22.01.2025 14:10
After the defeats in the last four matches at Borussia Dortmund, a team in the German Bundesliga, 36-year-old coach Nuri Şahin has been dismissed from his position. Following this development, Sergen Yalçın's comments about Şahin have come back into the spotlight. Yalçın criticized Şahin's appointment as coach of Dortmund, saying, "You have no achievements, and you become the coach of Dortmund."
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After a series of defeats at Borussia Dortmund, one of the teams in the Germany Bundesliga, head coach Nuri Şahin was dismissed from his position. Following this development, Sergen Yalçın's comments about Nuri Şahin came back to the agenda.
WHAT DID SERGEN SAY?
Sergen Yalçın had said about Nuri Şahin, who took over at Dortmund, "Is it that easy to be a coach at Borussia Dortmund? Work for two years at Antalyaspor, have no success, and then become a coach at Dortmund. How does that happen, for example?"
NURI ŞAHİN RESPONDED
In an interview with Maçkolik, Şahin responded to the question, "What did you feel when Sergen Yalçın said those words?" by saying, "I laughed, I mean. No lie, it’s funny. It doesn’t suit me to get too involved in these matters. On one hand, I laughed a lot because that’s exactly why it was done. To get ratings, to be talked about, to throw shade at this one, to throw shade at that one... It’s something very wrong for my life philosophy, for my values. I would never come out and criticize a coach or a player. Because we’re not talking about the game. For example; 'Why couldn’t you win 3 away matches?' Let’s talk about that. 'You broke a record in the Champions League. How did you prepare for the match?', 'You became a coach at Dortmund at a young age.' Let’s talk about these."
He also spoke about Farioli. I, for example, cannot dare to do that, I won’t. Because what the man has done is evident. Therefore, while I don’t want to touch on that topic too much, if they want to learn what criteria a big club like Dortmund made me a coach with, there are many departments here, they can talk to them. There’s no problem at all," he had said.
"YOU HAVE NO SUCCESS"
Sergen Yalçın made a new statement regarding the response he received from Borussia Dortmund head coach Nuri Şahin on the Kafa Sports YouTube channel where he works as a commentator. Claiming that he did not use bad words about Nuri Şahin, Sergen Yalçın said, "He can reach very good places. I said you cannot get anywhere without achieving any success. To get somewhere, you must pass through certain places. Apparently, they sensed a hope for a future in Nuri Şahin, that’s what I think, but it’s very silly for Nuri to give such answers," he said.
Speaking about his championship experiences, Sergen Yalçın said, "Then I would say to him; 'Nuri brother, I have the epaulettes, what do you have? What success do you have?' I would say you would be left speechless, coach, you would be left speechless, you wouldn’t be able to open your mouth. I would shove the words in your mouth. Do you have a cup, do you have anything? Dortmund conceded 7 goals in the last 2 away matches," he had said.
Additionally, stating that he is not on the same level as Farioli and Nuri Şahin, Sergen Yalçın said, "You cannot even dare to talk about Farioli because you don’t have that kind of coaching. You haven’t reached that level of coaching yet. There’s a difference between us. I have cups. I have long since reached those levels. We are not on the same level, coach, with Farioli or anyone else. They have no successes. First, they should be successful and win cups, then we can talk at the table," he had expressed.
Referring to Nuri Şahin's emphasis on "ratings," Yalçın said, "What ratings does Nuri have, for God’s sake? Who are we going to get ratings from by talking about Nuri? Also, I didn’t say bad things about the kid, but if you say such things to me, I will finish you. You shut up and do your job. As a Turk, we are proud of you. Focus on getting to good places as soon as possible. Your coaching level is not at a position to talk to me right now, no offense," he had said.
Sergen Yalçın, who said, "How much he represents Turkey is debatable" about Nuri Şahin, added, "Look, they have valued you so beautifully there. They entrusted you with the whole Dortmund team. I hope you succeed a lot so that you can represent Turkey. How much he represents Turkey is debatable. You will go to Harvard, you will take 3 months of training from the helm, and you will pump that on social media... You will pass that, they won’t buy that here. You will do that in Germany or something, that won’t work here," he concluded his words.
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