National football player Ozan Kabak made statements about the national team’s European Championship qualifications, his goals in Hoffenheim and his life in Germany.
Ozan Kabak, who will spend his 4th year in the Bundesliga, stated that hosting EURO 2024 in Germany has already motivated him and said, “I will spend my 4th year in Germany. I know all the fields and cities well, I have very close friends. For me, of course. which is extra motivation for Germany to host EURO 2024, it would be great to play the finals in Germany. Germany is a football country, it has incredible stadiums and fans. I can’t wait for it. I hope we finish the group in the best way and take part in Germany. Qualification “We got 9 points with 3 wins in 4 games we played in the group. We have 4 more games ahead. We will get the best points from these games and we will go. We are in a good position in the group at the moment.” said.
“NATIONAL TEAM IS A PLACE EVERY PLAYER WANTS TO BE”
Ozan, who played for a short time in the matches played by the A National Team against Latvia and Wales, said, “The national team is a place where every player would like to be. I am very proud to be there too. Of course, there is a great competition. Some of the match numbers and durations that I aim for individually. It’s been a distant year. I came to the last camp of the national team by playing 33-34 matches. As a football player, you always want to play. You come to the national team with an expectation. Of course, we are happy when the team wins. The important thing is that the team wins and participate in the tournaments. I hope the next tournament We will join Germany.” he said.
“I HAD A BEAUTIFUL SEASON”
Ozan Kabak emphasized that playing in the Bundesliga and Premier League at a young age made a great contribution to his football and said:
“Playing in both the Premier League and the Bundesliga at a young age is a great experience and success for me. I transferred to Europe at a young age. I played around 150 matches in the Bundesliga and the Premier League. This gave me incredible experience. I played with great players, each more special than the other. I worked with the coaches. I breathed the atmosphere there, I played in the Champions League. An experience that will not be given to any player at this age. Looking back, I am very happy. I played in 33 games this season, I made 4 goals, 4 assists, I have 1 goal for the national team. I got the back from my elders. The returns are also very positive. I had a very good season. Of course, it could have been better. Especially for the national team, I could have played better. I couldn’t have played more matches. to continue in the same way in the seasons and to continue to rise steadily.”
Stating that their target for the next season with Hoffenheim is European trophies, Ozan said, “Actually, we started this season very well. Hoffenheim is a club with a winning culture, good players in its squad, and always aiming for the top 6-8. We started the last season well, but we continue as we want. “We couldn’t do it. It didn’t go exactly as we wanted, we couldn’t reach our goals. But I hope we will fight for the European cups next year. Because we have a good team, supporters and coaches. I believe we will be a team fighting for the European cups next year.” used the phrases.
Stating that his career progressed well in line with the plan he drew with his family and manager at the age of 18, the national football player said, “We are progressing in accordance with him at the moment. We also sat down with Hoffenheim and made another career plan. This year went very well, I will continue my performance in the coming years. After that, I want to make a good leap and transfer to another team in Europe.” he said.
“I AM HAPPY TO WATCH SUCH A TEAM AS A GALATASARAY”
Noting that he follows the Super League closely, Ozan said, “There were very high quality coaches and players in the Super League this year. My teammates in Hoffenheim were always following and asking me as well. This year, they were followed more abroad, too. There was interest. It was a very high quality league. The championship race lasted until the last moment. Great players and stars played. I am also happy for Galatasaray’s championship. Okan Hodja, Erden brother formed a very good team. The players also acted in a manner befitting Galatasaray. “He fought and won the championship. I was very happy as always. I called and congratulated everyone. Galatasaray always needs to play with this quality and have players of this quality. As a Galatasaray member, I am happy to watch such a team.” he said.
Ozan, “Who was the name that came to the fore in Galatasaray this year, according to you?” To the question, “Icardi, of course, scored great goals. Turkish players should not be overlooked either. Kerem, Barış, Yunus, Abdülkerim always contributed a lot. There is much more interest in foreigners in our country, but when you look at it, the quality of the local players should not be overlooked. “Icardi, Mertens, Nelsson performed very well, but Turkish players also have a great effort here. I think this is overlooked in our country. I wanted to open a separate parenthesis for that.” gave the answer.
“THE WORLD’S BEST STOPS”
The national player stated that very good defenders have been trained in world football recently and continued his words as follows:
“I’m 23 years old, two or three years ago I was always the youngest defender, but now I see the 2003-2004-2005 defenders coming. Now there are much better and new players coming. Recently, Benfica has a young defender (Antonio Silva) ) I watched him with liking. There are good defenders in our league. Of course, Van Dijk is always special. I also spent time together, I am very happy to have the opportunity to know him. I can always say him. I think Kim Min Jae is one of the best defenders in the world right now. I am following.”