Edin Dzeko, Ferdi Kadıoğlu, and Szymanski Praise Mourinho and Team Effort After Thrilling 4-3 Victory Over Lugano
Fenerbahçe played their first official match of the 2024-25 season against Lugano. The team secured a 4-3 away victory, edging closer to the next round. After the match, Fenerbahçe player Edin Dzeko stated, "We weren't in the game during the initial minutes. The unfortunate part was conceding 3 goals. As the match progressed, we played better and more cohesively. It was a very positive result."
In the Champions League 2nd qualifying round, Fenerbahçe faced Switzerland‘s Lugano away. With Edin Dzeko‘s hat-trick, Fenerbahçe won 4-3, gaining a significant advantage for the next round.
After the match, Fenerbahçe player Edin Dzeko made statements.
In his statement, Edin Dzeko said, “It was a different match due to the synthetic grass. We need to get used to this as well. We weren’t in the game during the initial minutes. The unfortunate part was conceding 3 goals. As the match progressed, we played better and more cohesively. It was a very positive result. I had worked with Mourinho for a month before. He has a great character. He is also very funny, but when he gets angry, he really gets angry.”
FERDİ KADIOĞLU: “I’M HAPPY TO HAVE SCORED”
After the match, Ferdi Kadıoğlu said, “They scored a quick and early goal. We made a good start to the second half. The important thing was to get the win, and we achieved that. We won, and that was the crucial part. I’m happy to have scored. Mourinho is an important coach; he has won many trophies. I hope he wins many trophies with Fenerbahçe as well.”
Szymanski’s Flash Response to Mourinho Question: “This Is Our Secret”
Fenerbahçe’s successful player Sebastian Szymanski made statements after the Lugano match. Szymanski gave a notable response to a question about Jose Mourinho‘s halftime talk.
Sebastian Szymanski spoke after Fenerbahçe’s Champions League 2nd qualifying round match against Lugano. Evaluating the 4-3 victory, the successful player drew attention with his response to the Mourinho question.
SZYMANSKI: “WE ARE HAPPY WITH THE RESULT”
Szymanski stated that the match was not easy, “We can see this from the result. It was our first official match. Some of our teammates joined late. We will get better over time. We are happy with the result. Now we will focus on the home match.”
“I CAN’T REVEAL WHAT MOURINHO SAID; THIS IS OUR SECRET”
Regarding Jose Mourinho’s halftime talk, Szymanski responded:
“I can’t reveal what was discussed. This is our secret. I can’t disclose it; it would be disrespectful to our coach. If our coach wants to share it, he will, but I can say that what he said helped us.”
