Tedesco: We want to continue our journey in the best way possible

Fenerbahçe will face Romanian side FCSB away tomorrow in the 8th week of the UEFA Europa League. Ahead of the match, Head Coach Domenico Tedesco and player Fred held a press conference at the National Arena, where the game will be played.

Starting his assessment of the match, Tedesco said, "The opponents who play against us play with high motivation. They still have a chance to finish in the top 24, and we are already inside the top 24.

But we expect a highly motivated team against us tomorrow. They came back from 3-1 down to win 4-3 against Feyenoord here. They are a fighting team, they don't give up. At the same time, we will play in a crowded stadium against good fans. We want to continue our journey in the best way possible," he said.

"He complained of pain in his leg"

Regarding Jhon Duran's health status, he stated, "Duran completed the training, but after the training, he complained of pain in his leg. Checks will be performed, but I hope it is nothing serious." Touching upon Levent and Archie starting individual training, Tedesco said, "It is good news for us that Levent and Archie have returned to individual training. But we need to be a little more patient for them to return to the team. It is not easy to have both your left-backs injured for 6 weeks. But we compensated for this situation with Mert Müldür, as well as Nelson and Yiğit Efe," he explained.

"We may see Jayden as a left-back tomorrow"

When asked, "Will you assign Jayden as a left-back?", the young coach replied, "Yes, we may see Jayden as a left-back tomorrow; we did this in the Zagreb match. But everything in life has a price. Because Skriniar and Jayden have become a good duo in the center. Skriniar will not be there tomorrow anyway. Therefore, making changes will not be easy. You can change a winger or a full-back, but it is not easy to change the center-back pairing. Yes, as you mentioned, we can make such changes, but then other problems may arise. Jayden came to me and said he could play left-back when needed. This is a very positive situation for me. Because all my players are thinking about how they can help their coach," he said.

Fred: "We came here to win"

Touching upon the match and his chances of playing, Fred said, "Our coach will decide who will play, but whoever plays will play well. We came here to win. Regardless of who plays, we are always one. We have a good squad and we will do our best to put on a good performance," he said.

When asked, "Did you have a meeting with Mircea Lucescu?", Fred replied, "Lucescu is a really good person. He was the one who brought me to Shakhtar Donetsk in 2015. I send him my best wishes. He is a great coach. You already know what he has achieved in the past," he stated.