Van Bommel: We Will Go Out to Win

Belgium national team head coach Mark Van Bommel spoke ahead of their UEFA Nations League Group 1 match against Turkey. Van Bommel said that the 3-0 win in their previous meeting did not mean they had crushed Turkey.

Van Bommel and Belgian player Youri Tielemans attended the press conference held at the Gürsel Aksel Stadium in Izmir. Van Bommel stressed that Turkey is a strong opponent. Saying that Belgium will take the pitch to win this match, he noted that Turkey had created more chances against its opponents but had not been able to turn them into results.

Van Bommel also added that Turkey will most likely change its style of play under the new head coach. He said the coaching staff was preparing according to this situation.

Referring to Romelu Lukaku not being brought to Izmir, Van Bommel said that the player was not risked because of his hip injury. He said Lukaku had taken part in training, but they had jointly decided it would be more appropriate for him not to come to this match. He stated that their goal is to prepare the player for the Sunday match.