In the 31st week of Spor Toto Super League, Valon Ethemi, who scored 2 goals in Istanbulspor, which left Fenerbahçe with a 3-3 away draw, made evaluations about the Süper Lig and Istanbulspor.
Underlining that the Fenerbahce match played in Kadıköy was a very important 90 minutes for them, the 25-year-old football player said, “I am very happy for myself because I scored 2 goals in this match, but this was thanks to my teammates. Scoring these goals and reaching these numbers without the help of my teammates. It’s not easy. As a team fighting to stay in the relegation, we know the importance of 1 point against Fenerbahçe. We are really happy. It was a good result for us.” he said.
“AS ISTANBULSPOR, OUR DIFFERENCE FROM OTHER TEAMS IS BEING A SYSTEM TEAM”
Regarding the allegations that the team will go into rotation before the Fenerbahce match and they have no expectations from the match, the North Macedonian football player said, “As Istanbulspor, our difference from other teams is that we are a system team. We consist of a team of 30-35 people and everyone fills each other’s place. We are the system team. Our players are not looking for anyone. Suspended. We had 4 players before the game, but my friends, me and everyone who fought on the field did their best. We came to this game for points, as in every game, and we are happy.” made the statement.
“THE TEAM WHO WINS THIS MATCH WILL REMAIN 50 PERCENT IN THE LEAGUE”
Pointing out the importance of the Bitexen Giresunspor fight to be played in the 32nd week of the Spor Toto Super League, Valon Ethemi said:
“Giresunspor is one of our primary opponents. According to the result of this match, the winning team will guarantee 50% remaining in the league. Of course, there will be no definite result in terms of staying in the league, but the winning team will gain an important advantage. I will try to fulfill the duties given by my teacher Fatih regarding my own performance. Of course, we will live against Giresunspor, whatever we have, whatever God has written for us. I will do my best and try to implement what my teacher said all week.”
Underlining that Istanbulspor, which has collected 29 points in the remaining period of the league, has not yet taken into account the points it will receive from the Hatayspor and Gaziantep FK matches, Valon Ethemi said, “Obviously, I did not do much math, but I looked at who will play with whom. Our opponents will play against each other. Kasımpaşa’s MKE Ankaragücü and Demir Grup They have matches against Sivasspor. Of course we want to take advantage. From what I’ve heard and read, we think that 39-40 points is enough to stay in the league, but of course it’s not certain. We will play to win every game. Even if we have guaranteed it, we will play to win every game. “Even if we are guaranteed to stay in the relegation, we want to win the next games as well. We have full faith to stay in the league.” he said.
“WHEN WE REACH A SUCCESS AS A TEAM, THE IMPORTANCE OF THE GOALS I SCORED WILL BE EMERGED”
The Macedonian footballer, who scored 12 goals in the past and brought his teammates together with goals 4 times, emphasized that this performance is also important for him, saying, “12 goals and 4 assists are important. I prefer left wing as a position. I love it more, I feel comfortable. If you had asked at the beginning of the season and had said write your predictions, I guess I wouldn’t have written 12 goals and 4 assists for myself. I didn’t expect anything like this either, but it’s good. These are thanks to my teammates. Their efforts are great. As a team “When we achieve a success, the importance of the goals I scored and the assists I have made will be revealed. If we do not succeed, what I have done will be forgotten. So I hope my team will be successful and the importance of my goals and assists will also be revealed.” made the statement.
Ethemi said the following about coach Fatih Tekke, who stood out with the goals he scored during his football career:
“The first person who contributed to my coming to Turkey is Fatih Tekke. When he worked here before, we were together in the 1st League. Then I had the opportunity to work with Osman teacher. I thank him as well. We had really good success with him. We hope that we are in the Super League today. It was the play-off championship we lived with Osman, who helped us. We understand each other very well with Fatih teacher. Our characters fit together very well, we know very well what each other wants. If I had the chance to play with Fatih Tekke, he would score all the goals and not let me go. Maybe my assist count is higher. It would be because you have a striker like Fatih, most of the balls you throw at him are goals. He would score goals, but he could increase my assist count.”
“ELIF ELMAS IS A VERY GOOD ROLE MODEL”
Valon Ethemi, who also made evaluations about her friend Elif Elmas, who previously wore Fenerbahçe jersey and is currently approaching the championship in Italy Serie A with Napoli jersey, said, “Elif Elmas is my friend from the national team and I talk to her constantly in the national team. He plays in Napoli. He is a very good role model both for me and for young people who are just starting football. His career is really good. He played for a very good club like Fenerbahçe and then transferred to Napoli with a high fee. Really good and high quality He is a player. When I think for myself, I do my best to reach the highest level I can. Of course, I don’t have a league that I prefer very much, but I want to complete my career at the highest points. That’s why I believe in the destiny that God has written for us. I hope the best I’ll be in good places.” used the phrases.
Evaluating North Macedonia’s rivals in the European Championship Qualifiers, Ethemi said:
“We, as North Macedonia, have very high quality players. We have important names you know such as Enis Bardhi, Alioski, Elif Elmas. Our group is very strong. England is England, as you know. Italy is the same. They are very high quality teams. But Turkey won the World Cup with Portugal. “Everything is possible in football. We are confident, we will do our best. We do not look at any unplayed game as if we lost. We will play and do our best.”
“I LIKE MERTENS VERY MUCH”
Emphasizing that the presence of many players of Balkan origin in the team like him is an advantage for him, especially in social life, the Macedonian player said, “When you talk about football, the country doesn’t matter much because you go on the field and play ball, how you get along is important. But of course, when you look at it as a culture, you have friends with whom you speak the same language. It’s nice to have Albanian friends, to have friends from the Balkans. It’s important that you love each other. We have this. We also get along very well with Turkish players. Love is the most important thing in the team. The country doesn’t matter much, but of course having people from my own country, speaking the same language, Having the same cultures makes our adaptation process more comfortable.” he said.
Valon Ethemi, who also gave information about the players he liked the most and had the most difficulty as an opponent, continued his words as follows:
“I like Mertens very much. He is very smart and knows football. Redmond is a very good and experienced player if we look at his form in the last weeks. If I want to say the defenders that I have had the most difficulty with because of my position, I will take the right-backs. Sacha Boey is a very good name in Galatasaray, “Besiktas’ Onur Bulut challenged me both in Kayserispor and Beşiktaş. Besides, Osayi-Samuel is a quality name both offensively and defensively.”
Finally, the Macedonian player, who gave a message to the fans, concluded his words as follows:
“I would like to thank our fans for their support. I invite all of them to all of our matches. I thank everyone who came in advance. We will continue to do our best for them. I hope it will be a successful Istanbulspor at the end of the season.”