Schmidt said it was “impossible” for Kokcu to be on the team today after a recent interview.

Benfica coach Roger Schmidt believes that after being criticized in an interview, it is “impossible” for Turkish Kokcu to be in the team that beat Casa Pia 1-0 in Rio Mayor this Sunday.

“Of course, after that interview it was impossible [Kokçu] be on a team. I have already read his statements and I will have the opportunity to talk to him after the qualifying break,” the Reds coach assured at a press conference after the Eagles’ victory over the Geese in the 26th round of the championship. I Portuguese Football League, which was achieved only thanks to a goal from Arthur Cabral in the 74th minute.

Kokcu recently gave an interview to Dutch newspaper De telegraaf in which he stated that the club does not give him enough importance and criticized the coach for giving him several different tasks on the field.

In an interview, the Turk, who has the status of Benfica’s most expensive player ever, expressed his dissatisfaction, saying that the move to the Reds was a “conscious choice” and that he had the “idea” that he was the “best player of his career” . step.”

Regarding the interview, Roger Schmidt stated that he was “extremely surprised”, reiterating that the midfielder is a “great player, a great person” and given that he “doesn’t know what happened to him to give this interview”.

“He played many matches for Benfica, scored several goals and made several assists. I can’t understand this interview at the moment. Of course it didn’t benefit the team, it didn’t benefit the team. “Benfica”, but this did not benefit him either. He put himself in a difficult situation. But he is an important player for us and I will talk to him,” said the German coach, concluding that “the situation was not very good, especially between the two games, but the team was focused on the game and what I needed to do in field”.