Montella explains the latest on Kerem Aktürkoğlu

The National Team continues its preparations ahead of the World Cup. The team's head coach, Vincenzo Montella, made statements regarding the developments and plans during their training camp. In particular, the condition of Kerem Aktürkoğlu, who was injured during training, is being closely monitored.

The Italian coach emphasized that Kerem Aktürkoğlu is an indispensable player for the team and stated the following:

"Kerem Aktürkoğlu is a very, very important player. Let me explain his importance to us; he is a player who presses very effectively and can lift the team into the press, and he is also a player who can score goals. He is very important to us. The idea of spending the World Cup without Kerem is not in my mind! We were very scared that day. Thank God, it is not a serious situation. Kerem has even started running. I told him not to rush without taking risks. It is more important for us that he is at the World Cup. We are managing his return step by step without rushing. I will not take any risks in the match on the 1st. I might give him some time in the match on the 6th. Kerem is a very, very important part of our team. We will manage the process without taking risks."

Montella emphasized that they experienced great concern during the first moments of Kerem's injury, while noting that it was pleasing that the player was able to start running quickly. The experienced coach said that there is no need to rush for his player's return, and that they aim to include him in the squad at a steady pace and without taking risks.

TEAM GOALS AND OPPONENT ANALYSIS

Speaking about the National Team's goals, Montella expressed that their focus is to advance step by step and successfully emerge from the group. "Our goal is to progress step by step and successfully emerge from the group. We know what a difficult tournament it is. After the group stage, the matches become single-elimination. We want to progress step by step there as well and represent our country successfully," he assessed.

Sharing his views on the opponents in the tournament, the Italian coach pointed out that the group is open to surprises and said that they are continuing their work at the maximum level. "We have an unpredictable group. We will try to achieve the maximum no matter what. We must always aim for the best. We must act in unity and solidarity; sometimes we must defend all together, sometimes we must attack. We are fully concentrated on the first match, the Australia match..." he stated.

Montella also emphasized the importance of opponent analysis and spoke about the requirements of modern football. He explained that understanding opponents and their playing styles plays a key role in winning. Stating that Australia is participating in the World Cup for the seventh time and is a disciplined team, Montella noted that Paraguay stands out with its experience against high-profile teams. He said that the USA has a strong squad with the home-field advantage. "We want to dream, but first we must be realistic and act consciously to be able to give the best performance..." said Montella, emphasizing that they have set high goals with his team.

News Source: 12punto