Erol Bulut made a statement about the championship race in the Super League and his career plans.
Erol Bulut, former coach of Fenerbahçe, noted that difficult competitions will be played both in the championship and in the race to stay in the cluster, shortly before the end of the season in Spor Toto Super League.
Stating that he spent time with his family after leaving Gaziantep FK, Erol Bulut said, “I received offers from the Super League. There were 1-2 offers, but I said that I would not take a new task this season. I am preparing myself for the new season. Matches at home, in the country or abroad. I’m watching. I was in France a week ago. I watched matches for 4 days there. I will be in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium next week. By watching the matches, I both develop my football player portfolio and make connections. We added a few players to our player list in the matches I watched. Very talented in France “There are football players. Some of them we cannot bring to our country, but there are also young and experienced football players who can be recruited. The important thing is which team I will work in, at home or abroad. I will make my plans accordingly.” used the phrases.
Whoever makes the fewest mistakes will be the champion.
Evaluating the championship race in the Super League, Bulut said:
“The last weeks in the Super League are exciting. Galatasaray started the season badly, they had a good start, but I don’t think they played good football in the last weeks. Fenerbahce caught the leader, but Giresunspor fell behind with the loss of away points. The advantage is in Galatasaray’s hands. Currently, the ‘Big Three’ When we look at Besiktas, Beşiktaş puts forward a game that is more pleasing to the eye as football. They approached their rivals with the points they have collected. I think the excitement will continue until the end of the season. Some may think ‘We are the champions’, but the last weeks never pass as ‘We got it done, it’s over’. Matches are tough. Can it change? Because this is football. There is no such thing as you will win every match. The teams in the lower ranks are also struggling to stay in the league. They go on the field with all their strength. Just like in Giresun. It will be difficult. The one who makes the fewest mistakes will be the champion. “Galatasaray is ahead by 5 points. Fenerbahce has to wait for its opponent to lose points. The championship is not in their own hands. Galatasaray will lose points, Fenerbahce will win their games. You will play the last match at Galatasaray’s court. It’s not easy either. I think the championship race will continue until the end.”
Noting that Fenerbahçe is going backwards in terms of performance, Bulut said, “There is a decrease in Fenerbahçe’s game. Fenerbahçe played good matches with fast paced football, but the rival teams analyze and solve you. You should have a plan B. When you do not have a plan B, you have problems. “You have to have a plan C. Fenerbahçe has a very large squad. Different starting 11s are put on the field in every match. It is necessary to determine whether this is an advantage or a disadvantage.” he said.
We are the ones who brought Valencia to Fenerbahçe
Erol Bulut, who stated that Enner Valencia, who was transferred during his term, was one of the names that showed the best performance in the Super League this season, said, “If I count the names I like most in the Super League this season, I can say Valencia from Fenerbahçe. “We are the ones who brought it in. I wanted it very much in my time. He has been playing for Fenerbahce for three years and scored nearly 60 goals.” made its assessment.
Bulut expressed his views on the occasional criticism of Valencia by the yellow-dark blue fans:
“Good players can also be criticized. There were penalties and positions they missed. Valencia has the capacity to play in several positions. He is a player in every field of the game. He is a name that can play in the narrow field and is dangerous when he captures a wide field. You can play on the wing or in the forward. You can play in the double striker, behind the striker. We played in those positions during our period as well. Valencia scored 27 goals in the league this season. The person who scored 1/3 of Fenerbahçe’s goals. If there was a player who could score 1-2 more goals next to Valencia, Fenerbahçe could have been in a different position. To score a goal, of course. “It’s not everything, you won’t concede a goal either. You have to take precautions in defence. That’s usually the main problem with big teams. There can be problems with balls thrown from behind. Maybe it would have been different if a taller center forward was next to Valencia.”
I prefer Valencia
Erol Bulut, “If you had the chance to choose between Valencia, Aboubakar and Icardi, which name would you want in your squad?” To the question, “I have already made my choice. Valencia. He has already shown that he is a quality name both as a character and as a football player. ‘Is he a complete striker?’ “If you say no. He can throw himself on the wing. Aboubakar and Icardi are maybe more clear forwards than Valencia. But since Valencia has scored 27 goals, we don’t need to talk about anything else. You expect a goal from a striker. Valencia also scores.” gave the answer.
