Turkey’s coach, Germany’s Stefan Kuntz, did not resign after Sunday’s 2-1 loss against the Faroe Islands. A setback that drew heavy criticism from fans towards him and the technical director, Hamit Altintop, a former Real Madrid player.
“In this negative scenario I certainly don’t think one percent to resign. I am more motivated than before and I want to fight harder,” said Kuntz in the post-match press conference.
After the 2-1 win at the stadium in Torshavn, the capital of the small Nordic country, Turkish social networks were filled with maps showing the location of the archipelago between Scotland and Iceland, but also with messages that demanding the immediate resignation of Kuntz and Altintop , ensuring that his stay is “an insult to Turkey”.
A rival that appears in the 125th place in the FIFA ranking
According to various Turkish media, the selection of the Faroe Islands, a country of only 54,000 inhabitants, ranked 125th by FIFA, has beaten only 16 countries in the world in its history, including San Marino, Liechtenstein, Andorra, and Gibraltar. apart from bigger rivals like Austria, Greece, Canada and now Turkey.
Kuntz’s explanations
“We ran less than the opponent and we won fewer duels. These are elementary issues in football,” said Kuntz, referring to both the loss to the Faroe Islands and the 3-3 draw against Luxembourg on Thursday.
“In any national team, if 10-11 high-level players are missing, it is impossible to replace them with new players,” the German coach added, without specifying who was missing.
Kuntz also recalled that the match was played in poor weather conditions, “with wind and rain.”
Promotion to Liga B. assured
Despite the last two disappointing results, Turkey closed their participation in group 1 of League C in first place, with a two-point advantage, which is why they achieved promotion to League B. Indeed, 3-3 against Luxembourg , second in the final table, guaranteed him first place, so the match against the Faroe Islands was meaningless.
Source: La Verdad
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