Kasımpaşa Coach Emre Belözoğlu said that 7-8 players in their team should be changed during the interim transfer period.
Belözoğlu made a statement at the press conference held after the Galatasaray match, which they lost 3-0 at RAMS Park in the 17th week of the Trendyol Super League.
Stating that they implemented a part of the plan they started the match with, Belözoğlu said, “In the plan we made against Galatasaray, my players tried to implement it as much as they could in order to keep the game. We kept the game at 1-0. Galatasaray is a team that can play transition and set attack very well. We made a move around the 65-70th minute when the match was going 1-0. In return for that move, we tried to play a little more daringly. We tried to match Galatasaray one on one. This decision was their more comfortable field. “It was a move we made with the hope of capturing the draw. We could not achieve almost any of our wishes in terms of attack. We squeezed Galatasaray in certain areas and tried to hold on to the game.” he said.
Stating that the team needs a change, Belözoğlu said, “I can see the desire and desire of my players. I thank them for that, but we need to change during the half-time. Kasımpaşa came into the game without winning a match at home for the first time in its history. Therefore, change in our team seems inevitable. We have a team that needs to change with a minimum of 7-8 players. I hope we can do this.” he said.
“KEREM DEMİRBAY IS A GOOD FOOTBALL PLAYER. HE IS ONE OF THE PLAYERS MENTIONED”
The coach of the dark blue-white team said that Kerem Demirbay, who plays for IKAS Eyüpspor, is on their transfer agenda.
Stating that he was aware of the situation of the team before coming to Kasımpaşa, the 45-year-old coach said:
“As a coach, I knew the power we had. I made an evaluation with my team about the squad. Despite this, we are here to do the best. We think we will strengthen the squad during the half-time. Kasımpaşa needs to do this. Kerem is a good football player. He is one of the players mentioned. There is a need for this kind of player who will bring out the game I want in the backbone of the team, in holding and directing the ball. We met with Mr. Ceyhun Kazancı. I think we will do something to strengthen the team. Hopefully in the next 17 matches. “We make moves to build a team that can get 8-9 wins. If I came here, I shouldn’t complain about the squad. I tried to make my players play the best plan I could. Today, some of our plans worked, some of them did not work, we have to accept that.”
“NOW KASIMPASA HAS TO GET AWAY FROM SOME STRUCTURAL SITUATIONS OF THE PAST”
Emre Belözoğlu said that he wanted to do the best job with the staff he had.
Expressing that he is not a young coach anymore, Belözoğlu also stated that Kasımpaşa is a team that scores a lot of goals and concedes more, and said, “When we took office, there was a team that had conceded 8 goals in 3 matches. After us, we reduced the average to 1 goal per match. If it were not for Galatasaray against us today, it would have been a different scenario. Now Kasımpaşa has to move away from some structural situations in the past. It is obliged to do this. I have experienced what I can do with the power I have. I do not think that I am a very young coach anymore. “I know what I can do with the power I have. I feel obliged to make the best game with the ingredients I have. While I have cheese and tomatoes, no one should expect a pepperoni or sausage pizza from me. This is the reality of the business. There are definitely places we need to change and improve offensively. I think the decisions we make during the halftime will change this.” made his assessment.
“I CAME TO KASIMPAŞA KNOWING THE HANDICAPS BUT BECAUSE I BELIEVE I COULD FIX IT”
Kasımpaşa Coach Emre Belözoğlu said that he came to the dark blue-white team because he believed that he could get out of the situation he was in.
Explaining that he saw what he experienced in his career as a coach, Belözoğlu concluded his words as follows:
“I think the teams I chose had an impact on my development. I have to make an inference from successes and failures. As a coach, you have to do the best according to the power you have. The process we went through with MKE Ankaragücü was, in my opinion, a process completely organized by the referees. Antalyaspor was also one of the most troubled teams in the league last season, but we did a good job. We started the season well. We got 9 points in 4 matches and the community was unhappy. Because we should have won all of them. I left it at that. Sometimes in the country, we have to face the truth.” “I came to Kasımpaşa knowing the handicaps, but because I believed that I could fix them. Whether my career as a coach goes well or badly, I will not give up on my goal of reaching great places one day.”