Is this the BEST Türkiye Team since '02? | Türkiye Nations League Preview

[@TalhaMakakk]

Also let's not forget Kerem Aktürkoğlu who has been COOKİNG in the Benfica.

[@footballcheck7308]

Was just about to say. You can't talk about inform players and leave Harry potter aside. He's among the inform players in Europe right now

[@karagun5547]

I am Turkish and 52 years old. This Turkish Team is the best of all times in my opinion. I mean this generation is something else. But they need to progress ofcourse. They didn't make the impact yet. İt's up to them. We will see.

[@Burak-zq1mo]

I don't reject with your opinion but euro2008 Turkey still best.

[@SerdarDalkiran]

2002 Team R.Reçber Ü.Davala B.Korkmaz A.Özalan H.Ünsal / E.Penbe O.Buruk T.Kerimoğlu E.Belözoğlu H.Şaş Y.Bastürk H.Şükür / I.Mansız 2008 Team V.Demirel G.Gönül E.Aşık S.Çetin C.Erkin H.Altıntop M.Aurelio M.Topal A.Turan N.Kahvecı T.Şanlı 2025 M.Günok / U.Çakır B.Yılmaz / M.Müldür M.Demiral / O.Kabak A Bardakcı / Ç.Söyüncü F.Kadıoğlu / L.Mercan Y.Akgün / C.Ünder / I.Kahvecı I.Yüksek / S.Özcan H.Çalhanoğlu / O.Kökcü K.Aktürkoğlu / K.Yıldız A.Güler / C.Uzun E.Ünal / S.Kılıçsoy

[@oguzhan9424]

@@Burak-zq1mo WC 2002 was the best Turkiye ever…

[@fethisua9725]

I gotta say that I’m very impressed with your knowledge of our national team. Great analysis as well👏

[@internationalsoccerbreak]

Thank you so much!

[@BlackSeaStorm]

Wow, you guys know your stuff about Turkish football history. I am imprest.

[@Mel.ELK05]

This generation is as good as 02 team, and will be better as the team is quite young now Go Turkiye! Let the best team win!

[@learningvideosbynikhil8308]

How about better? I feel the 02 team(well I wasn’t born until about four months later haha) relied on Hakan sukur for assists and their big tall goalkeeper for big saves, and thats how they got past japan and Senegal in those critical matches I feel!

[@victorallison9628]

02 team was the end of a great generation. and also was the top of their performance. The team was mostly based on Galatasaray team which was 2000 -2001 UEFA and Super Cup winner. What made that team strong was much more the team spirit and team effort than players personal talents. They were a great generation playing all together since their young ages. They were all different kinds of talents, (not that famous abroad but so much at home) knowing each other very well, building a great team spirit. that made them special and brought the best victories that turkish football has ever seen. But as you guys said, todays Turkish team is far more talented than the Turkish teams ever. But talent is not enough for success. important thing is to create a similar sincere friendship among the players, to build the team spirit and to maintain the team effort. which have been seemed going so well so far. Considering that they will keep the current attitude, I am also so much excited about this teams future... By the way thanks for this podcast...

[@emrep5992]

The problem is the media. They are too negative and don't stay behind montella. I think he deserves more credits. I'm sure after one loose, there speaks about fired the manager.

[@elegrin5170]

Guys.. Love you videos.. You could add more star players at this list.. Arda, Kenan and Hakan is top but dont forget Kerem Aktürkoğlu at Benfica.. 8 goals 3 assists just 11 games... Ferdi Kadıoğlu could be a machine ofc.. at 85. min he sprinted so many times about 45 meters like he doesnt even have lungs.. Also he is like Alex De Souza at LB..

[@yunusbalci9674]

thx guy, good reasearch, im with you in all cases.. talent is not enough, you need discipline, you need it constantly, and of course you need team spirit, i see all of this in this generation now since 02 and 08 fot me the best turkish team ever with a matching coach

[@internationalsoccerbreak]

Thanks for watching! Definitely an exciting generation of talent!

[@kaanbayrac954]

Very good pronunciation with the Turkish names.

