In the 9th week match of Trendyol Super League, MKE Ankaragücü lost 2-1 away to İstanbulspor. After the match, Ankaragücü Coach Emre Belözoğlu made a statement at the press conference. Belözoğlu stated that, looking at the pre-match, it was a fight between two teams with two different goals and said, “First of all, I am very sorry for today. We conceded a goal in the opponent’s first attack. There was a team that tried to resist us in the first half. We were the side that played better in the first half. Going into the second half, I told my players “I said that if we play like we did in the first half, we will win. We are sorry about the result. We have been working with the team for 2 weeks. There is time to learn where we can use the players. It was a sad match for us. We will gather on Tuesday and concentrate on the Samsun match,” he said.
“WE MUST COLLECT AS MANY POINTS AS WE CAN BEFORE HALF-TIME”
When asked whether the team has any shortcomings in terms of quality, Belözoğlu said, “I think it is a good group of players. I have been in charge for 2 weeks. It is a well-intentioned team. I think the Ankaragücü team has quality players. There are at least 3-4 quality players. In the second half The performance is below quality. Considering the general game in the first half, it was a good game. I think we will fix this situation together. We must collect as many points as we can until the half-time. The upcoming matches are not easy. We must be patient. We only lost one match. We won only 1 match last week. “We have a long time ahead of us. We need to work patiently,” he said.