In the 17th week match of the Super League, Trabzonspor defeated Bodrum FK, which it hosted at home, 1-0. Speaking to the press after the match, Pedro Malheiro evaluated the goal that brought his team the victory. Malheiro said, “It was a very important match, a very important victory for us. We definitely wanted to get a win before this match. Maybe we could only score 1 goal, but we also had opportunities for more. We showed the necessary fight. This win was a start that could change many things for us. We are very happy to be able to do this. Our biggest priority is to rise as fast as we can in the points table and to reach the place we deserve again. It is normal for big teams like Trabzonspor to have high expectations. “When you can’t meet the match, both you and the fans feel great sadness. We, as players, feel very sad. Of course, no one wants to be in this situation,” he said.
‘I THINK WE WILL WIN IN MANY MATCHES’
Noting that they won a very important victory, Malheiro said, “It is a situation that hurts us too, but we continue to work well day by day to get out of this situation. In fact, perhaps the biggest thing that was missing for us was to get those luck points or points.” Because maybe we haven’t reached that point that would change things for us, but these points, this win today was a very important one. As I said before, it will change many things because we are on the right track. We have started to play much better. “I think we are playing football and I think we will win many matches,” he said.
‘IT WAS A GOAL THAT BROUGHT THE WIN
Malheiro stated that he was happy to score his first goal with the Trabzonspor jersey and said, “When the ball came towards me, I tried to raise my head and look at the goal. When I looked at the goal, I saw that there was no one in front of it. I only saw the goal. Therefore, I thought at that moment that maybe I could get something out of this. Actually, it was good.” It was also a shot for me. Maybe it was a goal that brought a very important victory. It has a special importance for me because it was the first goal I scored with the Trabzonspor jersey. But as I mentioned before, it was more about me than scoring a goal. “The thing that gave me the greatest joy was making our teammates, our fans and everyone here happy. It’s very important for me. I’m very happy,” he said.
‘ONE OF MY GOALS IS TO PLAY IN THE NATIONAL TEAM’
Stating that one of his goals is to play in the national team, Malheiro said, “As a Portuguese player, of course, one of my biggest goals is to play in the national team. To be able to represent my country in the national team jersey. But my priority is to work well day by day, improve myself, and first of all, to help my club and achieve the goals of Trabzonspor.” “By helping him achieve his success, of course, if I get such a chance one day, of course I would like to represent my country and play in the national team,” he said.
‘WE WILL ALWAYS NEED SUPPORT’
Stating that they need the support of the fans, Malheiro said, “First of all, I can say that they should support us. Because we will always need that support. We will need that support every day, with all our teammates, as they always support us. We will achieve this together with them. There is a great stadium here. Every player has an environment in which they want to play, there is a fan group behind them that they want to support, and we, as players, try to do our best every day. “We are aware that the current situation does not suit Trabzonspor. But believe me, we are working hard to turn this situation around and we will definitely need the support of our fans in this,” he concluded.