Fatih Tekke: A poor performance and a point gained

In the 12th week of the Trendyol Super League, Trabzonspor drew 1-1 at home against Alanyaspor. Manager Fatih Tekke made statements at the press conference held after the match. Stating that the match went far below their expectations, Tekke said, "It was a bad match.

We can consider the 1 point earned from such a bad match as a positive. The speed of our pressing dropped, and the opponent broke through our pressure. We could not do what we wanted in the attacking third. We were not very productive in the second half. We shouldn't have conceded so many chances while waiting; that is our problem. We took too many risks in the second half but couldn't reflect that on the pitch.

I congratulate Alanyaspor; they played bravely. We experienced once again that the match would not be won easily; let this situation be a warning for my players. The absence of Savic and Batagov was a great misfortune, there is nothing to be done. I evaluate this not as two points lost, but as a poor performance and a point gained," he said.

"IT WILL BE AN IMPORTANT LESSON"

Touching on the team's injury and suspension issues, Tekke said, "This match will be an important lesson for us and the players. We may experience problems in many positions due to injuries and suspensions. We are not at the point people are exaggerating. We cannot attribute the absence of players to this, but we felt the lack of Batagov. Our performances in the front line have to be better. One must congratulate the opponent; they played bravely. We watched performances we never expected. We also need to be at this level. First of all, we will look at ourselves. Nothing we expected happened. We only had one corner kick position in the final minutes, which is not a good thing," he spoke.

"IT WAS ONE OF THE WORST GAMES WE HAVE PLAYED"

Criticizing the football they played harshly, Tekke said, "In my opinion, it was one of the worst games we have played. We knew we would experience these, but getting a point from such a bad game is still important. Perhaps my players thought we would win the match easily, but we gave away very simple chances. Our best match in terms of front-line pressing was the Eyüpspor match. We shouldn't be giving away this many chances while waiting. The ball shouldn't be coming into the penalty area this much. My players unintentionally gave the opponent courage, but I am responsible for this. We had problems in team defense. We were lacking emotionally in this match; we will improve this," he explained.

News Source: İHA