Fenerbahçe, one of the Super League giants, was defeated 3-1 from the field in the special match they faced with Red Star in the preparation camp in Russia.
After the match, coach İsmail Kartal made remarkable statements in the yellow-dark blue team.
HERE ARE İSMAİL KARTAL’S EXPLANATIONS:
We didn’t play the game we wanted today because the opponent played hard and the referee allowed it. There was tension in the opposing team, like a league or cup match. At least 2 players had to be kicked out. The last time I was kicked out, I couldn’t stand it, I went into the field. Osayi’s leg was going to be broken, he showed Osayi a card. Then he threw me. This is the first time in my life I see something like this. We lost today, we learned from the things we didn’t do well. We will work on them.
Batshuayi is one of the latecomers to the camp. There are many players who came late from the national team. I find these normal. These are practice matches. In such matches we will try the players. We will prepare for our ideal system with the players who will join us until the league, with the ideal players.
Dzeko is a world class player. A great professional player. We made such a decision. He will be the captain of the team. Next to him, we will have 2 Turkish players captain. Altay, Mert Hakan, İrfan Can will help him. We made such a decision.