In the 17th week of Trendyol Super League, Samsunspor lost 2-0 away to Göztepe. Samsunspor Coach Thomas Reis made a statement at the press conference held after the match. Stating that they were sorry for losing the match, Reis said, “I can say that we are disappointed with the result. Of course, we have unfortunately had disappointing results in the past weeks. When we look at the first 20 minutes of today’s match, you actually did very right things defensively. It was a minute in which we defended very well. Afterwards, we already knew Göztepe’s playing style. We knew that we would play against a team that was trying to play long balls and try to win the second ball, and accordingly, we had completed our preparations. When we look at the first goal, it is clear that our opponent has actually entered. “It was not a position. In fact, it was a goal opportunity that we created for our opponent and our opponent took advantage of it. Unfortunately, we had three opportunities to clear the ball in that position. Unfortunately, when we looked at the first half, there was only one clear position that we gave to our opponent. Then we moved on to the second half. I was a little angry because they knew very well where they should position themselves in the corner position.”
“WE TOOK THE WRONG POSITION AND SCORED A GOAL”
Stating that the score became 2-0 due to the wrong position in the corner, Reis said, “Of course, we are going through a difficult period as a team, but we should not forget that there are 8-9 matches we have played in the last 3-4 weeks. This is obviously not easy. It is not easy to show the same performance all the time. Because we only have a squad and we travel a lot. There is a bit of fatigue on the team. In fact, the first goal we conceded, I think we conceded that goal because there was a bit of fatigue. I think it is a cup we should play on Wednesday. Of course, we have injured players. I hope that our injured players will recover as soon as possible and start contributing to the team again and we will perform much better in the second half of the league and return to our old game. Of course, we have 25 points in the league from the matches we have played. At the same time, we are talking about a team that has guaranteed the Play-offs in the Conference League. As I said, we have not had a bad performance so far in the second half. “I think we will be fine,” he said.
“I COULD NOT ADOPTE THE TURKISH CUP SYSTEM”
Stating that he does not adopt the Turkish Cup system very much, Reis said, “Of course, there is a slightly different system in Germany. There are four matches you have to play in the group stage. In other words, under normal circumstances, the teams from the 3rd League, 4th League or 2nd League already have a very unusual chance of winning the cup. For this reason, some teams even try to play their U19 teams in the cup matches. Unfortunately, I find this system a bit ridiculous. The 4-match playing system is a bit ridiculous.” I find it ridiculous. I think it would have been much better if it had been an elimination procedure. If you win, you continue, if you lose, you are eliminated. Of course, this is my personal opinion, I am not the one who decides.