Montella's Controversial Icardi Confession

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The A National Team Head Coach Vincenzo Montella made important statements regarding the agenda on Tivibu Spor. The Italian coach also made striking remarks about Argentine striker Mauro Icardi, as well as national stars Kenan Yıldız, Kerem Aktürkoğlu, Yunus Akgün, and Semih Kılıçsoy.

"WE WILL NEVER CONSIDER THIS SUFFICIENT"

Evaluating the situation of the national team, Montella stated, "While representing Turkey, we reflect team spirit on the field. The happiness and appreciation of the people give us a positive atmosphere. We know we can do better, and we are working for that. We have no intention of stopping here. We have achieved very important successes, but I did not achieve these alone. We achieved these with our players and all our staff. I will continue together with everyone. In the FIFA rankings, we have risen 16 places in the last year. However, we will never consider this sufficient; we want to rise even further," he said.

"I WAS TIRED OF STRIKER QUESTIONS"

Montella expressed that he now enjoys playing without a striker, saying, "I was tired of striker questions, but I have started to enjoy it now. As a national team coach, you cannot please everyone. As long as you are not affected, criticisms can always exist," he stated.

"I WOULD HAVE WANTED MAURO ICARDI"

In response to the question, "If you had foreign strikers in the Super League, would the style of play change?" the Italian coach replied, "There is a scale, and you need to place the quality of the players on this scale. After that, you focus on how they will perform. Mauro Icardi is one of the best forwards in the world in the penalty area. I would have wanted him to be in the national team."

"I CANNOT FORGET THE NETHERLANDS DEFEAT"

The 50-year-old coach stated that he cannot forget the Netherlands match, saying, "We had wonderful moments in EURO2024, and there were also moments we were sad together. I still cannot get the Netherlands defeat out of my mind. There was a great unity; we could have gone further. The second goal in the Netherlands match deeply saddened all of us," he said.

WHAT DID HE SAY ABOUT KEREM AKTÜRKOĞLU?

Continuing his remarks, Montella spoke about Kerem Aktürkoğlu, who has been performing wonderfully at Benfica, saying, "Last season, he was not at ease; he improved after changing teams. When we first arrived, he did very well, and he continues to do so in the same way recently. He makes us proud. We are in constant communication with Kerem. We allowed him to sign with Benfica, and he accomplished this before the national team. We constantly exchange ideas with them," he said.

SEMİH KILIÇSOY STATEMENT

In response to a question about Semih Kılıçsoy not playing, he said, "I have never seen a coach who does not put his best players on the field. Every coach wants to play the best. Semih Kılıçsoy is very talented; his technical capacity is very high. He may not be very fast, but he gives hope for the future. I believe he will be a value for the national team in the future. As I said, he is a promising player. His position also needs to be determined. We must follow his development and how he responds to pressure. Time will show the situation. Semih is very open to development; speed is important to play on the left wing. If we think of him as a forward, the players around him are also very important. If we consider him as a second forward, he needs to improve the parts where he does not have the ball. He has the capacity to improve all of them; he needs to continue on his own. Even if he does not play much at Beşiktaş, I continue to call him to the national team because he will be a value in our future national team," he replied.

KENAN YILDIZ'S WORDS

The experienced coach stated about his promising player Kenan Yıldız, "Wearing the number 10 jersey of Juventus is a great responsibility. Kenan Yıldız is a very talented player in tight spaces, but you also see a lot of talent in long-distance positions. It is not easy to see both of these," he explained.

"WE MUST GO TO THE WORLD CUP"

Montella expressed that their goal is to participate in the World Cup, saying, "In EURO204, we saw ourselves among the top 5 teams. Now we want to rise to Group A in the Nations League and continue there. We need to dream, but to dream, you have to work hard. We want to get a World Cup ticket as soon as possible. Fewer teams will go from the European continent, but we must go there and succeed. We need to work hard for this," he evaluated.

YUNUS AKGÜN RESPONSE

Regarding Yunus Akgün, who has been impressing with his increasing performance lately, Montella said, "Yunus Akgün is one of our young players, and development can be fluctuating in young players. Calling him to the national team in September may have helped him take an extra step. Kerem Aktürkoğlu's departure opened up space for him, and he is playing more. He is showing himself more, and this performance makes us all happy," he stated.

"HE SHOULD ALSO GIVE A HOUSE AND A CAR"

Montella stated that TFF President İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu needs to renew his promise, saying, "After the arrival of the new federation, we have had good relations. If we go to the World Cup, the promise of a villa from İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu is a great motivation. Not only the players but also the people working in the team are there. They also need to arrange for apartments and cars. Because there are very valuable people working behind the scenes," he said.