A signing ceremony is being held for Fernando Santos, the new coach of Beşiktaş, one of the Super League giants. You can watch this meeting live on our news…
HERE ARE SANTOS’ STATEMENTS:
“I’M SO HAPPY TO BE HERE”
I competed against Beşiktaş twice. Once in Istanbul and the other in Ankara! I love Istanbul very much, and so does my family. I’m very glad to come here. We want to achieve success together with our president. Our club has a very good history.
“THE SITUATION IS NOT GOOD, BUT WE WILL WORK”
Türkiye is a wonderful country. I want to do great things and achieve success here. It is important to work together and fight as a team on the field. Recently, we commemorated the legendary president Süleyman Seba. We want to move the club forward. We talked once or twice with Samet Aybaba, one of the legends of the club. We want to bring the team to a good place, the situation is not good right now, but by working together we will bring Beşiktaş to a better place. We will work.
“WE ANSWER LIKE A FIST”
We need to be calm and realistic right now. We need to see our squad. We will look at player characters. Quality is a very important detail, but passion, character and the ability to represent well on the field are also required. We have a good group of players and I become family with my players. If someone attacks my family, we will all respond with one blow.
“I HAVE KNOWN ŞENOL GÜNEŞ FOR MANY YEARS”
Fernando Santos: “I don’t like talking about the past. Every coach that comes is a valuable name, they all have different methods. I have known Mr. Şenol Güneş for many years, he has done valuable work here.
“I TALKED TO PEPE, QUARESME AND SIMAO”
I talked to Pepe and Ricardo Quaresma. They said I came to a big club. I also talked to Simao, I have a good relationship with him. They all congratulated me on my decision.
During the signing ceremony, Beşiktaş President Hasan Arat made statements.
HERE ARE THOSE WORDS:
“COMMON DECISION IS FERNANDO SANTOS”
My dear teacher, Mister Fernando… Beşiktaş fans are loyal and enduring. Beşiktaş fans love to fight. Beşiktaş fans are the people. Beşiktaş fans are emotional. Beşiktaş fans want to become champions and represent their country in Europe. Beşiktaş fans do not compromise on their values. Mister, teacher of teachers, you suit Beşiktaş very well. We have been talking about our projects with you for more than a month. You watched our last 5 matches carefully. After our meetings with more than 15 teachers, our board of directors named you as the only partner.
“NEW TRANSFERS ARE COMING”
Mister, you will be the greatest harbinger of bright days. We wish you success. Our injured players will recover. We will have new transfers. We trust you and your team. Bright days await Beşiktaş.