Samsunspor Manager Thomas Reis: We missed a very good opportunity

As the leaders enteringthe 5th week match of the UEFA Conference League,Samsunspor was defeated 2-1 at homeby AEK Athens.

Afterthematch, theAt the pressconference, Samsunspor ManagerThomas Reis evaluated thematch. Stating that they suffered an importantloss on the road to the top 8, Reis said, "We watched two very differenthalves. The first half We were the team that wasvery good. We could not convert our clear chances and find the second goalwe needed.In the second half, we took a break from our game. In the second half, we conceded a goal from a free kick and the second goalwe conceded on a counterattack. To make it into the top 8,there was a very goodopportunity. We will try to take it in the next matchwe left behind. After preparing for the Basaksehir matchwe will head to the Mainz match," he said."IT IS NOT THE RIGHT TIMETO TALK ABOUT TRANSFERS"

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clear.discussing that their transfers had not been completed, Thomas Reis stated, "It is not the right time to talk about transfers. I never hide behind excuses. In the first half, we We played very well.Some of our players have injuries. Satka playedwell today.Ntcham also played well, but I observedfatigue. In Turkey, there is a foreignplayer rule. We cannot sign a foreign player until one leaves. In the last matches,we had too many draws.We were defeated for the first time in Europe. We brought this upon ourselves due to our own mistakes.

If we could have finished our chances in the first half, todaywe could have been talking about very differentthings. After the international matchbreak,we are playing a match every 3 days.After playing the remaining matches,for changes in the squadalsowe can make an assessment. TodayI brought two young players into the game.This is a good thing for the future of this team. When you look at expensive teams, theycan prefer experienced players.We wanted to try out some youngplayers. They didn't perform too badly either. Now we need to get back on our feet and prepare for the next matchin the best way. we need to prepare in a way. If they gain a littleexperience,we could gain 2 players who will be able to play in the starting 11 in the future," he said.

"I HOPE THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO FACE AEK AGAIN"

Answering the question about whether they would like to face AEK Athens again in the later rounds, Reis said, "I hope there will be an opportunity to face AEK again. This would mean we have reached the top 8 or the round of 16. The first thing we need to do is the Başakşehir matchand then we will go to Mainz. In these matches, only one halnot just one, but we will need to play both halves well. I hope one day we have the opportunity to face AEK again," he said.

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