Antwerp’s coach Mark van Bommel, who lost 3-1 to Medipol Başakşehir in the UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round return match, said that they could not put the game they wanted on the field and this brought defeat.
Making a statement at the press conference held after the match at Bosuil Stadium, Van Bommel said, “We didn’t have a finishing ability, we couldn’t get out fast, we lost the game from time to time. We couldn’t put the football we wanted on the field. I think this match contributed to us in terms of experience. We showed the whole world that we would accept defeat in a mature way.” “As I said when I first came to this club, we are a growing club, we are progressing slowly. We knew Başakşehir’s game, we prepared for it, but our opponent left here with a very good result.” used the phrases.
Van Bommel: “Why did you take your forward Frey out of the game early?” To the question, “I thought it was the right decision to remove Frey from the game. A more vigorous player was needed, I put Janssen in the game.” gave the answer.
The Dutch coach, finally, said, “We had many chances, but I don’t think we played well, we had a hard time scoring goals. Başakşehir had no trouble scoring goals and took the win.” made its assessment.