Abdulkerim was a football player I always wanted to buy
Bulut continued his words as follows:
“Different players can come to the fore in every match in Fenerbahce. In some matches, Crespo, Rossi, Emre Mor, Arda… Aboubakar, Cenk and Redmond stand out in Beşiktaş. Besiktas participated in the championship race with their good performance in the last few weeks. In Galatasaray. Icardi stands out. He is very effective. Although he is not very tall, he is very effective in the side balls, takes a very good position. He is a striker that we can call a full scorer. He knows where to stand. He can also assist. Kerem is also very effective. He made a great contribution to the team. Although he makes minor mistakes in defense, Abdülkerim is effective. I wanted Abdülkerim very much when I was working both in Malatya and Alanya. Abdülkerim was a player I always wanted to recruit. We couldn’t add him to the team at that time. He developed himself very well. Rightfully so. “He was transferred to Galatasaray. Torreira in the midfield is a player who directs the game. Galatasaray’s wings also work very well. Mertens is a hardworking name despite his age.”
Arda Güler made a great debut
Evaluating Fenerbahce’s young player Arda Güler’s performance this season, Erol Bulut said, “Arda has made a great debut. He has been taking more time and contributing to the team lately. There is a slight decrease in the last 1-2 games due to his fatigue, but this is natural. I am Fenerbahçe. He was training with us at the age of 15. His talent was evident. Sometimes when young football players get too heavy, things can go the other way. When there is fatigue, too much load, too much pressure, they are in a state of ‘I can handle it’. They try to show more than necessary. The current course of Arda good. Only the last two games showed a little bit of fatigue. Not like in the first games. There is a bit of decline. This is natural. We are talking about a 17-year-old football player. I think he can do much better as long as his feet are on the ground. Everyone is starting from the current photo, The moment is good, but football is a sport that requires continuity. More minutes, he will take more responsibility next year. Let’s see where he can carry his performance with those responsibilities. He has to do his work outside of football and prepare for it already,” he said.
Underlining that his goal of becoming a coach in Europe continues, Erol Bulut said, “I always have a European goal. The closest I was to working in Europe was after Alanyaspor period. We had a connection with Italy, but I chose Fenerbahçe. I preferred Fenerbahçe for 1 year. After Fenerbahçe, there were offers from Europe, but it was not what I wanted, I went to Gaziantep FK. According to my current thinking, is it possible to go abroad? Yes, I have such a thought. Of course, there is no rule that you will accept every offer from there. Conditions have to be created there, too. I have to take care of the position and goals of the team.” he said.
Don’t do to others what you don’t want done to you
Erol Bulut, who explained that while he was the head of Gaziantep FK, some coaches who were not working at that time contacted the club to take charge and that he did not find this ethical at all, Erol Bulut shared his views:
“I received 1-2 offers for this season, but I said that I will not work until the end of the season. Right now, every team has a coach and the leagues continue. I can’t say anything right now. After the season ends, it will be clear whether I will work abroad or in Turkey in the coming weeks. The only thing I don’t like is that when there is a coach working in a team, other coaches contacting that team or sending a message. It is not stylish. It happened during my Gaziantep FK period. You will not do to others what you do not want done to you. I say this much. Never get into something like that. I didn’t and I won’t enter. Let those friends think for themselves how they will feel when they work and when it happens to them. Those who have received the message have already received it.”
May Almighty Allah not let us experience such a disaster again.
Stating that he experienced the earthquake that affected 11 provinces in Kahramanmaraş with his family in Gaziantep, Bulut said, “We left Gaziantep by mutual agreement. I decided to stay there with my family until the end of the season, because the children had school. We went on a vacation and returned on Saturday evening. The earthquake was towards the morning of Monday. We experienced it too. We were a little bit luckier. We experienced the disaster and fear. It’s not really easy to describe. The 1999 earthquake happened, I could empathize, but when you live, you see the truth. It’s a completely different feeling. May Almighty Allah never let such a disaster happen to our country again. Let’s deal with it. We have to deal with it, and we are coping as a nation.” made its assessment.
Stating that the task of Hatayspor and Gaziantep FK, which will fight again in the Super League next season, is not easy, Erol Bulut said, “All the football players of Gaziantep and Hatay went on loan. There were also sold players. It will not be easy for the players to return there. It will not be easy for the players to return there. It will not be easy psychologically. I don’t think that the job of both teams will be easy next year. I wonder how the players who lived through it will prepare for the league with that psychology. It is difficult.” he concluded his speech.