In the Ziraat Turkish Cup 4th Qualifying Round, Trabzonspor beat Van Spor FK 2-0 at home and advanced to the groups of the tournament. Making evaluations after the match for the claret-blue team, coach Fatih Tekke used the following statements…
“THEY FIGHTED WELL”
“It was difficult again. Opening the opponent’s defense, producing… We couldn’t produce in the first half. We had to stay calmer and play. Sometimes we didn’t play one-on-ones, two-on-twos correctly. The opponent was not visible except for fast breaks and set-pieces. I think they fought well. In the second half, we were a little better as the players changed their positions and took a little more initiative.”
“I CONGRATULATE ONURALP”
“The critical point of the match was Onuralp. Before all those balls came, two balls in particular came. The first one is also critical, but the second one is more critical. I congratulate the young player for removing 2 very dangerous balls.”
“WHEN YOU LEAVE THE GAME…”
“Every team gives you difficulties as soon as you break away from the game moment. Not every moment is under your control. In general terms, the ball is already in our hands. The variety of our set attacks was not much. We could have been better. We activated the players that I had to rest, some for half an hour, some for 4 minutes, with the request of training, so we brought them into the game.”
GÖZTEPE MATCH…
“There is a match at the weekend. It is against Göztepe in Izmir. I have to say that too. Göztepe hits the ball long and plays the ball if you put pressure on them. It is a difficult match. The team that plays non-stop for 90 minutes at their pace. The team that tries to win the ball and coach quickly when you have the ball. Considering our injuries, it is a difficult match.”
ONUACHU AND THE NIGERIA NATIONAL TEAM…
“It is not clearer in the large squad. It is a problem not only for us, but for many teams. We have to continue. This is our current squad. Everyone who plays in Trabzonspor will know this. If you are wearing this jersey, if you are doing this job, you have to evaluate every moment correctly. I cannot say anything negative today, it has to be even better.”
HERE ARE THOSE EXPLANATIONS