Montella knew something! Here is the reason why Arda Güler remains a substitute

National Team Captain Hakan Çalhanoğlu made a statement at the press conference about Arda Güler being a substitute. Stating that Arda had a groin injury, Hakan said, “You do not know about Arda’s injury. I have to protect the coach in this regard. Arda had a groin injury. Otherwise, he would have played.”

“NOTHING IS OVER YET”

Evaluating the match against Portugal, which was lost 3-0, Hakan said, “Everything is getting harder after yesterday’s match, but it is not the end of the world. We had the goal of getting out of the group from the beginning. We still have this chance. We did not get the result we wanted yesterday, but nothing is over yet. We have one more match.” “Our team believes. There were things we didn’t want in the match, there were unlucky things in football. The important thing is that our team still believes. We will look forward, we have to look forward,” he said.

“WE ARE AN EMOTIONAL COUNTRY”

Saying that they are emotional people as a country, the experienced football player said, “We are generally emotional people, as a country we are. We should not forget that Portugal is a strong team. They have quality players. They are favorites like Germany and Spain. Could we beat Portugal? Yes, we could, but 1 -0 We fall out of the game when we are 2-0 behind. This happened with Samet. Sometimes we talk on the field but we are not heard. This is something that happens in football, the important thing is to get them back on their feet, there is no such thing as us. “We win and lose together. We are not at the end of the road. It will be a long game, but we believe and that’s why we will continue.”

WHY WAS ARDA GÜLER REMAINING A RESERVE?

Speaking about Arda Güler being a substitute, the 30-year-old midfielder said, “We heard the chants for Arda. Arda is very valuable to us, everyone is valuable. Sometimes you do not know what is happening in training, within the team. You do not know about Arda’s injury. I have to protect the coach in this regard. Arda He had an injury in his groin. They talked together and made this decision. The coach knows better, it doesn’t suit us to reveal some things. He had a problem with his groin in the last match. “To be ready,” he said.