Turkey Ümit National Football Team Coach and Youth National Teams Manager Tolunay Kafkas made statements about the invitation of Fenerbahçe’s young football player Arda Güler to the U17 National Team and Emirhan İlkhan, who plays for Beşiktaş, to the U18 National Team.
“ARA GÜLER WAS NEEDED ON THE WAY TO THE U17 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP”
The experienced coach said, “Arda is a very special player. Arda Güler is needed in Turkey’s UEFA U17 European Championship Elite Tour competitions, so we evaluated him in the U17 Team. Especially “We have an important age group that will participate in the European Championship and receive a degree. Arda Güler is also a very special player who will contribute to the team. He will join the national team camp after the league match to be played with Konyaspor.”
“EMIRHAN ILKHAN IS A GOOD Actor”
Saying that they invited Emirhan İlkhan, who plays for Beşiktaş, to the U18 National Team, Kafkas said, “Emirhan is a very good player. We follow up and make plans according to the needs of the teams. We follow their development. Emirhan is a special player,” he said.
“WE SENT OMER FARUK, YUSUF AND BURAK TO U19 BECAUSE THEY ARE NEEDED”
Reminding that Ömer Faruk Beyaz, Yusuf Barası and Burak İnce, who played in the Ümit National Team, were also included in the U19 Team, Kafkas said, “We evaluate our players according to the tournaments, according to the needs of the teams. Ömer Faruk Beyaz, Yusuf Barası and Burak İnce are normally the Ümit National Team. We sent a team player to U19 only for the UEFA U19 European Championship Elite Tour competitions. The important thing here is that the teams participate in the tournaments and are successful. It is very important for us between the ages of 17-19. We caught a very good generation among footballers born in 2003-2005. Very good We have the players,” he said.