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Wed 04 Apr 2003What's it all about, Alpay?
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP/England v Turkey:Simon Burnton on the Turkish defender's troubles at Aston Villa
Turkey's team hotel is not an easy place to feel at home. There are too many distractions: a racecourse next door, a steady stream of wedding parties, a group of fans determined to present coach Senol Gunes with a large packet of shrink-wrapped sausages, Hilda in the lobby trying with little success to teach passing Turks how to say "howay the lads".
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