Shakhtar Donetsk Coach Arda Turan's answer to the question of the National Team

Arda Turan made a statement at the press conference held at Stamford Bridge before the match against Greece's AEK team tomorrow in the UEFA Champions League.

Regarding his name being mentioned for the position of national team coach after parting ways with Italian Vincenzo Montella last week, Turan said, "I cannot explain what a great honor it is for a person. It is not possible to describe the honor and feelings I experience as someone who has played at every level of the national team before. Another thing is that it is really exciting to see people unite over my name after a long time. I cannot explain how I feel. I say this from my heart, how much I love my country, my flag. But at the same time, helping our country, working for our country, "It can be in different ways than carrying your country's flag on your chest. Sometimes you can wave your country's flag in different geographies and represent your country. I would like to thank you immensely for this favor in my country." he said.

Emphasizing that as a young coach, he can stay on the field more and improve himself more, Arda Turan said, "As a Turkish coach who became a European champion for the first time in history, I think that I held the flag that Fatih Terim took to Fiorentina and Milan years ago, and I think that doing this representative duty in this way will be more valuable and beneficial for our country." he said.

"There are children whose dreams I share"

Stating that he had a promise to Shakhtar Donetsk Club throughout his contract, Turan said, "There are children whose dreams I share. There is the club president and management. While I was saying to my players, 'You should never think about AEK. We have to go one by one. Because we need this if we want to win these,' now if I bring an agenda about myself here and put it in front of the players, I think it would be unfair to the excitement and hope they are experiencing." he said.