Our Head Coach Fatih Tekke shared his thoughts after our match against Sipay Bodrum FK in Week 36 of the Trendyol Süper Lig Şamil Ekinci Season.

Coach Tekke said:
“To be honest, I was expecting the opponent to play with a back four. I believe Sipay Bodrum FK has a good coach, and today they surprised us, especially in defense. They prevented us from pressing effectively. In the first half, we made very simple ball losses when we had possession. We needed to be quicker in switching the play. We didn’t create many chances there were one or two, but there should have been more. The opponent also capitalized on one of our simple mistakes and scored a goal. They had a shot that hit the post as well.

In the second half, we faced a similar defensive setup from the second and first zones. The players who came on made a big impact. We had at least three very clear chances. Before that, our final passes around the penalty area needed to be better. In my opinion, the match should have been decided much earlier and not ended 1-1. After scoring the penalty, the game should have been much easier for us, but we couldn’t finish it off. In the end, we return home having dropped two points.

But what did we gain from this match? One is Salih Malkoçoğlu. In my opinion, he was one of the best if not the best players on the pitch today. The second is Tim Jabol, who joined us after a long term injury. His performance today was also very good. Cihan played very well. Our substitutes Mendy, Vişça, Danylo all performed well. But our biggest gain today was Salih. I congratulate him.

So, as Trabzonspor, we lost two points, but as you know, we were missing a lot of players. Since I arrived, I’ve been saying there are things beyond our control that I cannot change. When I put everything together, I believe the point we’ve reached so far in the league is quite positive. If people pay attention to what I said when I first came, I mentioned we would have games that would make us angry, happy, and disappointed and that’s exactly how it’s been.

Once again, I want to thank my players. In the cup match, we played with less emotion than I expected. They were very upset about it, and I must once again express my own disappointment. I have apologized. Since I’ve arrived, I can point to two matches that deserve that apology one was the Adana Demirspor match, and the other was our recent final match. Again, I want to say I’m not interested in things I can’t change.

The comparison should be between the team before we arrived and the team after. If the criticism is fair, fine otherwise, I cannot accept it.

Now we have a very difficult and important match ahead of us against Reeder Samsunspor, and we will prepare for that. Meanwhile, for the past 20 days, we’ve been continuing our scouting and planning for next season, focusing on transfers. For us, the league will conclude with the Reeder Samsunspor and Onvo Antalyaspor matches, and we aim to finish strong. On the other hand, we have question marks and issues to resolve regarding next season’s squad players coming, staying, leaving, or wanting to leave. We are working on how to resolve these. To avoid making mistakes while building the team for next year, we are working much harder and will continue to do so.”

Our Head Coach Fatih Tekke’s Evaluation of the Match Against Sipay Bodrum FK

Our Head Coach Fatih Tekke shared his thoughts after our match against Sipay Bodrum FK in Week 36 of the Trendyol Süper Lig Şamil Ekinci Season.