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Acun Ilıcalı: No pessimism about the future

Following the defeat to Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe Vice President Acun Ilıcalı stated, "We are Fenerbahçe, we are a strong community. A single defeat cannot shake this community. We are very satisfied with both our squad and our coach. We trust both our players and our coach. There is absolutely no dropping out of the race, no hopelessness, and no pessimism about the future on our part."

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In the 6th week of the Trendyol Super League, Fenerbahçe was defeated 3-1 by Galatasaray at home. Following the match, Fenerbahçe Vice President Acun Ilıcalı made statements to the press. Starting his remarks by stating that he was very sad, Ilıcalı said, "It was a defeat we did not expect. As the management and players, we are very sad, but I also want to underline this; just as a championship is not won with a single victory, a championship is not lost with a single defeat.

Our team is in a very positive situation in terms of play. When you look at the statistics, we are ahead in all of them. But football is a results-oriented game, and we lost. Last year we were 5 points ahead, but this did not bring us the championship during those periods. Just as it didn't bring a championship then, it hasn't knocked us out of it this season either.

We are Fenerbahçe, we are a strong community. A single defeat cannot shake this community. We are very satisfied with both our squad and our coach. We trust both our players and our coach. There is absolutely no dropping out of the race, no hopelessness, and no pessimism about the future on our part. I look at the game played; I am optimistic about the future, but I am very sad today," he said.

"OUR COACH WILL MAKE THE NECESSARY INTERVENTIONS"

Emphasizing that a match played in September does not have an effect on the entire season, Acun Ilıcalı said, "Starting from tomorrow, we will immediately begin our work regarding the future. Everyone who knows football knows; to what extent can a match played in the middle of September have an 8-month effect? What is important is that we learn the necessary lessons from this match. I see the path to success as correcting mistakes and the team moving forward. We are of the same opinion as the management. There are mistakes, but what is important is to learn from these mistakes. I am sure our coach will make the necessary interventions. We are all sad because we upset our fans," he expressed.

"OUR BELIEF IS ALWAYS ABOUT THE FUTURE"

Responding to a question about Youssef En-Nesyri's performance, Ilıcalı said, "A player may not play very well. What do you attribute Osimhen to? Was he very good today? En-Nesyri couldn't play either. Forwards don't even find positions in such derbies anyway. There is no need to get into individual things. Of course, I am not claiming he played very well. It would be very shameful for me to say things. Instead of talking about the day-to-day, our belief is always about the future. I am quite optimistic," he replied.

Regarding a question about Fenerbahçe finishing the season with 99 points last season, Ilıcalı concluded his words by saying, "There are 90 more points to play for right now. When you look at it, we can achieve the same points. We lost 1 match, we are sad. I do not see a lack of motivation in the team."