Turkey boss defends decision to bench Guler in Portugal defeat

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DORTMUND, Germany : Turkey coach Vincenzo Montella defended his decision to start with midfield prodigy Arda Guler on the bench in their 3-0 Euro 2024 defeat to Portugal on Saturday and said his side lacked boldness against opponents he described as among the very best.

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"Arda wasn't fit to play I can say clearly he could not play more than 30 minutes without increasing the risk. So there was also a temptation of not putting him in 20 minutes from the end, but finally I gave in because good players must play my opinion," Montella told reporters. The result left Turkey second in the group with three points, knowing a draw or better in their final game against Czech Republic on Wednesday would see them safely into the last 16.

Montella, however, felt the game was fairly even although Portugal were able to ruthlessly punish Turkey's errors.

 

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