Sports writers evaluate the Fenerbahçe - Olympiacos match! 'Krunic and Zajc made them play with 9 men!'

In the first leg of the UEFA Europa Conference League quarter-finals, it was noted that Fenerbahçe was defeated 3-2 by Olympiacos. While evaluating the match, sports writers stated that the absence of Ferdi, Fred, and İsmail in İsmail Kartal's starting lineup should be questioned. It was emphasized that Çağlar, who transferred from Atletico Madrid, has not yet reached the desired level, and that Zajc and Krunic were ineffective in the midfield.

Finally Fred, Ferdi and İsmail - Güntekin Onay - Hürriyet

Why were Ferdi, Fred, and İsmail not in İsmail Kartal's starting 11? Why were these choices made in such an important match? It should be questioned. Furthermore, Çağlar, who had very little playing time at Atletico Madrid this season, has not been able to get ready since he transferred and is never at the desired level. Zajc and Krunic, who played in the center of the midfield, hardly won any balls and played as if they were missing even when Fenerbahçe had the ball.

Fenerbahçe, which took on a completely different identity after Ferdi, Fred, and İsmail entered the game, brought the score from 3-0 to 3-2 and carried our hopes for the round to Istanbul in a strong way.

I wish İsmail Kartal had started the match with his strongest 11, put the ticket to the next round in his pocket, and returned to Istanbul. If Fenerbahçe had taken the field with its ideal 11 yesterday, it would have returned with a win. Now, after this score, the chance to advance is still high. However, I still think the 11 that took the field was wrong.

A man named İCK - Halil Özer - Milliyet

Fenerbahçe played against a worse team than Union. But yesterday, there was such a coaching performance that Fenerbahçe almost threw in the towel in Europe. Thank God there was a player named İCK on the field; he single-handedly raised our hopes to the sky.

İCK resisted alone. He played tremendously. We could even say extraordinarily. And when Fred and İsmail entered the game, the field livened up. Consequently, Tadiç's impact also increased. Fenerbahçe suffocated the opponent by keeping them under pressure in short areas. The classic Fenerbahçe we know emerged. Goals came one after another. We could have found a third. But it didn't happen. Considering the disgraceful football and poor squad engineering in the first 65 minutes, it is a perfect score...

Krunic and Zajc made them play with 9 men! - Ömer Üründül - Sabah

Let's put aside the comeback from 0-3 to a hopeful score for the round. How can Ferdi, Fred, and İsmail Yüksek not start in the first 11! Let's say he thought, 'Two of them have injury problems, let me make my move according to the flow of the game,' then why didn't he do it at halftime? After 0-3, Fenerbahçe put some weight on the game, but could this comeback have been achieved if it weren't for the opponent's amateurish and unnecessary penalty? In my opinion, Krunic and Zajc made the team play with 9 men for 62 minutes. The return leg will not be easy either; we must be very careful.

The right team, a hopeful result - Faik Çetiner - Fanatik

For some reason, Fenerbahçe was anxious and flustered. It always tried to build the game from the back. When Krunic (he had only one accurate shot), Zajc, and Szymanski (he wasted clear positions) did not put their weight on the game in the midfield, Olympiacos began to direct the game.

When the half ended with a 2-goal deficit, we said İsmail Kartal would definitely make a move, but no such luck... At the beginning of the second half, when the opponent increased the lead to 3, there were many who lost hope in the match. İsmail Kartal woke up after 3-0. He took out Krunic and Zajc, who were wandering on the field, and sent Fred and İsmail Yüksek onto the pitch. With Ferdi also on the field instead of Oosterwolde, Fenerbahçe began to show its true strength.

The match, which was slipping away due to İsmail Kartal's wrong choices, ended with a hopeful result thanks to the right moves. This Olympiacos cannot resist Fenerbahçe in Kadıköy. As long as İsmail Kartal focuses on the match. The rest is easy...

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