Tedesco: It is difficult to play in Kadıköy

Fenerbahçe head coach Domenico Tedesco said, "It is difficult to play in Kadıköy for those who come as visitors. The atmosphere created by our fans was wonderful. When playing against strong teams, you need everything; the atmosphere, the fans, the technical staff, the team, the president... That is what being united means. We definitely did a good job."

Fenerbahçe defeated the German representative Stuttgart 1-0 in the 3rd week of the UEFA Europa League. The only goal for the yellow-navy team was scored by Kerem Aktürkoğlu from a penalty in the 34th minute. With today's result, Fenerbahçe has secured its second victory in the Europa League.

In the 32nd minute of the match, Stiller, who made a very harsh challenge on Edson Alvarez's leg, received a yellow card. Although Fenerbahçe players and fans reacted strongly to the match referee, Jakob Kehlet did not change his decision and was not warned by the VAR room. When asked what he thought about the position, Tedesco said, "I didn't see the foul on Edson exactly, but I saw the mark on his leg. If there is such a scratch, it is evidence that something happened. I didn't watch it in slow motion. Therefore, it would not be right for me to make a judgment."

Making statements after the victory, Domenico Tedesco noted the following:

"Stuttgart also showed their strength; they are a strong team. They are in 3rd place in Germany, and we saw that it was no coincidence. They won the German Cup last season and played in the Champions League. Their team is high quality. I am proud of my team and the result. We deserved the victory. We achieved this together. Our fans deserved this very much.

We held training sessions and focused on the areas we needed to improve. There were only 3 days. We worked on their weak points. We didn't work on 3-4 issues, but rather on more fundamental things. We prepared well. There was also time to rest within those 3 days. The energy our team displayed was very good.

Edson Alvarez is reaching a better level. It requires time, on one hand, to get to know his teammates... Edson played his third match. The players need to get to know each other. In my opinion, Edson played well today."

News Source: 12punto