In the 9th week of Spor Toto Super League, Demir Grup Sivasspor defeated Medipol Başakşehir 2-0 away and achieved their first victory in the league this season. After the fight, Sivasspor Coach Rıza Çalımbay made a statement at the press conference. Stating that they won an important victory for themselves, Çalımbay said, “It was a good match for us. It was one of the best matches we have played recently. We are well organized. Başakşehir has a good staff. It is a very successful team. We took our precautions, our friends did what we said. Before that, it was unfortunate. “We had losses and draws, but we only got one win today. It was very important for us. We broke a chain. Especially in the league, we need to bring it back,” he said.
“WE WOULD NOT HAVE GAVE GRADEL IF WE DID NOT HAVE TO”
Stating that they wanted to rest Max Gradel, who started the fight against Başakşehir on the bench, the experienced coach said, “Gradel played almost every match. He needed to rest. In fact, if we didn’t have to, we wouldn’t have taken the game today. There are many matches ahead of us. He plays in the national team constantly. There was a tiredness,” he said.
Rıza Çalımbay stated that the red tracksuit he wore for the first time this season brought good luck and said, “It is a tracksuit that I love very much. It looks lucky.
“TO PLAY TO 3 THOUSAND PEOPLE DOES NOT BE SUITABLE FOR SİVASSPOR”
Noting that Sivasspor fans supported his team very well in Başakşehir away, the experienced coach said, “This team went to Europe in Anatolia for three years in a row. This team deserves good things. We were here in the previous years. We start the league early. Last year, the league was the best. We started early and we finished at the latest. 9 players are gone, this team may not always be good. It is not right for the fans to boo the players in Sivas. This team did very good things. We went to Europe, we made money for the club, we got country points. “Playing for 3 thousand people does not suit Sivasspor. Today, the fans gave great support. Then they experienced the joy with the players. No one knows how hard we played these matches. We play a match every 2-3 days,” he said.
On the other hand, regarding the situation of Fredrik Ulvestad, who came to the side with an injury during the match, Çalimbay said, “He was taken to the hospital. Serdar came to us to apologize. His nose came to his knee. He may be broken.”