Stefan Kuntz, the German coach of the A National Football Team, made statements at the press conference. Experienced technical man, Fenerbahce jersey Mert Hakan Yandaş also answered the question about not being called to the candidate squad.
The highlights of Kuntz’s statements are as follows:
We have 4 matches ahead of us. We will focus on winning all the matches. It will not be easy for our players to stay motivated after a long season. But we will also have enough time to take a vacation.
“TO TIAGO PIT…”
After Burak Yılmaz left the national team, our team gained a new hierarchy. Having names like Hakan and Enes here will give us opportunities for a new order. We preferred slightly younger names for these 4 matches. We’ll see how they can help us. We talked to Watford for the Tiago Pit. We decided it was right to include him in the team for 4 matches.
Ferdi Kadıoğlu joined us. Ferdi Kadıoğlu provides us with tactical variation because he can play at right-back, left-back and even in the front. I watched him at the U21 national matches in Germany. He was one of the best players in Fenerbahçe in the last period of the season.
“OUTSTANDING FEATURES”
I am very happy to be working with him. I watched Yunus Akgün in Kasımpaşa match. He was the only player who showed that he never gave up and wanted to do something. It is also valuable that he is not happy with the goal he scored against Galatasaray. Exceptional features. It should be within the values of the national team player. He deserved to be here.
We will bring yoga to the National Team for the first time. We will work with private coaches to do mental work. I can say that the players are also very satisfied with it.
“EMRE MOR AND İRFAN CAN…”
It is necessary to communicate without accusing the other person. Therefore, the accusations and the way they were expressed did not make me happy. Midfield is a position where we have quite a few alternatives. The door of the national team will remain open for players such as İrfan Can and Emre Mor. Therefore, I will not continue these discussions over their names.
In the next 4 games, we need to show why we are higher than the opponents in the FIFA ranking. The only important criterion for me in choosing the staff is performance. At the decision stage, the club the player plays in is not important to me.
I don’t want to close the door for Mert Hakan either. There are very small differences between them and we have to decide on these small differences. Salih, Orkun, Hakan and Dorukan. At the moment, I think the performance of these four players is above Mert Hakan.
“I CONGRATULATE TRABZONSPOR AND SİVASSPOR”
Congratulations to Trabzonspor for their championship. Congratulations to Sivasspor for the trophy they won yesterday. I was happy that my former teammate Rıza won the cup. Congratulations to Fenerbahçe and Konyaspor.
We have opened the 2024 European Championship file. We have 4 matches to play in a short time ahead of us. We have a goal of winning all 4 matches. It is possible to participate in the European Championship through the Nations League. For us, these matches will be decisive in the transition to the 4 and 3 system. We will try to develop the team step by step and move it forward. It’s a long time to think about 2026 in football. But we must build a good foundation.
“I COME TO THIS COUNTRY BECAUSE I LOVE”
I don’t know how many matches I watched, there is no list. But I guess there have been 40 matches. Coming to Istanbul is not a necessity for me. I come here because I love this city and country. 80 percent of the players play abroad, but I’m here 5 days a week.