Sergen Yalçın's striking comments on EURO 2024 and İsmail Yüksek: 'Everyone is looking for that'

Former footballer and manager Sergen Yalçın evaluated the EURO 2024 adventure, which will begin in 6 days. Stating that Turkey could go far in the tournament, Yalçın spoke with praise about Fenerbahçe's young midfielder İsmail Yüksek.

Don't leave your news choices to an algorithm - decide for yourself what you read. Add 12punto to your preferred sources! Don't leave your news to an algorithmYou decide which source to read; add 12punto to your preferred sources.

Sergen Yalçın's striking comments on EURO 2024 and İsmail Yüksek: 'Everyone is looking for that'

1 / 10

Former football player and manager Sergen Yalçın made notable remarks ahead of EURO 2024.

2 / 10

Stating that Turkey could reach significant stages in the tournament, Yalçın drew attention to Fenerbahçe's young midfielder İsmail Yüksek.

3 / 10

Yalçın stated the following:

4 / 10

The National Team can go far in this tournament, especially with the individual performances of certain players being very important.

5 / 10

We have promising star players like Arda Güler and Kenan Yıldız. The performances of these players are very important.

6 / 10

Hakan Çalhanoğlu's performance is very important.

7 / 10

I think İsmail must definitely play in the central midfield. He is a player who will keep the center standing.

8 / 10

Stating that the team's superstar is İsmail Yüksek, Sergen Yalçın said, "İsmail has a specific quality; he both holds the defensive line and joins the attacking line. There is a game mentality desired globally where everyone wants a number 8. How should a number 8 be? It should be a 6-8-10. Nobody wants just a 6, nobody wants just a 10. Everyone is looking for a player who can play in the 6-8-10 range."

9 / 10

We are playing our first match against Georgia. If we experience any trouble in the Georgia match, everything after that will become a problem for us, and we might not be able to advance.