The match is unfolding exactly as I predicted. Turkey is playing very poorly against Sweden, and we haven't been able to get ahead. If Sweden continues to play like this, Turkey could lose the match.
Alperen's performance was far removed from the last match. This is a characteristic Türkiye possesses. They beat a team like Serbia, but they struggle against Sweden.
Sweden is playing with a very focused focus. Coach Ergin Ataman is also trying to get scoring contributions from Ömer Faruk and Onuralp, whom he left out of the Serbia match.
I was glad Türkiye played poorly; to be honest, we underestimated our opponent. Having a confident team is certainly good, but sometimes it can be detrimental. Having struggled to win this match has shown us that we need to take every match very seriously, and we know we have to play much better in the future.
It's always easy to make excuses, but the fact that the match was played in the morning is also not good. FIBA made a very bad decision in this matter. Despite this, they couldn't stop Türkiye from winning