Acun Ilıcalı: “We Trust Our Coach and Players”

Fenerbahçe Vice President Acun Ilıcalı made statements ahead of the Rangers match. Here are the statements from Fenerbahçe‘s Vice President:

“WE TRUST MOURINHO”

“There’s something I can say about the Süper Lig. As we’ve said from the beginning, one of the best coaches in the world has arrived, and the season began with a strong squad. He experienced the difficulties that any new coach might face. He developed a system suited to the team, and now he is starting to reap the rewards.

From the very beginning, we told him that we trusted him and stood behind him. We made him feel how much we believe in him. Football is first about having the right project and then insisting on that project. That’s exactly what we are doing now.”

“WE ARE HAPPY AND PROUD”

“We made it out of the toughest group in the qualifiers. We are happy and proud. Our opponents were in form and strong. We played difficult matches with an incomplete squad. In some away games, we fielded young players. Overcoming these challenges, we showed our strength in the second round. After Anderlecht, our next opponent is also tough, but we trust our coach and players.”

“THINGS ARE CHANGING IN TURKEY”

“We can now see that things are changing in Turkey. The era of appointing referees to specific matches as in the past is over. Truly positive things are happening. I see that justice in football is being served more and more each day.”

“FENERBAHÇE, THE SOLE REPRESENTATIVE OF TURKEY”

“We would have loved to see other Turkish teams in Europe as well. It is both pleasing and saddening at the same time. Our dream was to have multiple teams here. We feel the support of our country behind us.”