World Cup Group D view from Turkey: young team can shake off ‘dark horses’ tag | Emre Sarigul
The Guardian Football ·
T urkey coach Vincenzo Montella has been building one of the nation’s strongest teams in living memory . A youth-driven squad with two genuine stars – Arda Guler and Kenan Yildiz – several players …
T urkey coach Vincenzo Montella has been building one of the nation’s strongest teams in living memory . A youth-driven squad with two genuine stars – Arda Guler and Kenan Yildiz – several players were not even born when the Crescent Stars last qualified for a World Cup and finished third in 2002. In past tournaments, Turkey were often labelled as “dark horses” – which turned out to be more of a curse than a blessing. …
Original source: The Guardian Football