The former Galatasaray captain – who was appointed head coach of Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk in May after two years at Eyupspor – spent his playing days observing the ideas and approaches of his own managers, which included the likes of Diego Simeone and Luis Enrique, with an eye on his post-pitch career.

He told The Guardian newspaper: “Management was always somewhere in my mind.

“I always observed the interaction between coaches and players: what the coach did and how the players were responding.

“If you’ve ever worked with Simeone you’ll always have certain football ideas in your head. You’ll directly implement them because he was so impressive. Luis Enrique always had great face-to-face communication with players and incredible attacking solutions. I really believe they were very important.”

However, Turan, 38, stressed he hasn’t just been copying the techniques used by his former managers.

He added: “But it’s not copy and paste, I have my own football ideas too.

“With Simeone and Luis Enrique I had very valuable chats and discussions. They were excellent teachers but I also believe good students should improve on what they have been taught.

“I have a lot of positives in my pocket and now I’m trying to put them into practice on the pitch.”