Speaking after the match they played with Trabzonspor and they drew 1-1, Kasımpaşa Coach Selcuk Inan said, “There are many coaches I like, I really adopted the philosophy of the game. I have never said a single name, but if you still want to hear a name, I can say Klopp. I really embrace the game he wants to play, his approach to his players, the system he brings, I try,” he said.
After the friendly match played between Trabzonspor and Kasımpaşa, which resulted in a 1-1 draw, Kasımpaşa Technical Director Selçuk İnan made statements at the press conference. Starting his speech by reminding that he is a former Trabzonspor football player, İnan said, “As a former Trabzonspor football player, I knew very well how the atmosphere would be in front of his own audience in another city, and I knew that Trabzonspor would start with such enthusiasm and pressure. I shared this with my players. However, we still couldn’t start the game the way we wanted. I’m new too. My players actually tried to reflect what I wanted on the field, but we couldn’t do it in the beginning. There was some uneasiness. Trabzonspor’s will and enthusiasm were added to this. The match started a bit difficult. Later, from the attitude of my players, their wishes, our “I am also very happy that they are trying to do what we want. They produced very good things, especially after the 30th minute. Frankly, they made me happy too.”
“I ADOPT THE SYSTEM THAT KLOPP BRINGS, I TRY”
Selcuk Inan said that he liked and tried Jurgen Klopp’s game, approach and system very much. I really adopt and try the game he wants to play, his approach to his players, the system he brings. Football is a game that is constantly changing and developing. We try to adapt and catch up with it. There are other innovations and other systems. We try them all. Thanks to my players, they respond That’s why I’m also happy,” he said.
“THERE ARE HUGE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ASSISTANT COACHES AND TECHNICAL DIRECTORS”
Selcuk Inan, who became a coach after working as an assistant coach at Galatasaray for 2 years, underlined that this is a very different experience and said, “Technical director and acting are very different things. Actually, I worked as an assistant coach for 2 years, in a very big community like Galatasaray. Believe me, your helper. There is also a huge difference between coaching and being a coach. You are the decision maker and responsible person, so the weight and burden of this is always on your shoulders. You feel it. And when you are successful in conveying what you have in mind to the players, you feel very successful and happy. Right now my priority is “I just want to be able to accurately convey what I want my players to do. They can also do it in practice on the field. I am very focused on this. I hope they continue to do this and we become an important team.”
“WE HAVEN’T TALKED ABOUT THE TRANSFER YET”
Stating that they haven’t made a speech about the transfer yet, İnan said, “We haven’t talked about the transfer yet. Since the day I arrived, what can I do with only the players I have? How can we improve them? How can we be a better team? We talked about these issues together. How can we raise our players higher? “How can we bring our own levels to the top, to the maximum? I’ve been thinking a lot about these questions. We haven’t talked about where the transfer is needed or whether it is necessary, we haven’t discussed it yet. We’ll talk about it if there is a need during the transfer season,” he said.