MKE Ankaragücü Technical Director Ömer Erdoğan said, “We need 3 points badly. We want to leave our stadium with a victory by carrying out our final preparations in a healthy way, both tactically and physically.”
MKE Ankaragücü will face Demir Grup Sivasspor at Eryaman Stadium on Sunday in the 7th week of Spor Toto Super League. Before the match, the coach of the yellow-dark blue team, Ömer Erdoğan, made a statement at the Beştepe Sports Complex. Stating that he wanted to put forward a diligent, combative, contact game and analyze the opponents well, in the meeting he held with his players after he took office, Erdoğan said, “We had a group of players that fulfilled most of our wishes in terms of fighting in our first match against Beşiktaş. It was a game that we deserved 1 point. Afterwards, we got stronger with our transfers and went to Alanya away. Alanya away is a difficult away game for every club. They have a game culture. They play the pass game very well with Farioli. But we responded very well there. The defense part is good. While we were playing in Alanya, we unfortunately couldn’t evaluate it by entering many net positions. When we evaluated the match, we were saddened by 1 point and returned empty-handed. It made us sad, but the part that made us hopeful was that the players responded very quickly on the field, we saw the team spirit in the field and we had the desire to win. Before the goal we conceded, with both Ali Sowe and Zahid one after the other We were defeated after the goal we conceded while we were missing the opportunity to win and looking for the victory with that appetite. We analyzed these with our players the next day,” he said.
“There is no team we can’t beat if we fight well”
Stating that they had a good week and the players were eager, Erdoğan said that they wanted to meet with 3 points with the desire to win. Erdogan said, “We need 3 points very much. We are preparing for the match on Sunday with this thought. We want to leave our stadium with a win by carrying out our final preparations both tactically and physically. Today, every match is difficult. None of the teams surrender or they are defeated by playing bad football. In my opinion, there is no bad team in the Super League at the moment. Everyone is fighting in line with the quality of the squad. Most teams have not settled in yet, this will emerge in 9-10 weeks in my opinion. We are on the field. If we fight well, put forward a team game, there is no team we cannot beat. On the contrary, if you do not take the job seriously and make an effort by staying away from the struggle, you can lose even to teams in the lower leagues today. My players give us hope with both their stance on the field and their efforts in training. We are also very hopeful. I think we will look ahead much more comfortably after the win,” he said. spoke.
“I FIND THE PENALTY HEAVY”
Evaluating the fact that they will be deprived of supporters of the match and the penalty for playing without spectators, Erdoğan continued as follows: “Our biggest disadvantage in this match is that we don’t have fans. Football is good with fans, but Ankaragücü fans give us a very different energy and strength. I find the punishment heavy. Of course, the people involved should be punished, but more than 20 thousand fans were punished without guilt. This is really sad for us, especially in this match, we would like to see them with us, but they will be with us with their prayers, and we will try to turn this into a plus. We will fight for them in this match as well. “It is a very important game for our community. We are fully prepared for victory, we are focused on victory. We will meet for the first time with a happy 3 points that day.”
“THE DENIED FANS MUST BE PUNISHED”
Noting that the fans make football beautiful, Erdoğan said, “It is the fans who make football beautiful and motivate both in front of the television and the field players. In Turkey, Ankaragücü supporters have run behind their team for years regardless of the league. After the game in the last Alanyaspor match, both their team and their home team,” Erdogan said. There is a group of fans applauding the owner team. We already have two indoor games a month. They won’t be able to watch one of them now because of the penalty. If there are fans who behave deserving of the penalty, they will of course be punished, but it’s up to me to blame it on a whole fan group and punish all the fans. It feels heavy,” he said.
“WE WANT TO CLIMB FROM BOTTOM TO UP AND SHOW THAT WE ARE A GOOD TEAM”
Evaluating the transfers and the staff, Erdoğan said, “When we took office, our priority was to recruit players that we are very confident in to increase the quality and competition within the team. Tolga Ciğerci was also a very good opportunity for us to transfer. Because Tolga, who I have been following for a long time, played in Germany, Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe. and later in Başakşehir, one of the best in Turkey. It was a great opportunity for us to be idle during this period. While we were looking for players to contribute to the team in the same way, our priority was to recruit Süper Lig players who know our own league. Both Taylan and Emre Gökhan is also friends who will make a very serious contribution to us. They were the players we wanted, they chose our project despite offers from different clubs, thanks to them. I have great expectations from them. They will also make a very serious contribution to their teammates. Climbing from the bottom up and showing that we are a good team Our last transfer is K. Evin Malcuit also has a very important career. He was a player we knew and followed before. Due to some health problems, he did not get a chance to play much last year. It wouldn’t be easy for us to bring him here if he wore a lot of uniforms anyway. We want to take advantage of it. I believe that we are a good team, that we are a quality staff. Of course, this should be reflected in the scores now,” he said.