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Turkey 'stand by' under-fire Vincenzo Montella despite World Cup humiliation

Turkey 'stand by' under-fire Vincenzo Montella despite World Cup humiliation
Turkey 'stand by' under-fire Vincenzo Montella despite World Cup humiliationREUTERS

Turkey have decided to 'stand by' under-fire manager Vincenzo Montella despite their World Cup humiliation.

Regarded by many as potential ‘dark horses’ Turkey have been eliminated from the World Cup following defeats to Australia and Paraguay without scoring a single goal.

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Despite a huge amount of backlash for their performances back home, TFF president Ibrahim Haciosmanoglu has dismissed talk they’ll be parting ways with Montella.

Speaking to reporters on Monday, he said: "We will stand by both the coach of this team and the players. This is not a club. 

“If you look at club teams, failures occur precisely because of a lack of continuity. You can't just send 15 players away and bring in 15 new ones here."

"You can't dismiss the coach and bring in a new one. You can't remove the chairman and appoint a new one," Haciosmanoglu added.

"That's why we stand by our players. We never exchange those with whom we have walked the path together for others we meet along the way."