İlhan Palut told members of the press that the 2-0 victory in the last league match against Atakaş Hatayspor increased the self-confidence and motivation in the team.
Referring to the fact that they are a young team, the experienced coach stated that everyone made a great effort to fulfill the assigned task, and that the players, both playing and not playing in the team, supported each other.
Pointing out that they had a good period of 7 matches in the league, Palut said, “We preferred a controlled game in some matches, but it is positive for us that the game culture has started to settle in our team and the fighting culture has formed. The more points you score in these periods of the league, it is an advantage for the last period of the league. A standard of play “It is important to reach the fighting standard. We are working for Rizespor to reach the playing standard.” he said.
Noting that they will have a difficult postponement match with Beşiktaş, Palut continued his words as follows:
“It is very important to continue our progress and use our advantage, but as a community, me and my players, we need to pay attention. We should never fall into the perception that Beşiktaş has some shortcomings and the misconception of the bad scores it has received. Beşiktaş is Beşiktaş. At the highest level Our aim is to prepare and get a good result by fighting and playing well here. Getting better from the previous period and some of our opponent’s problems should never carry us to other places mentally. Apart from the tactical preparation of this match, this is one of the most important parameters that we will focus on as a team. “There will be mental preparation.”
İlhan Palut added that they never set a point target in the league and that they strive to stay in the top ranks by collecting as many points as they can.