Speaking ahead of the match against Portugal, head coach Vincenzo Montella said Ismail Yuksek was in good condition, while Arda Güler was showing some signs of fatigue and that a decision on him would be made tomorrow.
Here is what Montella said:
“I have to say this: when you play every four days, you need to recover your mental energy. Then you need to recover your physical energy. But if you think about it, there is no perfect team. We know our strengths and weaknesses. ” . We are trying to move forward with more professionals.
Montella: “I don’t think Portugal is a perfect team”
I don’t think Portugal is a perfect team. They have their shortcomings and we are aware of them. We know them.
“Ismail Yuksek is in very good condition.”
You know I don’t like to give out information in advance, but Ismail Yuksek is in very good condition. He continues to train regularly. Maybe he will be able to play tomorrow, from the start or even later. Of course I won’t give out this information.
“Arda Güler has symptoms of fatigue.”
Actually, there may or may not be some changes. We need to take a closer look at Arda Güler’s situation. There are slight signs of fatigue. We will decide tomorrow if it is worth taking the risk.
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Cristiano Ronaldo is a fantastic player, a player who can score 50 goals in a season. That’s why it will be a difficult match.
“Our goal is to keep the ball.”
We will focus on our identity, our game. We have to turn our strengths into advantages. We have to come together and show a patient game. Our goal is to have the ball, as Portugal does. We need to improve having the ball at our feet.
“We have to have a better defensive stance.”
We have to have a better defensive posture. To achieve this, it starts with the forwards. After we excel defensively, we already know how good our offensive players are. “Against Georgia, we took 22 shots and they made 12.”
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Here is what Kerem Aktırkol said:
“I missed the goal three times while dribbling. I’ve been joking about it ever since I scored. The club was with me and I thought I would drive to the goal but I gave up. It looked easy but I couldn’t score. “It was a difficult position.
“I ask that you step up as the leader of the group.”
No team starts a match to draw or lose. Of course we want to win and we have prepared for that. We have our weaknesses, but we have studied Portugal’s weaknesses well. We want to win and emerge as the clear leaders of the group.
“If we remain patient, it is inevitable that we will leave tomorrow with a win.”
Patience is our biggest password. We can do it without rushing. We are a somewhat excited nation and want it to happen as soon as possible. I have some of this too. The friendly match may not have looked good in the end, but as a match it touched a very meaningful point. If we are patient, we will inevitably win tomorrow.
In a tournament like this, team defense is one of the most important factors. Our position in the first match bothered us, but the understanding will be different in the match against Portugal. I may not stand out, but I am also a player who helps the team’s defense. I hope we can show that as a team tomorrow.
“If we win tomorrow, it will be a completely different atmosphere.”
It was a bit disheartening to lose the friendly. We knew that the first game could decide the course of the tournament. We have a group of people who are close in age and friendship. We won the first game, but nothing was finished. If we win, there will be a totally different atmosphere tomorrow. We need this as a country.
“I don’t know if I’m going to play tomorrow.”
We don’t know if we will play, but we have to prepare for our opponents. Every player has learned a certain template. There are not many teams in Turkey that play three-way, so there may be problems, but we have to be ready for them. “We know that if we can score differently in the first minutes, it will change their game.”
