Stefan Kuntz assured that he will continue in the position together with Altintop
“I am more motivated than before and I want to fight more,” he assured.
The Turkish coach, the German Stefan Kuntz, has ruled out resigning after the 2-1 loss against the Faroe Islandswhich has brought harsh criticism from the fans both to him and to the team’s technical director, Hamit Altintop, a former Real Madrid player.
“In this negative scenario, of course, I do not think one percent of resigning.. I am more motivated than before and I want to fight moreKuntz said at the post-match press conference, according to a statement from the Turkish Football Federation (TFF).
After the 2-1 at the Torshavn stadium, the capital of the small Nordic nation, Turkish social networks were filled with maps showing the location of the archipelago between Scotland and Iceland, but also with messages calling for the immediate resignation of Kuntz and Altintop , assuring that his permanence would be “an insult to Turkey”.
According to various Turkish media, the selection of the Faroe Islands, a country of just 54,000 inhabitants, in the FIFA 125 ranking, it has only beaten 16 countries in the world in its historyincluding San Marino, Liechtenstein, Andorra, and Gibraltar, apart from more substantial rivals such as Austria, Greece, Canada and now Turkey.
“We ran less than our opponents and won less in duels. These are elementary matters in football,” Kuntz said, referring to both the loss to the Faroe Islands and the 3-3 draw against Luxembourg last Thursday.
“In any national team, if 10-11 high-level players are missing, it is impossible to replace them with new players,” added the coach, although without specifying who was missing. He also recalled that the match was played in unfavorable weather conditions, “with wind and rain.”