Okan Buruk's assistant Ismael Garcia Gomez explained the shortcomings of Turkish football! He gave the example of a Super League team: Unbelievable for them

Ismael Garcia Gomez, who has been assistant to Galatasaray coach Okan Buruk for three years, gave an interview to Marca, one of Spain's most widely circulated newspapers. The Spanish coach gave his thoughts on the Spain-Turkey match.

First of all, Gomez said: "I don't speak Turkish at all, it's a deficiency of mine, I was a bit lazy about it because I didn't expect to be here for so long" and then he said the following about the national team:

"People are very hopeful for the national team. They know what it means to be in a group with Spain, because Spain is the best team in the world. But they are realists. 0-6 hurt. This is normal. But they are also very well aware of the difference."

"They have a very good young generation, including Arda Güler and Kenan Yıldız. For Turkey, it is incredible to have two world-class players at Real Madrid and Juve, two giants of European football."

STRIKER SHORTAGE

"He is more of a reference center back. They have tried various things, like Kerem Aktürkoğlu, a winger. But they still haven't found what they are looking for. They are strong in other positions."

'ONE OF THE STRONGEST TEAMS'

"Of course they have a lot of chances to go to the World Cup. I look at the profile of the teams that will qualify for the play-offs. Even the strongest team they can face will not be happy to play against Turkey. One of the strongest teams in my opinion"

'THEY SHOULD DO LIKE SAMSUNSPOR'

Ismael Garcia Gomez points out two points for Turkey to become a country that participates in every tournament: "Work on the infrastructure. They are not lacking in talent and passion, but they need a structure to smooth the transition from youth football to professionalism. There are no B teams here. It's easy to take this step for a huge talent like Arda Güler, but there are other players who require a slower development path.

The second point is for clubs to invest in the infrastructure and train players and technical staff like Samsunspor has done."

"Having two players like Arda Güler and Kenan Yıldız is incredible for them. In my opinion, they are the strongest among the teams that will take part in the play-offs in March. Turkish football is not lacking in talent and passion. The structure needs to improve."