Trabzonspor’s coach Nenad Bjelica, who lost 3-2 to Çaykur Rizespor in the third week of the Trendyol Super League, said, “Our opponent looked more like a team. The team that filled the expressions of being a team. We couldn’t show it. Today we have team spirit, that belief. We couldn’t show it.” said.
Bjelica, at the press conference held after the match, stated that they could not start the match as they wanted.
Stating that their opponents struggled a lot, Bjelica said, “Rizespor won a well-deserved win. We could not take advantage of the scoring position. There were goal opportunities that we could not evaluate in the first half and the second half of the match. If we could take advantage of them, the outcome of the match would have been different. There were good and bad moments in the match. The first danger of our opponent was “We were inevitably worried when the goal was scored. We went on the field with the offensive squad in the second half. We scored the third goal in our goal when we were the best in the match. Although everyone struggled until the last second, the match ended with an outcome that we did not want.” he said.
Pointing out that new transfers are in the process of getting used to, Bjelica said, “It’s not easy, we have 10 new players. He is trying to get used to Trabzonspor with us. These require a process. “What we have to do right now is to work and get the team to the place it deserves.”
Pointing out that Umut Bozok is a player who plays for the national team, Bjelica said:
“I think he doesn’t deserve to be pressured in this way. It’s the same for Enis Destan. We try to play the best players we have. Who would you play? I’m asking you. I don’t understand how the press tries to devalue a Turkish player who plays for the national team and tries to do everything he can in training. His I have to make up for the pressure and destruction that comes on him every day and prepare. Umut Bozok is the player who contributed the most goals. He is a player who tries to do everything he can, even though he is criticized today. Maybe he wasn’t on his best day, but there were other players.”
-“The difference between us and Rizespor was the difference of being a team”
Pointing out that the desire to win will never be missing in his team, Bjelica said, “The difference between us and Rizespor was the difference of being a team. Our opponent seemed more like a team. The team that filled the expressions of being a team. We couldn’t show that. We couldn’t show that belief in team spirit today. There are young players joining us. “We need to show patience so that these players can reach the level of Trabzonspor. There are new members among us. They need to keep up with the rhythm, the players who continued last year need to find the rhythm. Our opponent filled it for the fact of being a team, this was lacking for us.” made its assessment.
Evaluating that those who do not make an effort to be a part of the team and are not in the team spirit cannot be in the team, Bjelica said, “No one is above the team. No one is bigger than the team.” he added.