İsmail Kartal is pleased with the team! 'We dominated the derby'

Fenerbahçe defeated Beşiktaş 3-1 in the 15th week of the Trendyol Super Lig. 

The yellow-navy team's manager, İsmail Kartal, made statements after the match. 

Here are İsmail Kartal's statements: 

"I congratulate all my players and our fans for our victory. This is the football we always want to play. We worked, we talked, and we dominated the game from start to finish. With the return of our injured players, we had a great night. We came here to get 3 points. I am very happy that we took the 3 points with a beautiful game that we deserved. I wish the Beşiktaş team and their technical staff success for the future.

We have a clear style of football that we have been playing since the beginning of the season. Sometimes in football, reasons beyond your control can arise. Injuries in the same position, injuries in the same position in the midfield... Sometimes we struggle. We had 1-2 stumbles during the period when we were struggling. We are the leaders of this league. We are very happy. We work every week to improve this game and our positive football. Together with our players, we are focusing on doing better every week. We won with a style of football that suits us. There is no need to talk too much. We are continuing on our path.

I spoke with Djiku before the match, and he said, 'Coach, I can play for 60 minutes.' We planned according to 60-70 minutes. He said he felt tightness in his posterior muscles, so we took him out immediately. We took Fred out to avoid taking risks. Those who came on in their place also played well. There are still others who will return to us. To be better, we will do our best until the end of the season by working very hard.

"THE PLAYERS ASKED FOR TIME OFF!"

Inside, after this victory, my players asked for time off. Normally I don't give time off, but they are off on Sunday; they earned it. We will continue our work on Tuesday with the Trnava match. We are giving them time off, but there is no time off for us. My team and I will return to Samandıra from here and continue our work.

Our fans are making a difference this year. We are aware of this. We are responding to this difference they create, we are showing a reaction. We are saying, 'We are here, we are in control of everything, don't worry.' This unity, the stands, the players, and the energy will lead us to a happy ending."