Series A
Montella refuses to resign after Turkey humiliated
Italian coach Vincenzo Montella hit again angrily at options he resign after Turkey suffered a humiliating 6-1 pleasant defeat to Austria.
Though Turkey have already certified for the Euro 2024 match, this break for a few warm-up video games did completely nothing to spice up confidence.
They have been already defeated 1-0 by Hungary final week and this night were swept aside 6-1 by Austria, regardless of Inter midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu giving them the preliminary lead from the penalty spot.
Montella solely took the job in September 2023 and gained his first three matches in opposition to Croatia, Latvia and Germany, however that was adopted by a 1-1 draw with Wales and these two losses.
Talking to Turkish tv after the match, Montella was requested if he would think about resigning after a 6-1 outcome.
“I cannot reply that query, as a result of I believe it’s a provocation. I need to ask you this: do you resign when asking a incorrect query? It’s an pointless provocation.”
Turkey have one other warm-up match earlier than the Euro 2024 match and it is going to be in opposition to Italy on June 4, then Poland on June 10.
They’re within the group with Portugal, Czechia and Georgia.
Montella insisted that these friendlies have been vital to check out some gamers and “frankly, I bought the solutions I wanted. We are going to attempt to deliver the very best squad to the match.”
He did begin out by taking full duty for the 6-1 defeat, “a outcome that no person anticipated,” insisting it might not shake his “psychological power.”
Soru: “30 sene deneyimi olan Sayın Teknik Direktör; 33 sene sonra Türkiye Avusturya’dan 6 gol yedi. İstifa etmeyi düşünüyor mu?”
Vincenzo Montella: “Bu sorunuza cevap vermeyeceğim, çünkü provokasyon olduğunu düşünüyorum. Ben de şunu sormak istiyorum: Siz soru sorarken hata… pic.twitter.com/3VTPENZ8n9
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