“A DIFFICULT SEASON IS WAITING FOR US”
“It is difficult to give a single name at this point. Each of our players is doing their best. Those who are here right now are actually players who deserve to be here this season. They also want to be with us and give something to the club. Our mentality is going very well in this regard. At the beginning of the season. Our goal in training is to do these things right and work hard. It’s hard to name just one. Everyone deserves this praise. This is my expectation. We need to spread this throughout the season. A difficult season will be waiting for us. We will have to work hard every game. We will have a very difficult time. It’s nice that we created the atmosphere here.”
“WE HAVE NOT REACHED 100 PERCENT YET”
Speaking on a question about the triple defense preference, the French coach said that they can be flexible about the formation. Stating that they are now on the field with the system number 10, Ismael said:
“Last season, we actually gave this image. The image of playing 3’s. It is a system used in 5 major leagues. But we are flexible in this regard. We also play number 10. If necessary, we can change it like 3-4-3. We can change it more offensively in the match. If we need to be, we will be ready for that situation. As a result, we need to win the match. We will have this flexibility. Our football players worked very well in this camp. They gave what we wanted against the system. I realize that they feel good. We haven’t reached 100 percent yet. Everyone is different. “Weghorst and Muleka joined the team later. Ghezzal and N’Koudou returned from the national team. Everyone’s levels were different from each other. We’ll put it on top of each other week by week and bring everyone to the same level.”
“TO BE A FOOTBALL FACTOR OF BEŞİKTAŞ IS VERY SPECIAL. YOU GIVE EVERYTHING”
Answering a question about the young defender Serdar Saatçı, who was excluded from the squad in the past days, the French coach said, “We have clarified this issue among ourselves. I do not want to go into more details right now, but every football player has to give 100 percent here. “Being a football player is very special. You have to give your all and be ready in every sense. If you are at a point where these are not available, we can communicate. My expectation is that our fans will give 100 percent of all our football players. If this does not happen, I will make a decision in the end,” he said. .
“WE HAVE FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO COME FROM THE INFRASTRUCTURE”
Evaluating the situation of the young players in the camp, Valerien Ismael said, “This was one of the purposes of this camp. Some of our players were going to join the team late. In the meantime, we needed a large staff. While it is not clear when new transfers will join the team, it is not clear when the training we will do here is in double goals. We brought our young people here so that we don’t have a shortage. On the one hand, if we consider the developments of our youth players, especially in the last 2-3 years, we wanted to look at our infrastructure more and more, with the increase of examples such as Ersin, Rıdvan, Emre, Emirhan İlkhan. “There are football players who come in good shape. We have friends who improve themselves in a good way. We will see them in the match today as well. We would like to take everyone to Spain, of course, but we will reduce the squad a little. We will benefit from our young people as much as we can,” he said.
“WE DID GOOD JOBS WITH TRANSFERS TO KEY POINTS”
Stating that they will not be hasty about the transfer, Ismael said, “We will take action here, depending on the situation. We have a quota at the moment. We also need Turkish players as per the rules. We need to play Turkish players. Right now, we are 100 percent qualified to do whatever we want mentally, which we think can be beneficial to Beşiktaş.” “We can evaluate if there is a football player that we think he is, that we are sure of. I have said before. We will not rush into this. Sometimes you have to give a chance to existing football players or young people. In environments such as friendly matches. That’s why we do this. We need to be 100 percent sure when making the decision. “We have done a good job with the transfers we made to key points. We have time ahead of us,” he said.
“SAISS DECIDED VERY QUICKLY ON COMING TO BEŞİKTAŞ”
Stating that Saiss, the new transfer of the black and white team, will join the team in the Spanish camp, Ismael used the following statements:
“Saiss has been a very good transfer for us. We started meeting with him in April with the suggestion of Mr. Ceyhun. When I watched and saw such a football player we needed, I thought he was a football player who would fit us in the system mentally. I thought it would be beneficial for us in terms of leadership. “We were able to finish the transfer very quickly. I want to thank him at this point. There were other offers. He decided very quickly to come to Beşiktaş. We need to show some patience with him. I think he will join us in the Spanish camp.”
“ISTANBUL IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL, WONDERFUL CITY”
Pointing out that the quality of life in Istanbul is enormous, Ismael said, “Istanbul is a very beautiful, wonderful city. It is great in terms of quality of life. Whenever I go to a place with Mr. Ceyhun, the team, and my family, I am very well received. Frankly, I cannot spend a lot of time outside. I work all day. I get up at 6 every morning. This is my routine. Being disciplined and taking care of myself are the things I care about most. If I take good care of myself and focus on my job enough, I can treat and focus on my players in the same way. This is my lifestyle. My family also loves Istanbul. “He loves her very much. They come and go from time to time. My daughter is constantly getting colder now to see when I will come again. Schools in Germany are on vacation right now. They will be with me in Istanbul for a while. We will be in Istanbul with them in the first weeks of the league,” he said.
“OUR FIRST GOAL IS TO START THE LEAGUE WELL”
Stating that they want to start the new season strong, Ismael said, “It is the most important detail for us to start the season strong and well. We need to make sure that we are on the right track. Catching a good start and acceleration is our first goal until then. From now on, the first stage of the World Cup will start. “If we do it well, it will be the first step for us. The league is a long marathon. At least for now, that’s our first goal. It’s my and my team’s job to get all the players to 100 percent. That’s our job. The process after the World Cup will come later.” First of all, we will start the league well and aim to get the most points in the best way until the World Cup,” he said.
“2 TURKISH PLAYERS LOOK CLEARLY”
Stating that it is an advantage for them to have Turkish players in every position, the French coach said, “The rules will always be there, of course. At the moment, the position of 2 Turkish players seems clear. At least it seems that we will play Turkish players in the goal and left wing back positions. In every region. Having a Turkish player is a great advantage for us. We have Turkish players in offense, midfield and defense. The choice will be easier at this point. We have a freedom there. We will be flexible. There are players in the squad who give us this flexibility. For example, Emirhan İlkhan. 6, He can play numbers 8, 10. Cenk can still play anywhere in the front. We can use Kenan both on the offensive and at the wing-back. There are Turkish players who we can take advantage of in different positions here. Again, there are very good foreign players. 1, 2 better Turkish players We will be able to make more balanced choices after we add them to our squad. By the way, we have very good young players in our squad. Play 3 players as per the rule. We need to increase this number, but when appropriate, we can increase this number to 4 or 5.
“THIS RULE ACTUALLY MAKE THE JOB DIFFICULT FOR TURKISH CLUBS”
Valerien Ismael, who stated that there is pressure on the clubs regarding the foreign rule, but as Beşiktaş, they do not have any problems in this regard, concluded his words as follows:
“I can say that this rule actually complicates the work of Turkish clubs. Because it is an issue that directly concerns the issue of quality. The best Turkish players are playing abroad at the moment. You need to play quality Turkish players. This puts pressure on the clubs. They need to transfer to Turkey. It’s a problem for the international level. Beşiktaş didn’t have any problems with this. Because we have enough quality players. I think we get a lot of this support, especially from the infrastructure. Actually, that’s why we wanted to give a lot of players a chance here. About everyone “So that we have an idea. I am very pleased with some of our friends. We have been in the camp for 3 weeks, we have 2 more weeks ahead. We will continue the evaluations. We will have the opportunity to see it in the Spanish camp as well. When we play a friendly match with more serious opponents, we will have clearer ideas.”