Sergen Yalçın: We are planning for next year

Beşiktaş defeated Antalyaspor 4-2 at home in the 29th week of the Trendyol Super League. Beşiktaş manager Sergen Yalçın made statements at the press conference held after the match.

"It is not easy to keep players concentrated in these matches"

Starting his words by stating that winning was good, Yalçın said, "We needed a morale boost, especially today. The boys fought well. Except for the two goals, we were in control throughout the entire game. We also had many chances. There was a positive game. We played with different players in 4-5 positions. I think it was a good evening. I thank my players. They do not lose concentration. Because we are a bit aimless in the league. It is not easy to keep players concentrated in these matches," he said.

"We are planning for next year"

The 53-year-old manager also stated that he wanted to see the current status of the players by making some changes to the squad, saying, "El Bilal Toure has just returned. It will take 1-2 weeks for Bilal to be at full efficiency. We look at the players according to their positions. We play them where we need them. We are planning for next year. Such changes can happen. Jota is on loan with us. We are using the players. We need to make some decisions about the players at the end of the season. We want to use them and see. I think Jota's performance during the time he stayed in the game was good," he said.

"Beşiktaş is not a club to come to as a savior"

Touching upon the fact that it is more advantageous for a manager to take office at the beginning of the season, Sergen Yalçın said, "Beşiktaş is not a club to come to as a savior. This is a big community. It is much more logical to start the job at the beginning of the season. Then you do the squad building yourself. As a manager, it is much more correct to come before the season starts. You don't come to big communities as a savior; that is more valid for teams in the relegation zone. Of course, we want to play for the target here. I also thank the fans for their patience. We need to change some things. These are not things that will happen in 1-2 months. I think our ranking in the league is also normal; 4th place is of course not a success, but I think it is normal. I think we will be in a different place next year. Be a little patient. Let's do the squad planning and the camp, and we will all see what happens after that," he said.

"We can see Lucescu as a man of the Beşiktaş community"

Finally, the manager of the black-and-white team shared his views on the Romanian manager Mircea Lucescu, who passed away recently, with these words:

"Lucescu is a very important person in my life. Besides being a coach, he was a very good person. Our dialogue was wonderful. We got along very well. The community has lost a very important football man. We can see Lucescu as a man of the Beşiktaş community. He was a symbolic name for Beşiktaş. He did very good work here."