The Dutchman, who is currently Fenerbahce’s interim coach, will face his former club Wednesday in the League Champions League match to take place in Istanbul.

Kuyt took the lead in the Turkish team last week, following the departure of Ismail Kartal, whom he had previously served as a helper.

Liverpool’s former striker was part of the English club from 2006 to 2012. During this period he won the League Cup as he reached the finals of the FA Cup Champions League.

At the pre-game media conference, Kuyt has not hidden his emotions about this confrontation, but has stressed that his responsibility is now to Fenerbahce.

Since the spell was cast, I was very excited because everyone knows how much Fenerbahce and Liverpool mean to me. I knew this was gonna be a special event.

Of course, Wednesday will be a very special day for me, but right now I’m not here for myself. I’m here for the club and what matters is we show the fans, who deserve a lot more, that we can react with positive energy and good performance, he added.

Fenerbahce is not going through a good time, since he has won only one of the last five matches in all races. Furthermore, Turkey’s team last month suffered a deep 60 loss from Aston Villa to the Champions League.

However, Kuyt believes that with the support of fans, Fenerbahce could prove worthy of the English team.

Liverpool is an extraordinary team, but Fenerbahce is one too. If we and the fans show up at the right level, Europe will see Fenerbahce’s greatness, the Dutch have declared.

He has stressed that the team has quality players, but must show energy, passion and commitment to doing so a special night in Istanbul.

Source Layer: RTKLive