Fatih Terim is very satisfied with the European Championship of his Türkiye. The coach, interviewed by today’s edition of the Gazzetta dello Sportfocused on the moment of the national team, in particular on its coach Vincenzo Montella: “The Turks live their emotions to the fullest, for better or for worse – the coach began -. I have a good relationship with him, we coached Fiorentina and Milan, he was at Adana, the team of my city. I support him from the bottom of my heart and I said that he should be supported by everyone”.
The former Milan and Fiorentina coach then underlined how important the figure of Inter midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu is in this national team: “I have a special relationship with Hakan, he played his first match in the national team with me. I think he is the best player in his position with Rodri, an excellent captain and one of the best Turks ever”.
Final commentary on Italy’s ugly European Championship with Luciano Spalletti’s national team that was eliminated in the round of 16 by Switzerland 2-0: “I saw everything, Italy is my second team. I wanted Luciano Spalletti, a dear friend, to be happy, but – he concluded – this is football. You have a very good coach. The next tournament will be different”.