Fernando Santos: 'We have made a lot of progress compared to last week'

Beşiktaş manager Fernando Santos made statements following the Adana Demirspor match.

Here are Fernando Santos' statements...

"Actually, this is a bit of the nature of football. In the matches we won 3-0 and 4-0, we created fewer opportunities than in the last 2 matches. We created more opportunities in the last 2 matches. We were bad defensively in the last match. We couldn't capitalize on our opportunities in this match. This is part of football.

Actually, we controlled the game today. We were the masters of the match. We created many opportunities but just couldn't find the goal. We were good defensively. My players tried very hard, but it just didn't result in a goal. Our opponent couldn't come to our goal much. We tried, it didn't happen. We have to work. We must do our best to get better by working.

We have made a lot of progress compared to last week. We played much better than the last match. I also see the fatigue of some players. Svensson had to come off. Semih has been playing for a very long time. They played almost 5 matches in 15 days. This can create fatigue. It is not easy to manage this process with 15-16 players. We will recover and prepare for our match on Sunday.

Our opponent also closed down well with 10 men. We were good defensively. Sometimes you also need luck on your side."