Turkey had no chance against Portugal in the second round of Group F, but despite the 3:0 defeat, it is in a good situation before the last match with the Czech Republic.
Timu Vincenzo Montela would have brought a draw to the round of 16 of the European Championship, but the failure in the duel with the favorite left consequences and forced the Turkish media to ask several questions to the Italian expert.
Montela received some criticism primarily because he Arda Guler remained on the bench, and then also because he sent the young ace of Real Madrid to the field 20 minutes before the end when the game was already decided and when Portugal was leading 3:0...
- Arda felt tired, there was a risk of injury - Montela said later.
And only then did he confuse the public even more.
"If there is a risk of injury - then why did he play at all", asks the renowned "Hurijet".
By the way, Arda did today's training by himself, which fueled public dissatisfaction even more.
In his debut season at Real, Arda had a lot of problems with his groin, and at the opening of the Euros he was very good in the triumph over Georgia when he scored the Euro goal for 2:1...
"If it's fatigue, as Montela says, what is it from - from the fact that he mostly sat on the bench during the club season", "Hurijet" had no mercy towards either the coach or the 19-year-old.
The fans were also confused by the fact that Arda warmed up from the beginning of the second half, and entered when he could not change almost anything. It is the public that asks questions, Montela offers vague answers, and it seems that at least the atmosphere in the Turkish national team has not been disturbed. That's how Guler responded to the texts in the media on Instagram, where he left a picture of himself hugging Montel.
"Don't stop supporting us, and we will do our best to make you happy again," Guler wrote.
The captain came to protect Montela Hakan Calhanoglu:
- The selector made the only correct decision. Arda felt pain in his groin during training, otherwise he was planned as a starter. The decision of the coaching staff and the players was to not play from the beginning and to possibly enter in the second half - Calhanoglu pointed out.
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