[@korayornek6168]

Dostum ben Türk olduğum için duygularımla hareket etmeyeceğim ve objektif bir yorumda bulunacağım.Bu takım tarihin en iyi milli takımı.Eğer euro 2024 te Hollanda'ya kaybetmeseydik bence İngiltere'yi geçip finalde İspanya ile oynayacaktık.İspanya'yı yenmemiz zor görünüyordu.Çünkü gerçekten şu anda bence dünyanın en iyi takımı ispanya.Fakat Türkiye İspanya hariç dünyadaki tüm takımları kolaylıkla yenecek güçte.Hücum oyuncularımızın hepsi kaliteli.Altyapılardan yetişen ve avrupanın çeşitli kulüplerinde oynayan çok genç oyuncular var.Montella ile yola devam edilirse önümüzdeki dünya kupasında çok büyük bir başarı bekliyorum.yorumlarınız çok iyiydi teşekkür ederim.

[@danyalolmezer]

Santrafor olsa hersey tam olacak

[@sezgingonulalan1103]

i think that when yıldız güler semih kılıçsoy all these young players get more experience and develop themselves we are set for at least quarter finals in 2026 world cup hope arda can play more to polish his skills i think he will and then there is kerem who is the best player in benfica right now orkun and ferdi too these players just moved to big teams they are getting even better we are destined for greatness ı dare to say

[@KemalArdilGulez]

the team is so good that Kerem Aktürkoğlu and Orkun Kökçü, both hard carrying Benfica right now, couldn't even have their names spoken out even once.

[@hazaronur]

Our 2002 team is the best for sure (watched live). To pass them, simply you have to win the world cup :D This generation deserves a place in world cup. They need to continue being qualified and playing well in international tournaments.

[@oguzhan9424]

This Turkiye is still not at that kevel of Turkiye around 2002 but it is close. If this Turkiye can push through and get good results at Euro’s and World Cup maybe they can be the best Turkiye ever. The potential is there but now we need the results! ❤️🇹🇷❤️

[@learningvideosbynikhil8308]

Not at that level 😂😂? Wdym? I think scoring in the eleventh minute against japan and holding on in those conditions took a lot of luck.

[@eraykorkut2596]

Great Video

[@internationalsoccerbreak]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mehmetnecatigezer]

Thank you for your nice opinion 🙏 And yes this is the best one

[@denizorsel1029]

I think Turkiye are the 8th strongest team currently after Spain, Germany, France, England, Portugal, The Netherlands and Belgium in Europe. Austria has better team chemistry but are lacking quality boots in comparison so they are 9th. Turkiye could probably push top 4 but not consistently since England and Portugal has stable pool to sustain the strength overall and Dutch and Belgians generationally provide better technical players and overall football mentality. Turkish team's nature is chaotic so it could go either way and that is why it is fun to watch them. That is why they demonstrated the most exotic matches during the last cup especially against Georgia where fans got to see the essence of football.

[@mozgunozen]

This team is much younger, more professional, higher profile (Madrid, Juve, etc), and promises higher... '02 team was more mature and mostly local TSL players with a Turkish coach... I cannot forget my excitement for the qualifications and 2002 WC games for sure but I want to see these guys succeed even more... Step by step... 🤞

[@imanariroll5699]

The success of the current Turkish national team is not only because of the talent of the players, but also because of the brotherhood that reigns in the team. Everyone loves each other and treats each other like brothers. This is the same care they show to coach Montella. He is on the same page with them. His players treat him like a brother, you can see it on social networks. The whole point is that Turks are emotional people and they need support. And under pressure from the coach, they can break down. That is why I believe that there is no one better than Montella. He is the ideal coach for the Turkish national team. And honestly I didn't understand why all Turkish fans demanded his resignation after the game with the Netherlands, but this again refers to the fact that Turks are emotional people.

[@taner55ful]

It is tecnically a better generation than 02, but can they make a difference together as a team is something to be seen

[@benkendim9008]

Türkiye is like a roller coaster in every field, not just football😂This is insane, you don’t know that😬😂

[@Halit-Murat]

Kerem Aktürkoğlu would surprise everyone.

[@onuncukoy3404]

The current Turkish national team has more potential than the 2002 team. It was a team built on the skeleton of the Galatasaray team in 2002, who knew each other very well but were technically limited. A little bit of luck helped there and we did not face an elite team other than Brazil and we finished third in the world. Kerem Aktürkoğlu, Can Uzun, Orkun Kökçü and Ferdi Kadıoğlu are not mentioned at all in this video. We are talking about a very young team with high potential. Many talented young people, whose names I have not yet mentioned, are waiting for their turn to play. As a Turk, I think we have captured the best generation in history. The "dark horse" of the World Cup is the Turkish national team. We can make big surprises in the tournament.

