Candidacy statement from Fenerbahçe President Ali Koç!
Following the trophy ceremony that celebrated Fenerbahçe's championship after the match played at the Burhan Felek Vestel Volleyball Hall, the yellow-navy club's president, Ali Koç, made statements. Koç said, "We are happy, but it is a bittersweet happiness." Ali Koç also made statements regarding whether he would be a candidate for the presidency.
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Volleyball Vodafone Sultanlar League final series 5th match, Fenerbahçe Opet defeated Eczacıbaşı Dynavit 3-0, winning the series 3-2 and becoming champions for the 2nd consecutive time.
Fenerbahçe Club President Ali Koç stated that the championship made them happy, but they were experiencing a bittersweet happiness because the team was eliminated from Europe.
"OUR PRESENCE BRINGS LUCK"
Ali Koç spoke as follows:
"Our presence brings luck when we come here. We are happy, but it is a bittersweet happiness. We built this team to be European champions. We won the league, we won the cup. We were eliminated from Europe in the semi-finals. I also congratulate Eczacıbaşı. They are making very good investments. It is not easy to compete with corporate clubs. Despite this economic situation, we are playing for the top in every field. The men's team, which we built with a modest budget, also played in the final and played in the quarter-finals in Europe. Our goal was to win as many cups as possible. We won everything in women's basketball, and we won every cup in Turkey in women's volleyball. We were eliminated in the semi-finals abroad. Hopefully, we will win a cup abroad next year as well."
"BEING A FENERBAHÇE FAN IS NOT EASY"
Underlining that Fenerbahçe is playing for the top in every branch, Ali Koç continued his words as follows:
"Being a Fenerbahçe fan is not easy; lately, we are running from match to match. We are always playing for the top. This has its pros and cons. Since teams that do not always play for the top lower expectations, there is great sadness when we cannot win at the end of the season. Playing for the top everywhere has its pros and cons. Within the framework of the vision of being the world's largest sports club, we want it to be not only the world's largest but also the world's most successful club. We are making investments in this direction. Hopefully, whoever is in the administration from now on will continue in the same way."
I WILL ANNOUNCE IT SOON
Ali Koç gave the answer "I will announce what I will or will not do soon" to questions about whether he will be a candidate for the presidency in June.
"THEY SAY THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS"
Finally, speaking about the men's basketball and football teams, Koç concluded his words as follows:
"Our expectation in men's basketball is the Final Four. Whatever happens after that is for the best. We have 6 matches left in men's football. If we win them all, we will be champions. Hopefully, we will win them all. As of the last 9 years and the 32 weeks of this year, Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray have 700 points, while Beşiktaş, Trabzonspor, and Başakşehir have fewer points. They all have championship trophies, but Fenerbahçe does not. This is the issue we are rebelling against anyway. They say the devil is in the details."