Response from Sergen Yalçın to the allegations: 'Before the important matches of the national team...'

Sergen Yalçın, the new coach of the National Team, talked about the meetings he had with the football players and the expressions he used on television screens in the past.

According to journalist Tuğba Hacıbayramoğlu, Yalçın stated that they had a one-on-one video call with all the football players via FaceTime, and said that there was no football player who did not call back or did not talk to them.

"TRYING TO DESTROY THE MORALE WILL NOT HELP ANYONE"

Sergen Yalçın stated that their past statements did not pose a problem for the football players and said, "I don't know where they write these stories. The football players are not bothered by my past statements, because we made these statements on the screen for show. Today, we are not on the screen, but on the field. The football players know this very well. Trying to demoralize the National Team before such important matches will not help anyone."

TFF MADE A STATEMENT

Turkish Football Federation also published a statement on the subject and used the following statements: