Çağdaş Atan: We needed to win

Başakşehir Manager Çağdaş Atan made statements following the Beşiktaş match.

Çağdaş Atan said, "First of all, I want to talk about our own game with great respect for our opponent. We knew we would have possession of the ball today. We chose our opponents in friendly matches accordingly, and we worked accordingly. But we did not expect them to sit so deep. I don't think the opponent touched the ball in our half for the first 15 minutes. We can criticize ourselves in this regard: the speed of the ball remained slow. When the opponent waited without moving much and left the ball entirely to us, the speed of the ball remained slow. The only thing I can say to myself is that I could have returned to a more direct game a little earlier in this match. If we had lost the match, I would have been very upset. I am not happy with the draw. We needed to win today. My players did their best to win. I wish Beşiktaş success in their upcoming matches."

Atan also added, "Our only goal today was to win this match. In a match where you play with the ball a lot and dominate, a defeat can set you back in terms of morale and motivation. Being able to get one point in the last minute took the sadness of a defeat off our shoulders. We will try to play to win our remaining 7 matches."