and willing to accept challenges, and our goal is of course to play in the World Cup, and we hope to achieve this. When you fight against such an opponent, you can see your shortcomings and work harder to continue to improve yourself. Maybe it's not easy, but we will definitely advance to the World Cup!

Are you worried that you might be dismissed because of this crushing defeat?

No, I have no worries. We will focus next on the two World Cup qualifiers in October, and those two are very important. We will do our best to at least ensure second place in the group, as our goal is to compete in the World Cup.