[@learningvideosbynikhil8308]

South Korea was really good and you guys jumped out and took the lead against them early…plus the Korean team had a couple of injuries in that game too!

[@mkc3177]

This group has a lot to prove before we can say they are better than 2002.

[@lancevincent9468]

We would win the world cup 2026 If Osimen was Turkish, thats the only piece missing in current team, a world class striker !

[@DurmusMert]

you can never compare Turkey in 2002 with now...they were a different caliber back then

[@balporsugu2.0]

We still need world class striker, centre backs, full backs and goalkeeper.

[@muratyildirim5806]

By far the best Türkiye. 2008 was also a great generation

[@aulukut]

When you are reading Turkish as a English speaker, Ş corresponds to SH and Ç corresponds to CH sounds in English... By using these sounds you can pronounce Turkish names easier...

[@Sirius-Voyager]

But you forgot to mention to Kerem Aktürkoglu who make scores and assist almost in every game.He made a Hat trick in an few weeks ago in Benfica also in Turkish national team.His driblings remind us to Messi.

[@FlipmodeWorms]

All we need is a good Striker :(

[@saymonsalih7433]

They have the midfield and offensive, the negative is defense to sloppy, if they can fix this then World class

[@ismailpolat3505]

I believe this is the best team we had ever. But I believe its not only the talent what makes them our best, its also way they see themselfs. Our player had some kind of looser instings, I mean like they didnt believe themselfs but this team does know they are one of the best in the world

[@yusufozarslan1796]

Turkiye is coming big.Dont forget kerem akturkoglu and yunus.You will hear them a lot.

[@MySmallWorld.]

Some facts. 1-Turkiye is not a good team as a team. 2-Turkiye has many good players but,they are not good together many times. 3.Soemthing is wrong either with players or Coaches. Turkish players in Europe are playing very fast,attack with fightng spirit,but in the national team, They only play with their goal keeper.4.Turkish national team and Turkish team are the worst defensive playing teams. They play defensive but they don't know how to play defensive.5.There are many good players but not very well organized.

[@tutkudeniz145]

2002 squad was good but there were no more good players add into in that era. However now there are a lot of players cannot find a chance to join into the squad, despite they are good enough. But this does not mean 2024 squad is better than 2002. But I absouletly can say 2024 generation is better than 2002.

[@sarkrmzarsiv2915]

we have so many good players but our coach iis not enough Fatih Terim or another Turkish coach should be in national team

[@HikmetDemirci-l9y]

No it isn't by far, current team although signed with big teams but majority of the players are benchwarmers. 2002 team was filled with legendary players of its time all of them carrying the teams they sugned with. The bar for entry to European Cup is so low, a mediocre team should be able to reach the tournament.

[@Notruelazman]

Best since 2002, maybe better than that but I would not say Turkey is at the top 10 European teams. Yes we were in the quarter finals in the Euro but being a top team means consistency, one time succeses like 2008 does not mean that you are an elite team now. Lets see if they can keep up with that to qualify for 2026.

[@auk5116]

Still makes me so sad that Emre Mor,Cengiz Ünder,Merih Demiral,Çağlar Söyüncü and Ozan Kabak couldn't keep their forms like used to or lived up to their potentials. Imagine this team with them in their peak form.

[@KemalArdilGulez]

I would not put Merih Demiral together with the rest of the bunch. That being said, if Emre Mor and Cengiz Ünder could've reached their potentials, this team would be something else entirely.

[@auk5116]

@KemalArdilGulez Demiral should've been Juve captain now(at least). And yes, we would've been talking about Türkiye as one of the favourites to win major tournaments rather than Türkiye the Dark Horse. Unfortunately we're talking about 'if's. Euro 2016 ve 2020 bizi bitirdi. Bir jenerasyonu yedi. Özellikle 20,kalecilerinden beklerine çoğunun büyük transfer yapmasını engelledi o performanslar. Hala bazen uyku tutmuyor düşünürken özellikle milli aralarda :)

[@KemalArdilGulez]

@@auk5116 sorma 🤣 elemelerde sadece Fransa'dan 4 puan alan takim gidip les gibi grupta 0 çekip geri döndü. gerçek bir rezillik. sonra 2022 elemeleri, Allah'im neydi o. Litvanya'ya 3-1'den, Karadag'a 2-0'dan puan verdik, sonra da baraj maçlarinda Portekiz'e yenildik diye katilamadik. o 2 maçi vermesek Portekiz, Italya ve Hollanda'dan 2'si dünya kupasina gidemeyecek, Portekiz'i yensek final baraj maçini Kuzey Makedonya'yla oynayacaz.

