“Tonight, I congratulate my players and I resign from my position. » The first day of the Champions League completely turned a Turkish club upside down: after a draw against Roma (1-1), Fenerbahçe coach Ismaïl Kartal announced his resignation at a press conference! Despite qualifying for C1 at the expense of OL in the play-offs (1-1, 1-2), two weeks ago, the technician had been criticized by Canaries supporters for many months. Its president initially maintained it before appointing Dirk Kuyt, already on the staff, as interim.
Will Fener try to bring Didier Deschamps onto his sidelines? This Istanbul challenge could be incredible for the now former coach of the France team, who has said he wants to continue his coaching career at a high level after his historic 14-year stint at the head of the France team. To see if he will agree to discover this completely crazy Turkish football by managing experienced elements like Ederson, Milan Skriniar, N’Golo Kanté, Mattéo Guendouzi (suspended four matches in the LDC), Mason Greenwood or Romelu Lukaku.
Archie Brown’ın İsmail Kartal’ın istifasını öğrendiği an. https://t.co/S68lGjwo31 pic.twitter.com/ixueOod1I5
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Didier Deschamps rather than Pep Guardiola!
Some Turkish media have fun giving the great coaches out of work without forgetting the very renowned Pep Guardiola, Julian Nagelsmann, Arne Slot, Joachim Löw and therefore Didier Deschamps. However, “La Dèche” is clearly one of the favorites of Fenerbahçe supporters, who are well aware that attracting a Guardiola seems much more difficult. The English Steven Gerrard and Wayne Rooney are also mentioned, as is the former OM coach Igor Tudor.
Note, however, that Fenerbahçe could offer control of its team to the legendary coach of rival Galatasaray, Fatih Terim, Turkish champion with the Aslanlar eight times and winner of the UEFA Cup in 2000 (against Arsenal on penalties).
