A National Team Coach Stefan Kuntz made special statements to A Spor.
HERE ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM KUNTZ’S STATEMENTS:
Stating that Hamit Altıntop especially helped him after he took office, Stefan Kuntz said, “After their last match, there was a loss of self-confidence. Our first focus was the players and the technical team. My assistant and I went to many matches and watched the players live.” said.
Evaluating the match that our National Team will play against Portugal, the German teacher said, “We analyzed the Portugal matches. We talked about our A, B and C plans with the technical team.
We go to many matches with my assistant Kenan Koçak. But Kenan traveled almost all of Turkey. We watched 70 matches live. Every player always has a chance to be selected for the national team.
If he is healthy, I will invite Ferdi Kadıoğlu to the candidate staff.
I met Enes Unal. He has not been in the national team since I came. A great talent.
Çağlar, Merih and Hakan are the key players of our tactic. We also talk with Captain Burak and exchange ideas.
We have time to situate the game character. If we do not succeed in the Portugal match, we must immediately start working for EURO 2024.
My priority is to choose the squad that will beat Portugal. Sometimes a player didn’t play for the club but it’s important for the national team. The players who will lead the team are as important as the young players,” he said.