[@KemalArdilGulez]

@@auk5116 2020 gerçek bi rezillikti ya. elemelerde sadece fransa'dan 4 puan alan takim gitti italya isviçre gallerli grupta 0 çekti. daha beteri 2022 elemeleri. Hollandali grupta Hollanda'yi 4-2 yenerek baslayip sonra gidip Letonya ve Karadag'a 3-1 ve 2-0'dan puan verdik. o 2 maçi o skorlardan vermesek dünya kupasina Hollanda yerine biz direkt gidicez ve baraj maçlarinda Portekiz, Hollanda ve Italya üçlüsünün en az ikisi elenecek.

[@ferhatozturk3571]

Dont get me wrong i love our new generation but there will be no team like the 2002 team ever. We are talking about the GOAT Players for their positions. And talentwise the 2008 team is better as well - the problem with that team was that these years were arguably peak years of international football where almost every national team had 1-2 superstar players and the other problem was that these stars like Tuncay, Nihat or Rüstü were already declining in their performances due to less playing time in their clubs or due to age.

[@SerdarDalkiran]

2002 83 Rüştü Reçber 79 Ümit Davala 81 Bülent Korkmaz 79 Alpay Özalan 78 Hakan Ünsal 79 Okan Buruk 79 Tugay Kerimoğlu 82 Emre Belözoğlu 83 Hasan Şaş 83 Yıldıray Bastürk 84 Hakan Şükür 2008 82 Volkan Demirel 77 Gökhan Gönül 77 Emre Aşık 81 Servet Çetin 78 Caner Erkin 81 Hamit Altıntop 79 Mehmet Aurelio 77 Mehmet Topal 85 Arda Güler 82 Nihat Kahvecı 81 Tuncay Şanlı 2025 79 (79) Mert Günok 79 (83) Barış Alper Yılmaz 79 (83) Merih Demiral 80 (81) Abdülkerim Bardakcı 81 (83) Ferdi Kadıoğlu 77 (80)Ismail Yüksek 86 (86) Hakan Çalhanoğlu 76 (81) Yunus Akgün 80 (83) Kerem Aktürkoğlu 79 (87) Arda Güler 77 (79) Enes Ünal Alternate Team 2025 77 (79) U.Çakır 75 (76) Z.Çelik 76 (80) O.Kabak 76 (80) Ç.Söyüncü 70 (75) L.Mercan 77 (79) S.Özcan 81 (85) O.Kökcü 76 (79) C.Ünder 76 (81) Y.Akgün 78 (79) I.Kahvecı 77 (87) K.Yıldız

[@hakanakyol-so4kh]

But is montella the right men to lead the team..?

[@hakanakyol-so4kh]

I recan the best game was Türkiye against Georgia…in the Euros..

[@shen_baba]

Türkiye has an old goalkeeper, no world class defender, an average right back and zero strikers. Apart from that Türkiye is very good

[@sonervarol296]

02 team was way better 8 players from Galatasaray and they were used to play with each other.Maybe talentwise this team is better but teamworkwise 02 was way better.

[@propatria3517]

In my opinion in football Türkiye belongs to the ..sleeping giants``like Egypt,Nigeria and Mexiko.They need to find the right touch to awake.

[@masterfootballeague3892]

No, 2002 team had 22 stars.This team has only 6-7 stars

[@hackertr4184]

Turkiye is not european country , its Middle EASTERN country , a small heads up in case .

[@OezgeSebisteri]

Istanbul is a European city though

[@ozgurhsyndgn]

Haters will hate.. dude Istanbul's biggest city in Europe, so please hush.

[@killthemaster]

Complain UEFA about this

[@cengizy5912]

Stuoid greek

[@MarmaraKazm-ld7im]

But they are looking whiter than France,German,British,Spain,Netherlands ....teams ,explain this :)