Domenico Tedesco: We could have scored more goals

In the Turkcell Süper Cup final, Fenerbahçe defeated Galatasaray 2-0 to become champions. Following the match, at the press conference, Fenerbahçe Manager Domenico Tedesco answered questions. Starting his remarks by celebrating January 10 Journalists' Day, Tedesco said Fenerbahachieved at Fenerbahçethe first trophy heshared with these words:

"Trophies take their place in history forever. For meit is also very important to win trophies. However, sometimes when you are in the relegationzone, you stay in the league; there is no trophy at the end, but that is also a very beautiful sucis a success. Trophies are not the only important thing. TodayI am very happy, I think we played a great gameandIbelieveso. Especially in the first halfWe dominated well. We could have scored more goals. Galatasaray did their best. It was a difficult match, a high-tempo match. We are happy, I am very happy to have won this trophy for our family."

"(Guendouzi) played great today."

Regarding the performance of French midfielder Matteo Guendouzi, who was named the man of the match and joined the team a short time ago, Tedesco said, "I am very happy that Matteo is with us. He is a great player." It is great to bring it to Istanbul. The timing of bringing it is very important. The Januarytransfer window opensandcloseswasvery important. As I said before it was very important. As I said beforeAs I said, transfers are difficult in January. But the clubdid a greatj ob. Todayhe also played wonderfully,he played as if he had been here for 8 months," he said.

"We will do our best until the very end."

Regarding the final match being played at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium despite the adverse weather conditions, the yellow-navy manager said, "We should not dwell too much on things that we cannot change."are. We cannot change the weather, today the weather was also cold and windy. For us, this means a lot. It is wonderful to have such fans. While going to the stadium in Adana, everywhere was full of Fenerbahçe fanswas full of it. For usit is an incredible situation. I am very happy, I am proudto be the coach of these fans.We will start the league against Alanyaspor, the match we played against themwas a difficult match atour home ground.We have injured players. We need to findsolutions. When everyone in the team is fit, we are very strong. We will do our best until theend," he said.

"The main plan was to have the ball"

When asked about what the main plan was for the derby, the Italian manager said, "The main plan was for us to play with the ball. We needed to keep possession. When you give the ball to Galatasaray, they are a team that knows how to play." They have very strong wingersHe has. Barış is a very high-level player, his runs behind the defenseare excellent. Mertplayed wonderfully against Barış today. Sane has scoredin every match against me.Todayhe could notscore a goal.I am happy forit. As a team,we defended wonderfully in a compact way. At times, we had to dropback a little. Since Iarrived, we have been workingon this. Because we defend deep,it is sometimes not easy. Double-teaming the wingersyou need to do. The plan was for Kerem to help Levent. There were times when İsmail came. Matteo came. The thirdperson coming to press was a split-second decision. If you don't press in pairs, these players can be very significant. We saw this in theTrabzonspor match they playedlasttimewe saw." he said.

"Things we have no influence over should not be in ourminds"

The team's physical condition isimproving day byday Emphasizing that they are focused, Tedesco said, "The best thing we can do is to focus entirely on the pitch. Technique, tactics, and training are the best things I can provide. Also, video analysis and the talks I have with the team. But it is not just me. Because we have a very good team. We have three video analysts. They are trulygreat at their jobs. When I go to the facilities in the morning, they are already there. When I leavethe facilities, they are still there." We have very good athletic performance coaches.In terms of the team's physical level, they are much higherwe see that it is going in the right direction and developing. In terms ofrunning as well,we see that it has developed a lot.In this sense,there are many good people, people who are good at theirjobs. At the same time, we have a wonderful president. Hewas a bit sad yesterday. I am very close to himbecause I did not saythat it was bright and smart.Butnow I am saying it from here. We are together.Unity is very important for us. Things that we have no influence over should not occupyour minds.he said.

Domenico Tedesco said the following regarding the tactical setup in the derby:

"When we defend in a 4-5-1 formation, Asensio is positioned as a right-sided number 8. Today, we wanted to use İsmail in that position. He won a lot of ballsSince the day we arrived, we havecontinued to improve. At the sametime, Fred's suspension has ended. I haveno idea what he did to receive a 3-matchban. We felthis absence. For thisposition, Bartuis an option.we have, we have Yiğit Efe. This situation is for usa good situation."

"Having few players in your squadis not a good situation"

Regarding the names who will stay and leave the team,Tedesco said, "Having few players in your squadis not a good situation. Having many playersis also not a good situation. Likewise, you need to be fair to the players. Some players deserve to play. They may not find enoughplaying time. We need to monitor this. We need to analyze which position we havea shortage in and which position we have too many players in. Time is also importantfor the player. If players cannot find asolution outside of here, this place istheir home. We always need to be by their side. If they cannot leave, they can continue training," he concluded.his remarks..

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