MKE Ankaragücü Coach Emre Belözoğlu said, “After this process, the responsibilities of our players have increased even more.” said.
The capital team continued its preparations for the match it will play against Atakaş Hatayspor on Thursday, December 21, in the 17th week of the Trendyol Super League.
The first part of the training was open to yellow-dark blue fans. The fans who came to the facilities cheered for MKE Ankaragücü and gave morale to the team.
In his statement to the press, Belözoğlu stated that he was very sorry for what happened after the match they played with Çaykur Rizespor.
“Community, it is not an easy process for our esteemed president.” Belözoğlu said, “Of course, football has its own red lines. Our president also expressed his sadness that these were crossed. He is the one who is currently suffering the most as a prisoner. He has given years of his life to Ankaragücü and has given so much moral and material support…” he said.
“ANKARAGÜCÜ IS A VERY BIG COMMUNITY”
Belözoğlu reminded that Faruk Koca had previously received a fair-play award and continued as follows:
“This side should not be forgotten either. The support given by our fans and the integration of the community in the process he and his community have gone through is very valuable. We will try to do everything we can on the field to build processes that will make our club and our community stronger from this process. Ankaragücü is a very big community. “Expectations have always been high here, but after this process, the responsibilities of our players have increased. Being aware of this, we will be even more motivated to take our club to the highest level sportively on the field. I want our community and our fans to know this.”
“Was there a lack of motivation in the team after the events and the penalties given?” To the question, Belözoğlu said, “Of course, it is not easy. I was an athlete who went through similar processes in the past, although not close to this. But frankly, I expect it to motivate my players. We have a responsibility here. You cannot take motivation alone to make them stronger on the field. We also need to make our players apply the realities of the field and football. Our Our job is not easy, but we have no way to escape or shy away from it. We believe in our knowledge, skill and experience. We know that our players are a team that can challenge anyone on the field when they act fully. We will study accordingly. We will go through a process that I think will motivate our players. Our president will come as soon as possible. “If he regains his freedom, my players will be much more motivated on the field.” he replied.
HE VISITED KOCA IN PRISON
Stating that he met with Faruk Koca in prison, Belözoğlu said:
“I visited him, we sat and chatted for about 15 minutes. Our president is a strong character. He has provided great financial and moral support to keep this community afloat. I have been working with him for 2.5 months. I think he is a very important and valuable person. Football rules have their own red lines.” . It was an incident that should not have happened, but there is no need to create a perception in this country as if there was only one person to blame for everything that happened. I say this sincerely as someone who has experienced this problem for years. He also shared his sadness. He encouraged him to do everything we can on the field to make our community happy. “We will try.”
Regarding the match they will play against Atakaş Hatayspor, Belözoğlu said, “Every match in this league is difficult, it is difficult to win a match. Each team may have ups and downs. Hatayspor started the league very well, but then experienced a certain decline. This is also natural. Every match has its own characteristics.” We know that we will face difficulties. It will be a difficult match for both teams. But in this process, we will try to get a score that will make everyone who is devoted to this community happy. We will play to win every match, this will be our plan. But Ankaragücü will be a winner and not a loser. “I care more about his identity. There is a team that seems to have caught this recently. We want to continue our way by winning.” made his assessment.
Faruk Koca, who punched the referee Halil Umut Meler on the field after the Çaykur Rizespor match and was arrested, resigned from the MKE Ankaragücü presidency.
The Professional Football Disciplinary Board of the Turkish Football Federation fined Faruk Koca with permanent deprivation of rights due to the incidents, and the capital team was fined 5 official matches without spectators and a fine of 2 million lira.