A new coach has been appointed for Kocaelispor in the Trendyol 1st League. At the crisis table, coaches who were not working with any team or had recently left their positions were discussed and an agreement was reached on the name with a high success rate that would lead Kocaelispor to the championship. An agreement was reached in principle with İsmet Taşdemir, who left his job at Bodrumspor. Kocaelispor Club President Recep Durul called on the community to put an end to information pollution, which is a widely talked about and controversial issue in the public.
“WE AGREED IN PRINCIPLE. HALF SEASON WILL BE +1 YEAR OR 1.5 YEARS”
We reached an agreement in principle with İsmet Taşdemir. He is currently abroad. He will come on Monday and we will sit down and talk about the details. If there is no problem, we will sign the agreement. We will sign a contract for half a season plus 1 year or 1.5 years. It will be one of the two. I did not go to England to meet İsmet Hodja. My 2 children live there. I went to London for my grandson’s birthday. From there I went to Birmingham. I stayed there for 2-3 days. One week in total. I have no information whether İsmet Hodja was there or left. He left later anyway. Nobody should think such a thing. My departure has nothing to do with such a thing. There is no need to go abroad to meet. I would talk to him in Istanbul and invite him to my home.
“BECAUSE HE IS AN ADAPTABLE PERSON WHO WE TRUST IN HIS COACHING”
Expressing why they chose İsmet Taşdemir when there were many names, Recep Durul said, “İsmet Taşdemir is experienced in this league. He made Bodrumspor champions last year. Before that, he is a coach who made Ankaragücü, Samsun and Altay champions. He plays for the teams almost every season.” We said ‘İsmet Hodja’ because we trust his coaching. Of course there were other coaches, and he has the structure to work more harmoniously with the team. “In our opinion, they have more advantages in terms of their competency as a teacher. That’s why İsmet Hodja” said.