Coach Selçuk Şahin stated that the transfer fee paid for Fenerbahçe’s new transfer, French midfielder Matteo Guendouzi, was high for him. Şahin added that the yellow-dark blue team played a more organized game against Galatasaray in the Turkcell Super Cup final and deservedly won the match.
Coach Selçuk Şahin made statements about the Turkcell Super Cup final played last weekend, the championship race between Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe in recent years, career planning and Fenerbahçe’s new transfer Matteo Guendouzi.
Şahin stated that the yellow-dark blue team played a more organized game in the Super Cup final and deservedly won the match and said, “It was a good match for Fenerbahçe. It was a community that had been longing for such a match for a long time and it was enjoyable for them. It was a match below expectations for Galatasaray. Of course, they had missing players. There were also missing players for Fenerbahçe. The match showed that the second half of the season would be competitive. It looks like the two teams will be in a race. It looks like the one who makes the fewest mistakes will win the championship.” used.
“IF THERE IS A CLEAR PLACE WHERE WE CAN APPLY WHAT IS IN OUR MIND, WE WANT TO ENTER THE PROCESS AGAIN”
Selçuk Şahin, who lastly coached Eyüpspor in the Super League, said the following about his career planning:
“We spent an 8-week period in Eyüpspor. It was a process in which we were satisfied as a game, but not as a score. When you do not score in the country, there is no reward for the game you play. It was a process in which we did what was in our minds as a game. We are waiting in the current process. It is something we do not want very much in the country, but since there are many changes in coaches, we also receive offers. If there is a clear place where we can implement what we have in mind, we want to get into the process again. We are currently preparing, watching the matches, following up. In this period, we are also watching the matches and following the current football. “We are trying to prepare by following it.”
“WE ARE NOT AT A LEVEL TO SPEND 200 MILLION EURO TO BE CHAMPIONS IN OUR OWN LEAGUE”
Sharing his thoughts on the championship competition between Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe in recent years, Şahin said, “Frankly, it does not seem very healthy. Because the two teams have opened up financially with the others. The figures spent and given to the players have started to become very astronomical. Two powerful communities are the communities that can afford these figures, so this money is given. But one of them will be the champion. The national championship is not a value where you can get the value of the money spent. However, success in the UEFA Champions League will make you understand the value of the money you spend. Only “We should not focus on the league championship. We need to be successful in Europe. We are not at a level where we can spend 200 million Euros to become champions in our own league. I think it is necessary to be successful in Europe, but it does not seem healthy for the league.”
“GUENDOUZI IS A PLAYER WE KNOW, BUT 30 MILLION EURO SEEMS HIGH TO ME”
Regarding the performance of Fenerbahçe’s new transfer, French midfielder Matteo Guendouzi, in the Super Cup final, the 44-year-old coach said, “He is a player we know, but 30 million Euros seems high to me. He played a good match in the Super Cup, but I have a question mark as to how far he can take it in a long marathon. He played a good match and made Fenerbahçe fans happy. 30 million Euros is a serious figure. That’s why I have a question mark.”