Fenerbahçe’s coach Ismail Kartal’s statements after the Adana Demirspor match!
Fenerbahçe's coach Ismail Kartal stated that they started the match against Adana Demirspor with high energy and played a good first half. Kartal said, "We played the best first 25-30 minutes of the season. We found goal opportunities in the first half, we could have scored more of them." Ismail Kartal also commented on the Super Cup, saying, "They dictated this date to us. In the meeting we had, we expressed our own thoughts. We are ready for whatever decision the management makes."
In the 31st week of the Super League, Fenerbahçe defeated Adana Demirspor 4-2 at home.
After the match, Fenerbahçe’s coach Ismail Kartal made statements.
Evaluating the match, Ismail Kartal said, “We prepared very well for the match. We were united with our fans, players, and community. We started the match with high energy and motivation. We played the best first 25-30 minutes of the season. We found goal opportunities in the first half, we could have scored more of them.”
Ismail Kartal also commented, “A simple mistake led to the score being 1-1. In the second half, we tried to play our game by talking to our players and being calmer, doing our own job. We fought well. I congratulate my players. This victory is dedicated to the fantastic Fenerbahçe fans who supported us from the beginning to the end of the match.”
“ERRORS CAN HAPPEN, HE REDEEMED HIS MISTAKE”
Answering the question about goalkeeper choice, Ismail Kartal said, “Who are in tonight’s starting 11 and on the bench? There are 2 Turkish players on the bench. Çağlar and Serdar Dursun. The others are young players. We played İrfan to make ourselves comfortable in case something happens to Turkish players during the match. Mistakes can happen, he redeemed his mistake. If we could have scored the goals we wanted, we could have left here with a different score.”
SUPER CUP RESPONSE
Ismail Kartal gave the following response to the question about the Super Cup, “Our president and managers came to Samandıra. What happened is evident. We wanted the match to be postponed. They are squeezing us without doing it. They dictated this date to us. In the meeting we had, we expressed our own thoughts. We are ready for whatever decision the management makes.”