Vincenzo Montella’s Georgia side have made quite an impression at Euro 2024 despite their low combined ranking, surprising many with their energy and talent.
Arda Guler has certainly lived up to expectations at this tournament, creating five chances – an unprecedented figure since 1980 in Euro finals games for teenagers. In this article, we will discuss the high lights of Turkey National Football Team Vs Georgia National Football Team Lineups.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
After only 25 minutes, Turkey takes the lead thanks to an extraordinary and stunning volley from Napoli player Mehmet Gulhan that gives them their first goal – which could even become one of the goals of the tournament so far! This could well go down in history as one of their finest moment.
Georgia make a cautious and controlled start as both teams avoid going forward with their attacking plans, though Georges Mikautadze makes one foray down the left flank after being played into Kvaratskhelia; unfortunately his half-cross/half-shot drifted wide of target.
Mamardashvili remains an ever-present threat on the right, and he gets another opportunity to test out an overhead kick from long range. Unfortunately, his shot was deflected behind for a corner kick and shortly afterwards Akturkoglu attempted to cross into Mamardashvili who blocked and cleared it immediately afterwards.
Georgia are currently fighting to avoid relegation in their domestic league, yet have shown plenty of promise during their Euro debut under Willy Sagnol. After losing five out of his last six matches as manager, this fixture against a minnow team should help Georgia find their feet at this level.
Signal Iduna Park witnessed an exciting, tense, nervous and often frustrating match at its inaugural Major Tournament for Georgia at this year’s Women’s European Championship – but the atmosphere was thrilling with both sides giving everything on the pitch to make this match memorable for both teams and supporters alike. France Eurosport commentator Alasdair Mackenzie described this match as “rip-roaring affair”, making Georgia’s major tournament debut one to remember for their supporters; Charlotte Coates added further thoughts:
Kerem Akturkoglu
Turkey have had a difficult start to their Euro 2024 campaign, but look set to make up ground in their final group game against Georgia. Vincenzo Montella will likely field a strong side, including Juventus starlet Kenan Yildiz starting for Turkey against Georgia. Although Yildiz has only managed one goal from seven international appearances so far for Turkey he will surely look to increase that total against Kazakh opponents.
Montella will likely field Real Madrid teenager Arda Guler, who has scored nine goals for Real this season. Galatasaray defender Baris Alper Yilmaz may partner Juventus’ Yazici in midfield while Borussia Dortmund’s Salih Ozcan could also make an appearance.
Georgia are still searching for an equaliser and Kerem Akturkoglu came close to making it 2-1 with a lovely free-kick effort, only for it to go wide of its target. Georgia had another opportunity as Kochorashvili managed to penetrate into the box before hitting an effort against the crossbar with an effort.
Georgia makes another change as Chakvetadze is replaced with Davitashvili. Turkey continues their attack and almost reap the benefits as Celik passes a cross to Yazici who almost scores, but Mamardashvili dives left and saves it with his left foot! Six minutes remain of stoppage time so can the Georgians find an equaliser?
Hakan Calhanoglu
Hakan Calhanoglu is captain of Turkey’s national football team and plays for Inter Milan in Italy’s Serie A. Renowned for his free kick ability he can score goals from various angles or distances and since joining Turkey’s national squad back in 2013 has netted 18 goals from 86 matches!
Montella sees him as part of a new golden generation that will lead the country back to greatness, alongside Arda Guler from Real Madrid and Kenan Yildiz from Bayern Munich.
Youngster could have represented Germany internationally but made his full senior debut for Turkey instead, starting all three games of Euro 2024 qualifying campaign so far and making eight shots, 11 crosses, 6 clearances and 4 tackles.
Calhanoglu possesses the power to turn any match around, as evidenced by his free kick against Austria. That goal gave Turkey the lead and they never looked back, comfortably winning their opening game of this tournament.
Gunok finds himself at the centre of action once more as Georgia attack. Tsitaishvili attempted to find Mikautadze in the center of the box but his effort deflected off of him and caused an impressive save from Gunok. Soon thereafter, though, Kvaratskhelia headed in a cross from Gunok’s right winger and put Turkey two goals up!
Arda Guler
At his first Euros tournament, Turkey’s 19-year-old winger is making quite an impression and his goal against Georgia demonstrates it. Guler is serving as the focal point of Turkey’s attack and combines well with Baris Alper Yilmaz to form their forward line – not to mention giving the team plenty of energy!
Guler’s impressive performances for Fernabahce have garnered him notice from premier clubs across Europe, such as Real Madrid and Barcelona. As one of Turkey’s brightest prospects, he could one day become an invaluable member of their national squad.
He has an exceptional grasp of the game and can read plays very accurately, as well as being extremely creative when creating openings for his teammates. Additionally, his ability to keep possession under pressure makes him hard to dislodge from play – making him an integral player on Turkey’s national team that can help them advance to knockout stage this year.
Georgia and Turkey met for an action-packed encounter, each side boasting passionate supporters who demanded action before and during the match. Unfortunately, there were some nasty scenes before kickoff with both sets of supporters clashing violently before police had to intervene to disperse scuffles between both sets of fans before play had even started! But once underway both teams put on an excellent show.
Turkey are suffering from injuries, forcing coach Vincenzo Montella to adjust his lineup ahead of a crucial clash against Georgia on Tuesday. Defenders Caglar Soyuncu and Ozan Kabak have been ruled out while Cengiz Under is suspended; Ajax youngster Ahmetcan Kaplan and former Juventus winger Merih Demiral will join Merih Demiral as bench players with Orkun Kokcu (Juventus) and Kenan Yildiz from Juve filling these roles respectively in their starting XI positions respectively.
Kenan Yildiz
Kenan Yildiz is an exciting young forward who has quickly established himself on the Turkish national team. After making the jump from Juventus’ U19 squad to its senior side within just months, he now forms part of their plans for Euro 2024 tournament and meets expectations with ease.
Under 16 World Cup qualifying rules, he made his senior team debut during a four-minute cameo against Croatia and played an instrumental part in helping Wales draw. Since then, his progression has been rapid; now in Dortmund he will look to build on these impressive performances further.
The match promises to be an engaging encounter between two top-quality teams with millions of global football fans watching and giving Turkey’s national side an excellent opportunity to showcase its skills.
There will be several key factors at play during the match, including yellow card accumulation and potential suspensions. Turkey already accumulated eight yellow cards, which means at least two players are likely to face suspension from playing this match. Dutch are one of the world’s most disciplined teams and they will hope to avoid any issues in their opening match.
The Netherlands have an outstanding record against the Turkish national team, having won both of their previous matches between them. Unfortunately, however, their form has faltered considerably in recent months and they remain favourites to defeat Turkey at Olympiastadion on September 10.
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