The black-white football player made a statement in Belek, where they continue their preparations for the second half of the season.
Stating that they trained twice a day during the half-time camp, the 25-year-old player said, “We are doing tiring, fast-paced training. Because the first half of the league was not a very good one for us. I do not think that we played badly and finished in a bad place. We played well, but there were bad luck. There were mistakes and misfortunes, and that is why we could not close the first half where we wanted. We all work hard. We want to enter the second half as we want and close the season as we want.” he said.
Explaining that they did not play bad football, Emirhan Topçu said, “We were better in attack than defense in the first half. We conceded many goals due to individual mistakes in defense. I have mistakes too. My teammates have them too. While looking for a goal, while trying to score a goal, we suddenly conceded a goal from counterattacks. I can say that our performance is neither good nor bad. We gave away a lot of points due to mistakes and we want to prevent these mistakes.” he said.
“THE FENERBAHÇE DERBY IN THE CUP IS THE MATCH I AM HAPPY FOR”
Emirhan stated that the derbies he played with Fenerbahçe in the league and cup were the matches he was happiest and saddest.
The black-and-white football player asked, “Which were the matches that made you saddest and happiest this season?” He answered the question as follows:
“The two matches we played against Fenerbahçe. The Fenerbahçe match, where we lost 3-2 from 2-0, was the match that made me the saddest. The last match we played against Fenerbahçe in the cup was the match that made me happiest. We finished the period feeling motivated. This was reflected in the camp. We are well motivated. We are having a good time in the camp. Everyone is laughing and having fun. Even if that match had not happened, we should have stepped in in the best possible way.”
“BEŞİKTAŞ DOES NOT HAVE THE LUXURY OF LOSING POINTS”
Emirhan Topçu stated that they do not have the luxury of making mistakes due to their position in the league.
Reminding that coach Sergen Yalçın started his duty with the Alanyaspor match, Emirhan said:
“Which coach can show his own game philosophy in the very first match? We were defeated. Afterwards, he was not a coach for 1-2 games. We faltered a little, there were mistakes, but then our game improved. Our coach was able to convey his game philosophy to us, we worked on them in training. I think we did good things in attack and defense. The change of coach was good for us. It also had an impact in terms of points. We even went well in a few matches in a row. Beşiktaş is our club. There is no room for mistakes in terms of our position. “There will be points lost, and Beşiktaş does not have the luxury of losing points. We are trying not to lose points as much as we can.”
“I WILL NOT SAY REFEREE MISTAKES BECAUSE NO ONE CARES”
The black-and-white player explained the reason why they could not keep the score in big matches in the first half as “bad luck”.
Explaining that they performed well in big matches in the first half of the season, Emirhan said, “We got ahead in the matches against Trabzonspor, Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe. There were red cards. I will not say ‘referee error’ because it started to be something that no one cares about. We look at red cards as our individual mistakes. Nobody wants to see a red card, but sometimes because it is played very simply, that red card affects the whole match. We saw this in the Fenerbahçe match. We also saw it in the Trabzonspor match. 1 point in the Trabzon away game.” Even though it seemed good to win, it didn’t actually work because we were ahead 3-1 there. We played good football and were scoring, but we couldn’t avoid these mistakes and cards.” made his assessment.
“WE ARE MAKING MISTAKES, SO OUR FANS REACT”
Emirhan Topçu said that the black-white fans reacted because they made a mistake as a team.
Speaking highly of Beşiktaş football fans, Emirhan said:
“Everyone knows what a great fan we have. When they are behind us, we are happier and more motivated, but we have to get used to them when they reproach and react. Some people leave, players come and go. Coaches come and go, but they always stay. Our fans also know this. We feel stronger when they are behind us. When they react, we have no choice but to accept it as normal. We love our fans very much. We make mistakes, we do wrong, and our fans react. They too “He is right, we are also right on some issues. I don’t think anyone has any resentment or resentment towards anyone else because we are a family.”
“IF I HAVE 2-3 DREAMS, THE FIRST IS TO PLAY IN THE WORLD CUP”
The Beşiktaş player stated that he wanted to appear in the World Cup with the national team.
Explaining that he wants to play with the crescent and star jersey in the World Cup, Emirhan Topçu said, “There are really very talented and incredible players in our national team. We see players in Europe and in Türkiye. I do not think it is any different from the teams that have won the World Cup before. I want to be in all kinds of competition. I try to do the best I can. I hope you will watch me in the national jersey, and I would like to see myself in the World Cup. I think the national team will be successful. If I have 2-3 dreams in my life The first is to play in the World Cup.” he said.
Emirhan added that they last spoke with National Team Coach Vincenzo Montella on New Year’s Eve.
“I MISS THE CITY OF RIZE”
Emirhan Topçu stated that he would not change Rize’s food for anything.
Stating that they do not have much time to go on vacation, the experienced defender said, “I miss the city of Rize. Even if I am going to go somewhere else when I have leave, I first stop by Rize. I spend time there for 1-2 days, see my family, and then go somewhere, I miss it. It is an incredibly small city with an incredibly small center. I stay in a district. You miss the forests, the environment, your family. One inevitably misses their hometown. I also love to eat. I wouldn’t trade Rize’s food for anywhere. Sometimes that’s why “I’m going. I like cabbage soup, not stuffed kale. It’s delicious. Its roasted beans and cabbage are incredible. If you go, you can eat them.” he said.