Gaziantep FK lost 2-1 away to Galatasaray in the 23rd week of the Trendyol Super League.
Red-blacks coach Marius Sumudica made a statement after the match.
Making a statement at the press conference held after the match, the Romanian coach stated that they had a good match and said, “Galatasaray took more positions than us, which was normal. When you look at the bench, when Zaha enters the game on one side, the job becomes easier. This is just a simple example. I am proud of my players.” “I hear it. Because we fought until the last minute today. When we looked at the last 5 minutes, some of Galatasaray’s players were doing things to pass the time. This was a good thing for me. Today, we showed our stance to the whole of Turkey.” he said.
Sumudica stated that they played well against both Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray and said, “I don’t care who will be the champion. The one who deserves it will win. I also congratulate coach Okan. He is one of the best coaches in Turkey. He is also a person I like. It doesn’t concern me who will be the champion.” “The important thing for me is to collect the points and keep the team in the league. Let the one who deserves to win the Super League. I want to congratulate my players for their fight today. I am a Romanian coach, sometimes it is not easy to work in Turkey.” he said.
The Romanian coach answered the question about which team he sees as ahead in the championship race as follows:
“There is a word in both Turkish and Romanian: Enemy. I do not want to make enemies. I do not need enemies. It is really difficult for an Anatolian team to come here with 4 missing players. We came with 4 players missing from the first 11. On the other hand, when we look at the bench, it is really difficult to make a comparison. “It is very difficult. We will play against Kayserispor next week. The fans need to come and support us. We have collected 23 points so far. I think we will stay in the league when we collect 40-41 points. If I achieve this, I will thank everyone who believes in me.”
Regarding his recall of his players who came off the bench with joy after the goal they scored against Galatasaray, Sumudica said, “This was my totem. Sometimes, when you are very happy, God can punish you. After all, we are playing against Galatasaray. You have to score at least 2-3 goals so that you can be happy about it.” 21 “I have experienced these in my years-long career. God can punish you when you are too happy. After all, the match is not over, we also know Galatasaray. I hope I will show everyone how to be happy and celebrate in the Kayserispor match.” made his assessment.
Evaluating the referee management, Sumudica said, “I need to watch the match again to talk about the referee. I am really happy for myself. I did not see a yellow card today. The referees can easily issue a yellow card against me. I want to congratulate both teams.” made the statement.
“I WANT TO GET A TURKISH PASSPORT”
Marius Sumudica stated that he loves Turkey very much and concluded his words as follows:
“As Romanian people, I, Lucescu and Petrescu have worked here in the last 10 years. After all, this is a difficult and strong league. I am also a well-known, well-known coach. I worked in the Champions League. I worked in Saudi Arabia. There are many coaches in Turkey. It changes, there is no patience. I love Gaziantep very much. I love Turkey very much. When I was working in Saudi Arabia last year, I was earning maybe 4-5 times the salary I earned here, but this city is in my heart. Also because there is a lot of trade between Romania and Turkey. “The countries know each other. That’s why I want to get a Turkish passport as well. I’m trying that.”