A signing ceremony was held at the facilities of Gaziantep Football Club with the participation of President Memik Yılmaz, board members and coach Sumudica. Making a statement after signing a 1-year contract with Sumudica, Sumudica said that he has changed a lot and will focus entirely on football.
“I APOLOGIZE AGAIN TO THE TEAM, GAZİANTEP AND THE FANS”
Sumudica reminded that the joke he made before leaving Gaziantep FK was misunderstood and said that he apologized to the whole city, team and fans.
Stating that he made significant contributions to the team during his managership, Sumudica said, “It was not an easy decision for me to come here. I returned here with an open heart. Gaziantep is as beautiful as any city. While I was here, I tried to give everything to Antep. We created a strong team. . I wanted to make a joke in an interview. I didn’t think this interview would be such a topic and cause a problem. Of course, later on, there was a sensitivity in the city towards this joke. Then I apologized to everyone, the city, the fans, the club. But it was too late. After what happened, both Sumudica lost and Antep “I’m only talking professionally. If I’m not mistaken, when I left at that moment, we were in the 3rd place. It was a great chance for us. Maybe we could have gone to the European cups. On the other hand, I accepted that joke. Again, I want to apologize to everyone for what happened. To the city, our families, everyone,” he said. spoke.
“WE WILL MAKE 3-4 TRANSFERS”
The 52-year-old coach said that he took a big risk when coming to Gaziantep FK and that he did not know how the players were prepared for the process. Saying that success will rise with 3-4 transfers to the team, Sumudica said, “If we do not integrate as a city, we cannot get results if we do not become a family, the leaders of the city. But that is over. I want to tell you this. Coming here is a big risk for me too. Right now. I’m buying a team but I don’t know how it was prepared. I haven’t made any transfers. I only know 4-5 football players that I have worked with before. I believe in the president too. He convinced me in ten minutes to come here. We will make 3-4 more reinforcements for the transfer. New “Our goal this year is to play good football together with the reinforcements to come. Of course, we want to attract the fans to the stadium. Of course, right now, I don’t even think about falling,” he said.
“HE WHO CANNOT ROW REMAINS OUT OF THE SHIP”
Stating that he was happy to come to Gaziantep, Sumudica continued as follows:
“I came here because Gaziantep is my home. It’s always in my heart. Money doesn’t matter. If I had waited, I could have gotten better offers from Arabia. But 3 years ago I opened a book here and I didn’t close that book. I came here to finish that story. I’m here with my team to do my best.” I will do it. We will be happy. We will only talk on the field. Because a coach only speaks when he gets results on the field. Now you will find a different Smudica. Of course, you will not find Smudica playing and dancing all the time before. Because I have changed a lot. I just want to focus on football. If you give something to football football gives you everything. I am very happy to be here. I am also happy to be back home. We will focus on results. I want to open parenthesis. I am not Guardiola Mourinho. There is no magic wand to change everything tomorrow. But this team will play good football. Those who do not understand my literature will be left out of the field. Think of it like a ship, we are all on the same ship. He who does not row remains outside the ship. I want to start right away today. I don’t want to waste time. “We are losing time every day.”