Comments on: Euro 2008 Player Profile: Hakan Yakin

By: ganesh doha

ganesh doha — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 08:55:02 +0000

hi all,
Great to know that he is a player who enjoys the love and attention of the coaches. Even more interesting is that he prefers to be a team man. Then he can be happy. Marcos Paqueta, his new coach at Al Gharafa, is a great master and a great guy, who gives least priority to individual brilliance. He is disciplined, knowledgeable and balanced. Hope Yakin makes a big impact on Qatar football and Al Gharafa as a team man.

By: Jan

Jan — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:40:25 +0000

Hopp Schweiz!
let’s hope Yakin stays under Hitzfeld!

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:20:35 +0000

Yakin is a great player, and a great treat to watch play football! I thought he played superb in this year’s Euro Cup (taking the place of injured Frei).
Unfortunately the Swiss could not pull through to the qualifiers, but Yakin with all 3 Swiss goals of the tournament gave Swiss fans like myself something to cheer about.
And it was nice to see coach Kuhn and Yakin embrace eachother in that last game against Portugal – Kuhn no doubt is happy that he chose Yakin to play again this year eh?
Thanks Kuhn for being a great coach, and thanks Yakin for giving the fans something to cheer about in the Euro! And I really hope Zuberhuler decides to come back for a few more years….Last thing I’ve got to say is:

Hopp Schewiz, Hopp Schweiz!

By: Jan

Jan — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:25:14 +0000

He’s an excellent player. I think he’s quite underestimated at European level. Although he no longer has the age to attempt to impress the world.

Adrian: I agree with you that he’s a player who needs to be at the centre of the attention although I’ve been quite impressed by his recent form. He seems to understand the concept of being part of the team. I also believe him to be better than Streller and if you keep him up front with Frei it could be a very interesting option. He is a unique player in Switzerland.

By: Adrian

Adrian — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:19:37 +0000

Hakan is a player who needs to be papered. He needs to feel the love of the coach and the love of the fans. If you give him that, he’s close to world class – if you don’t then his commitment drops significantly. Obviously, at foreign top clubs, you seldom get papered like that – that’s why he never made it abroad.
However, considering the goals he scored, I believe he’d still be the better option than Streller. Not only is Yakin in top form – but he’s also excellent with standard situations and can play an opening pass like no other in the Swiss team.
Too bad Kuhn isn’t a fan of him. He actually didn’t want to take him to the World Cup for ‘character reasons’…and only included him in the squad when Johan Von Lanthen got injured. And then Yakin was our best man. I wonder why Kuhn hasn’t learned anything from that. Especially because Yakin is much fitter than in 2006.

By: musab

musab — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:35:50 +0000

Interesting how his stay in Galatasaray was not really productive. A good player nonetheless.