Message of confidence from Dirk Kuyt in meeting with Fenerbahçe management

Appointed as technical manager at Fenerbahçe following İsmail Kartal, Dirk Kuyt stated in a meeting with the management that he is confident and will handle the task, saying, "I can handle this job."

Following İsmail Kartal's departure from his post at Fenerbahçe, Dirk Kuyt, who was brought to the helm as technical manager, clearly expressed his self-confidence in a meeting with the management. Having left the Dutch 2nd Division team FC Dordrecht at the beginning of the season to join the yellow-navy coaching staff, the Dutch coach stated during the meeting with the management that he could cope with the team, evaluating, "I can handle this job." Stating that he has had the opportunity to closely analyze the team for about three months, Kuyt conveyed that he knows the condition of the players and the team's needs, and can make the right choices accordingly.

Preparing to take his first test against Göztepe, the 46-year-old manager is planned to field Oppong in the center-back position in the absence of Ake, and assign Levent Mercan at left-back, while the team is expected to take the field with a 4-3-3 system. On the other hand, Kuyt's agent Rob Jansen pointed out in a statement to the Dutch press that the results to be obtained in the matches against Göztepe, Liverpool, and Çorum to be played until the international break could make Kuyt permanent at the club. Having stepped into his managerial career in 2022, Kuyt has experienced 30 wins, 28 draws, and 51 losses in a total of 109 matches at ADO Den Haag, Beerschot, and FC Dordrecht. Having previously worn the Fenerbahçe jersey between 2012 and 2015 and winning the Süper Lig championship along with the Turkish Cup and Super Cup in the 2013-14 season, the Dutch figure stands out as someone who knows the yellow-navy community closely.