Fenerbahçe, one of our representatives in Europe, will face Slovenia’s Maribor team in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League.
Winning the first match 3-1 at home, the yellow-dark blue team are aiming to complete the second match by winning the second match.
Before this fight, the coach of the yellow-dark blue team İsmail Kartal and one of the football players Miha Zajc made statements at the press conference.
Highlights from Kartal and Zajc’s statements are as follows:
MIHA ZAJC: A DIFFICULT MATCH IS WAITING FOR US
“A tough game awaits us. We saw what Maribor can do in the first match. We prepared well. We will do our best to win and pass the round.”
“IT’S VERY NICE TO BE BACK TO MY HOME”
“It’s a great feeling to be back home. I know Maribor is a great team. Tomorrow will be a tough game, but we prepared as well as we could. We did our analysis after the first game. We’ll see what happens.”
“İSMAİL KARTAL HAS A LARGE SHARE IN MY RETURN”
“I am very happy to be back at Fenerbahçe. İsmail Kartal has a big share in this. We have a good relationship. We have known each other for a while. I am happy to work with him. I hope we achieve success together this season.”
“OLIMPIJA PERFORMED GOOD AGAINST GALATASARAY”
“Both my family and friends will come to support me. That’s why I’m very happy. I watched the Galatasaray-Olimpija match. I think Olimpija performed well. Unfortunately, they couldn’t make it to the next round, but they represented Slovenian football in the best way.”
İSMAİL KARTAL: WE WANT TO RETURN WITH A GOOD RESULT
“We prepared really well for the match. We saw how organized Maribor is in the first match. That’s why we came here with high concentration. We want to play the game with the same seriousness and do our best and pass the tour. We have some injured players but we have a large squad. “I think the players who will play in the game tomorrow will do their best. We know the opponent, we have done our analysis, we want to return to our country by passing the round with a good result here.”
“FOOTBALL IS PLAYED ON THE FIELD, IT ENDS ON THE FIELD”
“I don’t think it’s right to talk about percentages in football. Football is played on the field, it ends on the field. Your performance determines the result. We prepared for tomorrow’s match in the best way. We have to fight well. If you don’t take your opponent seriously, football will penalize you. I think the players will do their best. “
“THIS MATCH’S STORY WILL BE DIFFERENT”
“In the first match, Maribor dominated the game a bit for the first 20-25 minutes. Then we balanced the game with moves and turned it in our favor. Then the goals came. The story of the match tomorrow will be different. We made that difference. We’re thinking of playing the game that way.”
ABOUT TRANSFER STUDIES
“Our president and the administration are handling this. It’s not right for me to say anything right now.”