Evaluating Fatih Karagümrük’s victory, Istanbulspor Technical Director Osman Zeki Korkmaz said, “For us, every match in the Super League is the final match. The opponent is favorite in every match played by Istanbulspor. We should not forget this fact. The moment we say we are done is the moment when we are done.”
In the 8th week of Spor Toto Super League, Istanbulspor defeated Fatih Karagümrük 2-1 away. Making a statement at the press conference held after the match, Istanbulspor Technical Director Osman Zeki Korkmaz said, “We had an exit in terms of score in the first 3 weeks of the league and in the following period. Our first match after the national break was in a similar table. It was like a final match in a place. For us, the Super League” Every game in Istanbulspor is the final game. The opponent is favorite in every game played by Istanbulspor. I say this sincerely. We should not forget this fact. The moment we say we are done is the moment we are done. We must not lose motivation. The only thing we can improve is this understanding of the game. We reflected this on the field in the second half and We got the score. We should have put pressure on one-to-one while they were playing, we did it, but we have a problem of doing decisive work in the 3rd region. We make simple losses, we need to solve this. We need to increase the options to score. From here, I both send a message to the team and set homework for myself. We fold We are a team that is at the top in the distance. we are leaving. We were assessing that we would find more space, until 2-1. Then we got into the psychology of keeping the score,” he said.
“Since LAST YEAR, WE ARE TRYING TO CREATE A GAME CULTURE”
Korkmaz said, “We have been trying to create a game culture since last year,” and continued as follows:
“We are working on how we can improve the game, we insistently explain it. The period is over, we immediately analyzed it, we told the players what we should do. We made 3 changes, it should have been a mental shock to this team. The friends from behind applied the tactical things better.”