Former head coach of Dynamo Kyiv Mircea Lucescu has praised the potential of the current Turkish national team and predicted it to reach the semi-finals of Euro-2024.
Mircea Lucescu"The Romanian national team in the match of 1/8 finals of Euro-2024 with the Netherlands (0:3, - ed.) showed itself weak and naturally eliminated from the tournament. I liked her previous matches, but in this match the team made too many mistakes.
In general, this European Championship is not a tournament with big surprises. Of course, except for Switzerland and Turkey. I think that these teams will make a name for themselves at Euro 2024.
My traces are visible in the current Turkish national team. Five or six players of the national team were brought into it under me (Lucescu coached the Turkish national team from 2017 to 2019 - ed.). I am very proud of that. Merih Demiral is one of them. I was very happy when I saw the goal he scored against Austria. And then there is Kaan Ayhan, Irfan Can Kahveji and Mert Muldur.
I think Turkey will beat the Netherlands in the 1/4 finals and reach the semifinals. That's at the very least. Turkish players are battling on the field and playing very smart. Turkey is very good in attack, defense and tactics in general," Mircea Lucescu told Turkish media.
