Fenerbahçe drew 1-1 away with FCSB in the 8th and last week of the UEFA Europa League. The yellow-dark blue team finished the league stage in 19th place with 12 points and advanced to the play-off round. After the match, Fenerbahçe Coach Domenico Tedesco made remarkable statements.
HERE ARE TEDESCO’S STATEMENTS
“We had a bad match. We tried to control the game at the beginning of the match. You can end this type of matches by scoring two goals in the 30th minute. We lost a lot of balls in this match, we made mistakes. The opponent did not want more than us, but we invited them to the game. Of course, the next round is a good thing. 8 matches were not easy. We played against Zagreb, Aston Villa and Stuttgart. The league stage is over, we are looking ahead.”
“I AM SATISFIED WITH YİĞİT EFE’S PERFORMANCE”
“The role I have assigned to him is the same as İsmail Yüksek. Since İsmail had a possibility of a red card, I took him out of the game and put him in. I am satisfied with Yiğit Efe’s performance.”
“WE PLAYED VERY SLOW”
“We played very slowly, we lost the ball a lot. The opponent started with the desire to wait for us behind. We controlled the game, we created positions, but we could not evaluate them. In the first half, we lost a lot of balls and gave the opponent a chance to counterattack. This continued in the second half. The passes we made were not clear and sharp. Considering all these, I find 1-1 normal. The opponent also had positions to score a goal.”
ABOUT POSSIBLE OPPONENTS IN THE PLAY-OFF
“We had no number 6 in some matches and no forward in some matches. We had problems with our full-backs. Now we will renew the list. This is something we want. We played against Viktoria Plzen and it was not easy. When we are a full squad, we can beat anyone. We can beat anyone at home, too. If you play with Nottingham Forest, the English team and English teams, you may experience physical difficulties. It does not matter who comes. The important thing was to go to the next round.”
WAS THERE TENSION IN THE LOCKING ROOM CORRIDOR?
“I didn’t see what happened, I was in the room at the time and was examining a few positions with the analysts. I heard voices and went there and brought my team in. There was no problem after that. I don’t know exactly what happened regarding the incident, nothing happened on the field.”
“İSMAİL YÜKSEK IS A GOOD PLAYER BUT…”
“Nothing surprised us in the FSCB. They found counterattacks, yes. Fenerbahçe is different when Edson Alvarez is the cutting number six, different when he is not. Milan is different when Skriniar is present, different when he is not. When I arrived, I felt that the cutting number six was needed, we played 17 matches without him. İsmail Yüksek is a good player, but his characteristics are different. No matter how good the players are, if you make that many turnovers, the ball passes. We had attacks from the balls we lost.”
“There are good players in Romania and there may be players who will come to Fenerbahçe. We played against Romania in the Belgian National Team. You have a lot of good players. Draguş, for example, is a good player, he was playing in Eyüpspor. There are many players. Also, it was not easy to beat Romania in the European Championship.”
