Fenerbahçe Coach İsmail Kartal, in his statement after the Konyaspor match, said that there are transfer candidates for many positions, especially midfield. Kartal stated that the important thing about the different victory was to get 3 points.
Fenerbahçe defeated Konyaspor with a score of 7-1 in the 16th week postponement match of the Trendyol Super League. After the match, the coach of the yellow-dark blue team, İsmail Kartal, made a statement at the press conference. Kartal congratulated his players on the victory and said, “We prepared our players as quickly as possible with the necessary analysis. We did not have time. We played the match with one day of renewal and the other with light static training. We knew Konyaspor. With the analysis we made, we told our players everything about what they were doing in attack and defense, with beautiful images. “Our players met the expectations at home and achieved a different victory. I would like to thank the fans for supporting the team in this cold weather. I congratulate the players for the victory and the fight,” he said.
“BONUCCI’S CAREER IS CLEAR”
Speaking about the Italian defender Leonardo Bonucci, whom the yellow-dark blue club brought to Istanbul for transfer negotiations, Kartal said, “We had transfer candidates, I evaluated all of them. We decided on him in the meeting I held with the president and managers. We thought he would be more beneficial in terms of economic and career and experience. Bonucci “We said ‘yes’ to . Bonucci’s career is obvious, let me leave it to you whether he is suitable or not. What he has done is obvious,” he said. İsmail Kartal stated that the search for transfers for midfielders and other positions continues.
“NAMES ARE NOT IMPORTANT, EVERYONE WHO WEARS THE STICKS ON THEIR BACK IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US”
Speaking about Cengiz Ünder, who contributed 4 goals in the Istanbulspor match, not being in the squad against Konyaspor, İsmail Kartal said, “Here, Cengiz and İrfan names are not important, every player who wears the batlu is important for us. Nobody should forget İrfan’s performance since the beginning of the season. Cengiz scored the goal. “There is no such thing as playing just because he scored. There are many players. We want to evaluate these players match by match and distribute the load on a few players and continue with rotation,” he said.
“BARTUĞ NEEDS TO TAKE HARDER IN DOUBLE FIGHTS AND AIR BALLS”
İsmail Kartal gave the following answer to the question about Bartuğ Elmaz’s chance to play:
“He is a young and talented player and the ball suits his feet. He sees the game well. He can make the short or long passes he wants. He is a player who can take good free kicks. Since we have a large squad, Bartug is also in this squad. While doing these, he is our player who has shortcomings. He needs to get tougher in double tackles and air balls.” .”
“THE IMPORTANT THING IS TO CONTINUE WITH 3 POINTS”
When reminded that they broke many records this season, İsmail Kartal said, “We are thinking match by match. I am not very interested in records or anything. But there are some matches where you enter 3 positions and score 1. The important thing is to continue with 3 points. In some matches, you enter 10 positions and score 4-5. We “We go on the field to win the matches, not to set records or anything else. It’s nice, it’s even better when we win. Let’s win 1-0, 2-0, win all the matches and become champions,” he said.