Arda Guler: 'We are not afraid of anyone!' Scared the opponents, Montella's statement on the missing...
National Team coach Vincenzo Montella and Arda Güler held a press conference ahead of the friendly match against Venezuela. The Real Madrid star footballer said, "We have no reservations about anyone. For us, the opponent doesn't matter," Arda Güler said, intimidating the teams in the 2026 World Cup. Montella, on the other hand, gave information about the deficiencies in the team. Here are the details...
Turkey will play their last friendly match before the 2026 World Cup against Venezuela at 01.00 on the night between Saturday and Sunday. Coach Vincenzo Montella and Arda Güler held a press conference before the match.
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'We are proceeding cautiously'
First of all, Montella talked about the injured players and said, "If we need to talk about injuries, Hakan Çalhanoğlu and Kenan Yıldız will join the team gradually. Kerem Aktürkoğlu will maybe see a few minutes. He will work with the team tomorrow. Ferdi is the same way. We are proceeding cautiously."
'We want to show that we didn't come here for nothing'
Arda Güler emphasized that he is very excited about the championship and said, "We are very excited about the World Cup. The last time we went to the World Cup, I was not born. We heard about it from our fathers and brothers. We made a lot of effort to participate in the cup. We want to show that we didn't come here for nothing."
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Arda Guler 'Our first goal is to get out of the group'
When asked about Turkey being seen as the 'secret favorite', Arda said the following: "First of all, our first goal is to get out of the group. Then we want to look ahead match by match. The reason why the world sees us like this is the environment we create. For 2 years we have played very good matches and fought well.
'We have no reservations about anyone'
I hope we will do better, I hope we will do our best. I can't say we are favorites, we respect all opponents. I would like to play with whoever comes from my teammates at Real Madrid, we have no reservations about anyone. I can say that the opponent doesn't matter to us."
Italiano quotes from Montella
Vincenzo Montella also had this to say about Beşiktaş's new coach Vincenzo Italiano:" Vincenzo Italiano is my friend. He is a very good coach. Maybe he will be angry with me but I opened a donation account in Italy during the earthquake in Adana. He was one of the biggest contributors. He is a very good character. I am very happy for him."
