Head coach Fatih Terim gestures during a training session of the national soccer team of Turkey in Vienna, Thursday, June 19, 2008. Turkey reached the quarterfinal stage of the Euro 2008 European Soccer Championships in Austria and Switzerland.
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Despite injuries and suspensions to deal with, Turkish National Soccer team coach Fatih Terim insists he has no excuses ahead of tonight's Euro 2008 quarterfinal against Croatia...
"We have no excuses," said Terim.
"It doesn't matter who plays at the back, in midfield or up front. What's important is how the players perform, not their names.
"All our injured players are important to us, but their replacements can do a good job."
Terim reserved special praise for back-up goalkeeper Rustu Recber: "We believe in him. He has lots of big tournament experience."
Having developed a reputation as comeback kings in this tournament, Terim is hoping his side make a good start against Slaven Bilic's Croatia.
"For once, we hope we can start the game well, but we're ready for 90 minutes, 120 minutes or penalties and we've lost none of our bravery," insisted the Turkey boss.
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