Ümit Özat's Harsh Criticism of Sergen Yalçın

Our A National Football Team faced Belgium in the fifth match of Group 1 of the UEFA Nations League. The Turkish side, who took a 1-0 lead, could not hold on to their advantage and left the pitch with a 2-1 defeat.

After the first half of the contest, sports commentator Ümit Özat made statements targeting head coach Sergen Yalçın. Criticizing Yalçın's approach to coaching, Özat said, “Sergen Yalçın is a rigid, old-school coach. Sergen Yalçın doesn't know tactics, look, I'm saying it clearly!”

On Yalçın's future with the A National Team, Özat said, “I don't think Sergen Yalçın's coaching career with the A National Team will be very long.”