
Vincenzo Montella, Coach of the National Football Team, made evaluations about the deficiencies in the squad and the future of the team.
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The National Football Team completed the European Championship qualifiers as the group leader.
National Football Team Coach Vincenzo Montella made a statement at the press conference held before the France match to be played in Kocaeli.
Vincenzo Montella's words are as follows:
"We have very important shortcomings. We have important injuries such as Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Kenan Yıldız, Mert Müldür and Orkun Kökçü. I thank Orkun, he stayed with us and is trying to catch up. I must also say that we trust all our football players. This season is the beginning of a new era for all of us."
HE ANSWERED THE QUESTION BY LAUGHING
"The skeleton is the same, I just have to say that we experienced a great sadness in the World Cup. We should not bring the failures or successes from the past to the present. We have no problem with our self-confidence. We are in a place where the competition is at a high level. We are doing this job for this competition. Tomorrow will be one of them."
"How will you cope with the pressure in case of undesirable results in four difficult matches to be played in 10 days?" Answering the question, Vincenzo Montella said, "This question could have been asked more directly. I would not have been offended. (Laughing)."
"I DID NOT HAVE BAD THOUGHTS AFTER THE WORLD CUP"
"I am very loyal to the National Football Team. When we arrived on September 21, we came at a time when there were problems going to the European Championship, and for the first time in our history, we came out of the qualifiers and went to the European Championship. Then, we reached this level in the Nations League. These were very good days for all of us."
"I did not have any bad thoughts after the World Cup. On the contrary, I wanted to stand up with great sadness. Because I know that we can live better days. Maybe I received different offers during these periods, but I never listened to them because I believe my heart is here."

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