Vincenzo Montella's comments on Arda Güler: The position he will play...

The A National Football Team will face Poland in a friendly match tomorrow at 21:45 TSI at the PGE Narodowy Stadium in the capital, Warsaw. Before this match, A National Football Team Head Coach Vincenzo Montella held a press conference.

Stating that all of his players in the team have the capacity to play, the Italian coach said, "We had to send some of them back due to my decisions. It happened because of my job. I also don't believe in this; there is no football left where you can play all matches with only 11 players. You have the right to make 5 substitutions in every match. All coaches use these. Therefore, you need to make your plans based on 16 players. With 8 days left, some of our players also need to rest. We will rest some players tomorrow. That's why it will be mixed. I know not everyone will be happy already, but we need to rest them," he said.

Stating that young player Arda Güler has the capacity to play both on the wing and as an attacking midfielder, Montella said, "He has also played in the position you mentioned recently. According to our game system, when you are without the ball, since our wings do not come back too much and because we do not make them run too much, I think he can play well in those positions as he remains free."

"FERDİ AND ZEKİ'S INJURIES ARE NOT SERIOUS"

Stating that Ferdi Kadıoğlu and Zeki Çelik do not have very serious injuries, he said, "We think it is the most correct thing not to take risks within the framework of logic."

"WE BECAME A FAMILY AS WE SPENT TIME TOGETHER"

Emphasizing that he looks to the future, not the past, Vincenzo Montella said, "We prepared with my own method. Full concentration from the first day. We became a family as we spent time together. We will reflect this family feeling on the pitch. Because we carry the responsibility of our country. We have to represent our country with that responsibility and that awareness, not just when you wear the jersey, but when you wear the tracksuit, when you wear the t-shirt. We prepared for the championship with this logic." he assessed.

"WE DO NOT MAKE DECISIONS BY LOOKING AT STATISTICS"

Stating that he had difficulty determining the 26-man final squad for the European Football Championship, Montella said, "They all challenged me a lot. But people forget this. Coaches sometimes have to make decisions. We do not make decisions by looking at statistics. The same situations were experienced in some national teams as well. They made decisions there without looking at statistics. When we make decisions here, we need to forget the balances that contain some features while sometimes including a player with a bright future in the squad.

You need to do it within the framework of those features. We had a preparation period. We have to make a mix of the right features. Sometimes we have to make such decisions and leave some of our players out. We saw the messages of some of our players on social media, honestly, I liked this. Because they conveyed their commitment to our flag and their respect for the decision.

Therefore, their futures are bright, all our players will find a chance here in the future. If we only paid attention to statistics, Italy would have included Tutino, who scored 20 goals in Serie B this season, in the squad. Grealish, Rashford, and Sterling were not included in the squad. There is no need to even talk about the market values of these players. That's why we are all aware of the situation. These decisions were difficult, but we decided this way," he concluded his words.