Kocaelispor Coach Selçuk İnan stated that they aim to win the away match against Konyaspor. Wishing success to the Turkish National Team against Georgia, İnan said, “The last time I played in the match played here at İsmet Paşa Stadium, I have a similar memory. We won the match 1-0, I hope we will win this match too. We have an important national team. We have important players. I hope they will represent us in the World Cup.”
Kocaelispor will face Konyaspor away in the 8th week of the Super League on Saturday, October 18, at 14.30. The green-black team continued their preparations for this match with training at Körfez Burunga Facilities. The training started with warm-up exercises and continued with station exercises. It was learned that tactical studies for the Konyaspor match were carried out in the part of the training closed to the press. Before the training, Kocaelispor Coach Selçuk İnan and one of the players, Tayfur Bingöl, made statements to the press.
SELÇUK İNAN: WE CANNOT FIND THE IDEAL TOP 11 EVEN IF WE WANT TO
Selçuk İnan said that 5 players who received invitations from their national teams would go to Konya without being able to train with the team, and said, “Even if we wanted to, we cannot find the ideal first 11. We have injuries, Massadio Haidara is injured again, he will not be among us. We have 5 national players. Darko Churlinov has a minor injury. We will see if he can play? Our players come from very long distances, we have players who will arrive on Thursday, we will check their physical condition. We have suspended player Show. Even if you line up like this, you cannot come out with the squad you want, but of course stability is very important to me. “We will catch him as soon as possible,” he said.
”KONYA IS A DIFFICULT AWAY AWAY”
Evaluating their away match against Konyaspor, İnan said, “Konya is a difficult away game. They have a stable team. They have important players. They draw a strong profile with their fans in their home field. However, we are on a good track, we are a good team. If we fight as much as Konya, I think we will definitely get three points from them. I have great confidence in my team. The players are very willing, at least we have created an atmosphere. We will continue this winning streak to maintain this atmosphere. We need to make it happen. I try to instill this in my players. I want to create a team that always wants to win. “I hope the Konya match will be one of them,” he said.
”HOPE THEY WILL REPRESENT US IN THE WORLD CUP”
Wishing success to the National Football Team, which will host Georgia in Kocaeli, before the match, İnan said, “Hopefully, this place will bring good luck and we will defeat Georgia here. The last time I played in the match played here at İsmet Paşa Stadium, I have such a memory. We won the match 1-0, hopefully we will win it again. We have an important national team. We have important players. I hope they will represent us in the World Cup.”
”ALL MY PLAYERS ARE EXTREMELY SUITABLE FOR THE NATIONAL TEAM”
İnan answered a journalist’s question about the Turkish players in the team not receiving national invitations as follows:
“Suitability is a sensitive word. All of our players are extremely suitable for the national teams. However, the person who evaluates the performance is the coach of the national team. Our players must first of all be on the field consistently. They must give constant performance. I do not want to comment on whether the performance of the players you compare with is too little, too much or enough, as I am not the authority to evaluate it. I share with them that one of the important goals of all my players should be to play in the national team. Hopefully, in the future, our Turkish players should be able to play in the national team.” Our players will also represent their national teams.”