In the 6th and last match of UEFA Europa Conference League Group H, Fenerbahçe defeated Spartak Trnava, which it hosted at home, 4-0. Fenerbahçe Coach İsmail Kartal made a statement at the press conference held after the match. Evaluating the match, İsmail Kartal said, “We prepared very well for tonight’s match with our team. We knew that when we won the match, we would get out of the group. But our motto was to come out on top. We won the match, which we played superiorly from the beginning, with good goals and managed to come out on top in the group. I congratulate my players. I also thank our fans for their support.” “I do,” he said.
“OUR GOAL IS TO GET TO THE FINALS”
Speaking about his goals in the UEFA Europa Conference League, Kartal said, “Our goal here is to go to the finals and even win the cup. Can we succeed or not? Time will tell. I hope we will succeed. We want to win the cup from Europe and bring it to the Fenerbahçe museum.”
“THIS TYPE OF PLAYERS ARE GREAT PLAYERS”
Stating that Tadic will take the penalty as long as he is in the team, İsmail Kartal said, “These types of players are great players. They may miss a penalty from time to time. I have no idea that he should score this match or that match that match. Just because he missed a penalty, that player will leave and go elsewhere.” “I don’t want to give this task to a player. As long as Tadic is there, he will take the penalty,” he said.
“WE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE EVERY MATCH”
Stating that he was very pleased with the team’s performance, Kartal said, “I consider this performance as good and successful. It is a good thing that we continue to lead the league and emerge as the leader in Europe. We continue to improve with each match. It made us happy to emerge as the leader tonight. February “We will skip and play the match in March. We are very pleased with the team performance,” he said.
“WE NEED TO KNOW THE TRUTH”
İsmail Kartal made the following statements about the criticisms in the Nordsjaelland match, where they lost 6-1:
“Criticism is of course possible. But criticism must be objective and fair. But we know how weak our hand is there. This will not be an excuse, what can be done? We went with 14-15 people. We played on artificial turf for the first time that evening and we competed in very cold weather . We played the match without the players of their position in the team that took the field. The score of 6-1 is not acceptable, but we need to know the facts. We beat that team 3-1 here. It could have been 6-7-8. We are minding our own business. It will continue like this. .”
“IN INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT”
Speaking about Ferdi Kadıoğlu’s performance, Kartal said, “Ferdi has been in constant development since the beginning of the season, he is constantly improving, he is constantly improving his performance. This contributes to both the team and himself. Let me congratulate Ferdi once again.”
“WE TRIED TO IMPROVE UMUT’S MORALE”
Stating that they supported Umut Nayir, Kartal said, “Umut had a family problem. May God not give it to anyone. We learned about it in the camp last night. We wished him a speedy recovery. He went to his family last night. This was an issue that concerned the integrity of the team. Our teammates and fans expressed their support to Umut.” He concluded his words by saying, “It was a very nice ambiance. We tried to improve Umut’s morale with this support.”