Answering the questions of the media members at the press conference held at the Ülker Stadium, where the match will be held, Martin Svedik stated that Fenerbahçe is a strong team in all aspects according to them.
After a Czech journalist conveyed his words to the press that they would eliminate Fenerbahçe, Svedik said, “Obviously, I think this is a joke circulating on the internet. I don’t know where it came from. We are playing with a club like Fenerbahçe for the first time. Considering Fenerbahçe’s facility, size and quality of its players. “When we win, we are not a comparable club. Even if we give our 100%, there is no guarantee that we will win in this match. This may not be enough. Therefore, it is out of question for us to use such expressions with confidence. They are never expressions that I use.” he said.
“I WANTED TO ENCOUNTER DINAMO Kyiv”
Asked if he watched Fenerbahce’s matches with Slavia Prague last season, the coach said, “I didn’t even think of watching those matches. Because Fenerbahce has a new coach and new players. It has a different style. Before preparing for this match, I took the Dynamo Kyiv matches as a base.” said.
Emphasizing that if he had the chance to choose, instead of Fenerbahce, he would prefer Dynamo Kyiv, who eliminated the yellow-dark blue team and continued in the Champions League qualifiers, and continued his words as follows:
“I mentioned this before. Fenerbahce was the better player in both games. Until the red card, Fenerbahce was better. After the red card, the way of play changed and then this was the result. Our team captain Michal Kadlec is a former Fenerbahce fan. “I would like to meet Dynamo Kyiv when you look at it from this point of view. I wouldn’t want to face the team our captain supports. However, it is a great opportunity for us to be on the field.”
Referring to his plans for tomorrow’s match, Svedik said, “There is no fixed tactic. It depends on the opponent. It depends on how we can rule it out at that moment, depending on our playing style, we can go on the field with triple or quadruple defense. The main thing we rely on is our players, our strategy. We decide the formation before the matches.” used the phrases.
KADLEC: THIS WILL BE THE BIGGEST MATCH IN OUR HISTORY
Michal Kadlec, who is the team captain of the Slovacko team and wore Fenerbahçe jersey for 3 seasons, said, “Hello.” he began.
Stating that he enjoyed being in Kadıköy again and that it was a special moment for him, Kadlec said, “When I first saw the possibility of a match with Fenerbahçe in the draw, I really liked it. I am a Fenerbahçe fan. Therefore, Fenerbahce won in the Dynamo Kyiv match and ours in Kiev. I wanted us to play with.” made a statement.
However, Kadlec explained that he could not be Fenerbahce with his team in these two matches. “We deservedly came here. By defeating Sparta Prague in the final of the Czech Cup, we qualified to be at this stage in the cup. We want to win tomorrow or get a good score and move on to the second game.” he said.
Asked whether his teammates were ready for the atmosphere of Ülker Stadium, Kadlec said, “I hope. It will be the biggest match in our history. I think we are ready mentally. We played in the Conference League last year. I think we are used to this type of environment. We will be in a very special atmosphere. We know it will be difficult, but we are mentally prepared.” gave the answer.
SLOVACKO HAS ITS LAST TRAINING
After the press conference, Slovacko team had their last training before the Fenerbahçe match at Ülker Stadium.
The 15 minutes of the training, which started with warm-up movements, straight running, station and collective work, were opened to members of the press.
It was reported that tactical studies were carried out in the next closed section.