Domenico Tedesco: We need to play brave and dominant
Fenerbahçe Head Coach Domenico Tedesco stated that the important thing in the Dinamo Zagreb match is to display their own game, saying, "The more we try this, the more successful we will be; it is a process. We need to play brave and dominant. Not just tomorrow, but as Fenerbahçe, we need to play like this always."
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Fenerbahçe will face Dinamo Zagreb away in the first week of the UEFA Europa League tomorrow at 22:00 Turkish time. The yellow-navy team completed their preparations in Istanbul for this match and traveled to Zagreb during the day.
Head Coach Domenico Tedesco and player Milan Skriniar made statements at a press conference held at Maksimir Stadium, where the match will take place.
Sharing his thoughts on the competition first, Tedesco said, "When you are a head coach, your goal is to achieve the maximum in every tournament.
But my philosophy is to never think too far ahead. If you think too far ahead, you face the risk of skipping a step. Tomorrow will be a good match as well. I love this tournament very much. Previously, as a head coach, we managed to reach the semi-finals in this tournament with Leipzig."
"WE ALWAYS WANT THE MAXIMUM"
Speaking about the difference between the Champions League and the Europa League, Tedesco said, "I cannot say that the Champions League would be better for us or that this tournament is better for us. I wouldn't have been upset if we were playing a Champions League match tomorrow, and this applies to my players as well. Because we always want the maximum. As I mentioned, I love the Europa League; it is a tournament with increasing value."
In response to the question 'What is the level of the team?', Tedesco replied, "We are currently very, very far from the level I want. I am not saying this as an excuse, I am saying it as a problem. We haven't had the opportunity to train much. We couldn't display a good game or tactics in the last matches we played. We lost too many balls and duels. Sometimes we didn't even enter into duels. My job and my team's job is to solve this situation. The recent period has been difficult for us. We have a lot of work to do and analyses to make. We are being honest with our players about what we want from them and what kind of atmosphere we want. We need to take steps; we cannot play like this. We need to work very hard to be able to play the way we want."
Regarding the opponent's tactics, Domenico Tedesco assessed, "At a certain level, you cannot defend everything, and this is also true for them. But the important thing is that we display our own game. The more we try this, the more successful we will be; it is a process. We need to play brave and dominant. Not just tomorrow, but as Fenerbahçe, we need to play like this always. We have a club and players capable of playing this way."