The reason why Arda Güler was a substitute against Portugal

One of the surprises in the conclusive victory of the selection of Portugal on Turkey in the Eurocopa (0-3) was the absence in the eleven initial of the combined directed by Vincenzo Montella of the talentoso 'jugón' of the Real Madrid, Arda Güler. In spite of having marked an authentic golazo against the selection of Georgia in the first date of this contest, leaving gratas feelings in the terrain of game when winning to the imponente Giorgi Mamardashvili with an authentic whiplash of left leg from out of the area, in a so important commitment like the contested against the Portuguese, the one of Ankara only played some scarce 20 minutes.

In the middle of the numerous interrogantes on why the Italian trainer did not offer him the opportunity to the exjugador of the Fenerbahce to see action from the eleven headline in front of the lusos, and the frustration of a lot of fans of the selected otomano, the míster saw forced to justify his decision, attributing it to a physical problem of Güler. "I'm sorry a lot by it Arda Güler. It was tired and there was risk of injury. I put it in the party thinking that we went to mark a goal when we were to zero", sentenced.

It is necessary to stand out that, before the clash against Portugal, Montella had mentioned without going in in details about the physical ailment of the '8', indicating that it did not find to 100% to contest said meeting. "It is tired, so we will decide if we range it morning in the last minute. I expect to have it. Unfortunately, physically it is not to 100%", commented.

The unlucky ordeal of Arda Güler with the injuries

Now, with this information revealed, arises the incógnita of if the youngster 'jewel' of the cast otomano will be able to participate in the next and decisive meeting against the selection of Chequia, which will carry out next Wednesday 26 June in the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg. This commitment results vital to keep the second position in the Group F and even ensure a place like better third. Also it remains the uncertainty on if his physical condition will go back to play in his against, remembering that in this campaign 2023/24 Arda Güler lost no less than 22 duels with the elastic of the Real Madrid by varied injuries (partial break of the internal meniscus of his right knee, injury in the previous straight muscle of the left leg and a muscular problem in the cuádriceps).