After a weak start to the Nations League and a disappointing World Cup, Vincenzo Montella's future as Turkish national coach is viewed critically.
After a disappointing start to the Nations League with no points and a weak World Cup, Turkish national coach Vincenzo Montella is heavily criticized.
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Vincenzo Montella took over as Turkish national coach in 2023 as successor to Stefan Kuntz.
It had become clear how bad things were for his future as Türkiye's national coach. What the national team under the leadership of Vincenzo Montella showed at the start of the Nations League was too negative: two home defeats against France (0:1) and Italy (1:4) were followed by two away defeats in Belgium (0:3) and Italy (1:3). Zero points, 2:11 goals – far too little for such an ambitious national team.
After the preliminary round exit at the World Cup in the summer - 0:2 against Australia, 0:1 against Paraguay, 3:2 against the USA - the start of the new Nations League season was also unsuccessful for the Turkish national team. After the recent 3-1 defeat against Italy, the coach spoke of a balanced game - and thus caused astonishment in Turkey.
Montella came as Kuntz's successor
Montella was hired in 2023 as Stefan Kuntz's successor. The 1996 European champion coached Turkey from September 2021 to September 2023. At that time, the Turkish media reported early on that the former U21 coach of the German Football Association (DFB) was about to retire.

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