The National Football Team will face Japan in a special match on Tuesday, September 12.
National Football Team Coach Stefan Kuntz and player İsmail Yüksek made statements before the match.
HERE ARE KUNTZ’S WORDS:
“I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE pessimism in TURKEY”
“Of course, I can understand our players’ sadness. We definitely could have taken a big step, but we took a small step. I do not understand the pessimism in Turkey at the moment. Our situation in the group is still very good. It is in our hands to participate in the cup and we will participate in the cup.”
“I KNOW WE WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE NEXT CUP”
“Last year in June, we won 4 matches. We scored 12 goals and did not concede a goal. After that, people said we need a new coach. Some people express this in every situation. If there is an argument, I am open to all kinds of issues. But in such a background “I am absolutely not interested in fabrications. This is a situation that would not normally be done. I am still a coach here, I know what we are doing and I know that we will participate in the next cup.”
“I EXPERIENCED THE HOSPITALITY OF JAPAN”
“When I went to Japan, I experienced their hospitality in Tokyo. At the same time, as a German citizen, although the result of the last match saddened us, Japan’s score and game showed what a quality and respected team they are.”
Is your name mentioned with the German National Team?
Stefan Kuntz: “So I’m not such a bad teacher.”
“WE WILL PLAY THE PLAYERS WE CANNOT GIVE TIME”
“In fact, our idea is to play the players we have not been able to give time to in this match so far. Therefore, their decision will not have any impact.”
“WE APPLIED WHAT WE THINK IN GENERAL”
“When we took office, the first thing we aimed for with both Mr. Hamit and the management at that time was to qualify for the World Cup and move up one round in the Nations League. Unfortunately, we missed our opportunity in Portugal. We could easily get to the top of the Nations League. category. During our tenure, we gave many players a national team chance. During this period, most of them were transferred to big teams. A very important striker like Burak ended his career during our tenure. We had to overcome this, too. In the 19-game adventure, many were actually responsible for scoring goals. “We had to hand it over to the player, and I think we succeeded in that. In general, I can say that we implemented what we thought.”
“I guess Italy drew 1-1 against Macedonia yesterday. When I started here, they told me that the National Team could not win such matches because their mental structure was weak. We won two against Latvia in a period of 97 years. Faroe Islands “Our course was very clear in the match we lost to . If we evaluate the things we did well in a balanced and equal way, the positive elements will be superior to the negative ones.”