In the recently held UEFA Europa League group stage, the Turkish team was defeated by the powerful Portuguese team. After the match, Turkey's head coach Montera attended a press conference to analyze and summarize the match in depth.
Montella began by acknowledging the strength of the Portuguese team, stating, "I think Portugal is one of the strongest teams in Europe and today they proved it." At the same time, he also pointed out that Turkey performed well in the early stages of the game and created chances, but the first mistake cost the team dearly. He admitted that mistakes are unavoidable in soccer and today's second mistake was a regular part of the game.
Speaking about his team's performance, Montella mentioned that the Turkish players looked gutless at times during the game. He argued that this could be due to the players' inexperience in the final stage, which is understandable. He emphasized that the team needs to be more focused on each game and not be distracted by other factors.
On the subject of player rotation, Montella explained the reason for Güler's limited playing time. Due to the risk of injury, Güler could not play more than 30 minutes without increasing that risk. Montella emphasized that a reasonable rotation of players is necessary in a tight schedule.
Looking ahead, Montella expressed confidence in the upcoming do-or-die match against the Czech Republic. He encouraged the team to keep a positive attitude, learn from previous matches and be well prepared for the next one.
Montera appeared to be quite open-minded when talking about the oops goal in the match. He said that it was just a misunderstanding, and these kinds of things happen in soccer games from time to time. He hoped that the team can face such accidents frankly, and learn and grow from it.
