After Emre Mor was not nominated for the Turkish national team, national coach Stefan Kuntz has been heavily criticized.
National coach Stefan Kuntz has come under heavy criticism in Turkey because he did not nominate former BVB professional Emre Mor for the national team. A club president even threatened the German.
While Stefan Kuntz was on duty as a TV expert at the relegation game between Hamburger SV and Hertha BSC on Monday, the 59-year-old triggered a storm of indignation in Turkey.
Reason for excitement: The Turkish national coach did without Emre Mor when nominating the squad for the Nations League games in June. The 24-year-old offensive player is now under contract with the Turkish first division club Fatih Karagümrük and played a good season there with 26 appearances, five goals and three assists.
The fact that Mor still didn’t make it into Kuntz’s squad drove the Istanbul club upset. First, Karagümrük published a short post on Twitter, saying: “Unfortunately, Stefan Kuntz has become part of the injustice in (Turkish) football. Whoever does not nominate Emre Mor for the national team cannot be a representative of this nation. They represent a different attitude .”
Club president rages about Emre Mor: “No respect for Stefan Kuntz!”
Shortly thereafter, Süleyman Hurma, owner and president of the traditional club, spoke to the TV station A Spor and followed up properly: “That’s the last drop that broke the camel’s back. I have no respect for Stefan Kuntz’s decision. “
Hurma then criticized the supposedly low presence of the German in Turkey: “Kuntz wasn’t there at any of our games. He wasn’t even in the stadium at Galatasaray – Barcelona. It’s possible that he sees us as a third world country, but that’s not Turkey. I invite him to be careful.”
Then Hurma broke a lance for Mor: “I’m not a president who reacts angry because a player is not nominated for the national team. But Emre Mor is the most in-form player with a Turkish passport.”
Emre Mor: Die Wende cam bei Fatih Karagümrük
Emre Mor, who was once considered a great child prodigy and was signed by Borussia Dortmund as such in 2016, was unable to meet expectations for a long time despite his exceptional talent. His stints at Celta Vigo, Galatasaray and Olympiakos were not crowned with success either.
Karagümrük loaned Mor from Celta at the start of the season, although his contract in Spain expired at the end of the season. A most unusual occurrence. Despite initial problems, Mor was able to convince more and more at the Istanbul club and let his talent flash more constantly.
In Karagümrük he should now sign a two-year contract. Even if it didn’t work out with a national team comeback, it looks like a happy ending for the former Dortmund player.
