In the 15th week of the Süper Lig, Beşiktaş defeated Fenerbahçe 1-0 at home in the derby match with a goal from Chamberlain in the 73rd minute.
Beşiktaş Technical Manager Serdar Topraktepe made statements following the derby victory against Fenerbahçe.
"I PLAYED RAFA ON THE WING"
Topraktepe began his remarks as follows:
We haven't been able to make our fans happy for a long time. The Fenerbahçe match was a great opportunity in this regard. We wanted to make them a little happy by beating Fenerbahçe. As for the game, both teams played very aggressively. We both found chances in transitions. We were the ones who found more chances. We were going to make moves in the second half. When I spoke with my players, Tayyip had just returned from injury, and I had told Alex before the match that I would play him; I wanted him to get into the team. He went in and did good things. First, I played Rafa on the wing. I knew Fenerbahçe would come from the flanks, so I concentrated the midfield. I didn't hesitate at all. Rafa said, 'You can put me on the wing, you can strengthen the midfield.' Rafa doesn't have a problem with where we play him; he just plays. He fought well today too.
"WE GOT WHAT WE WANTED TODAY"
Stating that they got what they wanted, Serdar Topraktepe said the following:
I said before the match that we needed a good fight. We fought well. There were injuries; Emirhan also finished the match with pain. We made a defensive adjustment by pulling Ndour and Musrati back. At the end of the match, if it's 1-0, these things happen. Players also drop back for protection. The important thing was that we needed to fight. Our players are very high quality. We got what we wanted today.
"OUR COMMUNITY NEEDED A MORALE BOOST"
Expressing that the community needed a morale boost, Topraktepe said:
Our community needed a morale boost. Our players are also feeling down. Most of the players were aware of this. They were also aware of this situation. We wanted to both analyze Fenerbahçe's strengths and win. We succeeded in this. All of Beşiktaş's players have to play, everyone has to get into the game. We are trying to do this.
"WE NEED ALL OUR PLAYERS"
Serdar Topraktepe said that they need all their players.
We need all our players. There is no need for me to mention Chamberlain's quality. Beşiktaş needs these players, and they need the team. We need to integrate the fight and the camaraderie. We are trying to do that right now.
News Source: 12punto
