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- From: (Richard Moores)
- Subject: Re: TURKEY vs. ENGLAND - Update on Today's World Cup
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.233705.15373@bcrka451.bnr.ca>
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- References: <1992Nov18.141115.4851@gvl.unisys.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 23:37:05 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov18.141115.4851@gvl.unisys.com>, armagan@sassafras
- (Armagan Ozdinc) wrote:
- >
- > NO SWIMMING THE BOSPHORUS FOR COACH PIONTEK
- >
- > LONDON, Nov 17, Reuter - Coach Sepp Piontek says Turkey
- > are no longer Europe's whipping boys and believes they can
- > upset England in their World Cup soccer qualifier on
- > Wednesday.
- > "We are not a team you just beat anymore. You have to
- > play well to win now. The days when it was just a question
- > of how many we lose by are finished," said the former Danish
- > coach.
- > When Piontek brought Turkey to England 13 months ago for
- > a European championship qualifier he promised to swim the
- > Bosphorus if they won.
- > They lost 1-0 and this time he's making no similar rash
- > promises.
- > "I said I'd swim the Bosphorus because it was
- > unrealistic that we would win. Now it would not be
- > sensational," he said.
- > "My greatest wish after two and a half years in Turkey
- > is that we can get our first goal and first point against
- > England. We have had two very good games against England.
- > "They had difficulty winning last time and the day when
- > we score and win is coming closer and closer," said Piontek
- > whose Danish team were the last to win a competitive
- > international at Wembley in 1983.
- > Riza Calimbay the Turkish captain said: "Piontek has
- > made us play more as a team, given us confidence and boosted
- > our morale and shown us we can measure up to the rest of
- > Europe."
- > Piontek was delaying naming his team until Wednesday.
- >
-
- ENGLAND 4 - TURKEY 0
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