Montella explains why he substituted Arda Güler
Vincenzo Montella, head coach of the Turkish National Football Team, made statements following the 0-0 draw against Wales. Montella explained why he took Arda Güler out of the game. Speaking about the penalty missed by Kerem Aktürkoğlu, Montella said, "Only players who take responsibility and put their heart into the game miss penalties. I congratulate him for taking that responsibility."
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The A National Football Team drew 0-0 with Wales, whom they hosted in Kayseri, in the 5th match of the UEFA Nations League B Group 4.
Following the match, A National Team Head Coach Vincenzo Montella made statements.
Stating that they displayed a tremendous performance, Montella said, "We had 25 shots on goal, while the opponent had 4. It makes me proud to show such a performance.
When we see everyone sad in the locker room, and when I see that we put our hearts on the pitch, I am happy. We will continue like this in the future," he said.
Speaking about Hakan Çalhanoğlu being substituted in the second half, Montella said, "It is very difficult to take Hakan off the pitch. You wouldn't want to take him out of any team in the world. He is a dominant player. He had a minor injury on the pitch. That is why we had to take him out," he stated.
"WE DO NOT MAKE ROOM FOR NEGATIVITY"
Emphasizing that they believe the draw could be valuable, Montella said, "We do not make room for negativity. We have to be realistic. We wanted to win today. We have an advantage. We have an advantage due to the efforts we put in previous matches. We have a goal of reaching League A. We will continue to walk on this path," he said.
"I CONGRATULATE HIM FOR TAKING THIS RESPONSIBILITY"
When asked about the penalty missed by Kerem, Vincenzo Montella said, "I had taken Arda out of the game 1 minute earlier. Arda also takes them. Kerem also shoots very well. Orkun also takes them. Only players who take responsibility and put their heart into the game miss penalties. I congratulate him for taking this responsibility."
Montella, who took Arda Güler out of the game towards the final moments of the match, explained the reason for this choice as follows:
"We can say that football is a readable game in some instances; we played against a quality team. Despite everything, we had 25 shots. We just couldn't score the goal. If we had scored, we would be talking about something else.
Taking Arda off the pitch is a difficult task. You never want to take him out. He is a player who can play brilliantly and quickly.
He is a player who has not been playing consistently for a long time. That is why I thought he would not be able to keep up physically. Kaan added physical strength to us. He organized the midfield with his own power."
