In the 14th week of Trendyol Super League, RAMS Başakşehir defeated Kasımpaşa 3-1 away. Making a statement at the press conference held after the match, Başakşehir Coach Nuri Şahin said, “I am very happy that we got 3 points. The first half game developed exactly as we wanted. We had prepared according to the opponent’s two formations. We had prepared our players for 4-man, but when we saw that they could play 5-man in the dressing room, they applied the tactical change we gave to the players. From the first minute, we played the first half very well, playing both with and without the ball. We also got the score we wanted, but I cannot say the same for the second half. This happened several times.” I think we definitely need to improve in this regard. I think we were a very good team when we played the game for 90 minutes. Unfortunately, it was a match where we made unnecessary efforts with our players getting red cards and suspensions. As a result, it was very important for us. I can say that this match was a cure for us. We have a long way to go. “We are on our way. Some things happen with some pain, but they will happen,” he said.
“All our football players are valuable to us”
Evaluating the performance of Abbosbek Fayzullaev, Amine Harit and Eldor Shomurodov, who celebrated a goal against Kasımpaşa, Şahin said, “I can say this about Eldor; it is a great thing for a football player to be this good and yet so humble. He has no star air. He tries to do whatever we say. He is incredibly professional. At the same time, he is very humble. God gives what his heart desires. We brought Amine Harit on the last day. It was a new country for him, it was a difficult transition process. We are theirs.” “We already know their quality, that’s why they are playing for Başakşehir. They are all talented players who can change the fate of the match. As a result, they played an important role in our victory with Abbosbek’s wonderful free kick. We waited a while for Abbosbek. They are both coming back slowly. They will reach the level we want after the break at the latest.”
“My team loves big matches”
Sharing his views on the match against Fenerbahçe next week, Nuri Şahin said, “As for the Fenerbahçe match, this match was so close that I did not think about the Fenerbahçe match, but I hope we will prepare for that match in the best possible way starting from tomorrow. My team loves those matches. We also want to have a good match. We will prepare for the Fenerbahçe match after 24 hours of relaxation after the victory of this match. We have a large squad of 29 people. Sometimes we say it is too large a squad. “It will be important for these situations. I trust my players. I have no doubt about it. We started with Opoku and we have Nuno, Bertuğ and Eldor in place of Ba. I would be happier if they were all on our side, but there is nothing we can do.”
Şahin also said that it was entirely his decision that Deniz Türüç was not in the squad for the Kasımpaşa match and that they decided so this week.