Gençlerbirliği Coach Sinan Kaloğlu said at the press conference held after the match where they lost 2-1 to Trabzonspor after extra time in the last 16 rounds of the Ziraat Turkish Cup, that they faced a strong team.
Congratulating Trabzonspor, Kaloğlu said, “We analyzed the opponent well. We made the players we gave the chance to play in the cup until this round play in this match as well. Frankly, it was their right. They played very well.” he said.
Reminding that the claret-blue team scored the equalizing goal in the last moments of normal time, Kaloğlu continued as follows:
“I asked the referee why he didn’t finish. He said, ‘Coach, there were 10 seconds left.’ I don’t know, but it was on us again, we had to keep the ball forward. If Buğra had dribbled and moved forward, he would have finished the match. Unfortunately, it was inexperience. We conceded a goal again in the last second of the first overtime. Two last-second goals. “It caused us to be eliminated. I am happy with the fight the children showed despite this field. Frankly, we were sad, but I congratulate my team.”
To the question about the referee’s management, Kaloğlu said, “The referee did not officiate a bad match in general, but he generally used his discretion in favor of Trabzonspor. In my opinion, one of his biggest obvious mistakes was that the match was over, he could have finished it. He continued because the ball fell into the third zone. This caused us to concede a goal.” happened.” he replied.
On the question regarding the transfer, Kaloğlu said:
“We lost 4-5 players from our squad, partly due to financial reasons. The players we played the most are gone. I expect some things to improve. Our loneliness continues, but the children continue to fight honorably. We will continue to be good, but we have shortcomings. We need to reinforce, but my priority is, “Solving the financial problems within the team. We are waiting for something regarding this, but there is no development at the moment.”
Thanking Trabzonspor Coach Abdullah Avcı for his nice words about him, Kaloğlu said, “I am trying to do good things. I still do not think I am a full coach, I am improving. I try to do the best with the opportunities I have, I do not give up. I also think that I do not receive support. I am sorry about this. “We are doing good work with my team, I will continue to improve. My goal is very big, I want to represent our country in Europe.” he said.