Speaking at the meeting held at Beştepe İlhan Cavcav Facilities, Gençlerbirliği Coach Volkan Demirel answered a press member’s question about the ongoing betting investigation: “I think everything that is against the nature of football should be punished. Because football is a natural game, a game determined on the field. I think everyone who affects the score should be punished.” he replied.
Mentioning that 10 players from the youth team trained with the A team, Demirel said, “I will not name names, but we are very hopeful of 2-3 of them. Hopefully, we will try to give them time after the half-time.” he said.
Demirel said that he was very hopeful about Dilhan Demir, whom he gave a chance to in the last part of the RAMS Başakşehir and Galatasaray matches, and noted that he thought the 22-year-old football player would become a starting 11 player in a short time.
Stating that he has determined 2-3 positions for the interim transfer period, Demirel said, “Our president is always with us. There is no need to make a transfer. Because mid-term transfers would be difficult. But we will close the transfer to two regions, with a third man if we can. There is an option for 2-3 players for each position.” he said.
When reminded that President Mehmet Kaya announced the name of Emre Mor, Demirel said, “Emre is one of the possible alternatives, but the players I really want are other players. If Emre is available, let him come, he is a Turkish player. We would like to buy him, but I want to get two good foreigners for certain positions.” He commented:
STATEMENTS ABOUT THE KOCAELİSPOR MATCH
Volkan Demirel made the following evaluations about the match they will play away against Kocaelispor tomorrow in the 14th week of the Trendyol Super League:
“They are also on the way out. I think we are on the way out too. Even though we could not score any points, we played different games against different teams. Since I arrived, I have been very happy in terms of struggle, in terms of resistance on that field. I am very happy with the physical development of the players. I think tomorrow’s match is a match in which we can compete physically and maybe play a different game in terms of play. Because the other teams we played were the assertive squads and good teams of the league. Kocaelispor is a team that is more equal to us, they are also our rivals. “Like us, he is trying to come up from the bottom. Let me promise that there will be a good fight tomorrow. Our biggest wish is to win. I hope we will get what we want with a good game.”
Emphasizing that he has a good bond with the players, Demirel said, “I also tell the president. There are no bad people in our team. There are 2-3 in every football team. Thank God, we don’t have them. They try to do whatever we say. Everything is going well in terms of the game and the plan, I’m just a little sad about the result. However, the teams we played were top-level teams of the league.” he said.
Asked about his goals this season, Demirel said, “I don’t want to talk too much about the future. First, let’s get through these 2-3 matches, and then let’s finish the half with the Trabzon match. I have a target. If we reach it, we will talk to you about the rest, but right now I really need to see 2-3 matches. Because I get more upset when I say something and get people’s hopes up and then it doesn’t happen. First, let’s get past Kocaeli, and then we will target all of them one by one.” he replied.