Thomas Reis: I am disappointed

In the 21st week of the Trendyol Super Lig, Samsunspor was defeated 3-0 by visiting Trabzonspor. Samsunspor manager Thomas Reis evaluated the match at the post-match press conference. Expressing his sadness over the defeat, Thomas Reis said, "I am disappointed not because of the result, but because of our performance. Trabzonspor deserved the win. We lacked in many areas. There were parts where we played well. We played well afterwards, but we conceded an unexpected goal. We could not stop the crosses. We knew they would cross the ball frequently, but we could not prevent it. As we started to play well in the second half, we conceded another goal. Unfortunately, we are not a team that scores many goals in recent matches."

Answering a question about the team finishing the match without a single shot on target, Reis said, "I can say the reason is quality. We had one chance in the first half. We had one chance in the second half as well. We made a system change. We switched to a double striker formation. When the ball does not reach these strikers, you cannot score even if you play with 5 strikers. Instead of playing forward, we made too many back passes. I am disappointed because of the performance. If you play backwards this much, you will have problems in terms of performance. If you look at the crosses we made versus Trabzonspor's crosses, you can see the difference in quality. We need to work on this deficiency," he said.

"We could have signed a higher-quality player during the transfer window"

Responding to a question about how the winter transfer window went, Reis said, "The transfer window closed yesterday. If there had been a new opportunity, we could have signed a higher-quality player in terms of quality. We need to work harder with the squad we have. You may not show your best performance in every match, but you have to fight until the end. Trabzonspor was better than us in duels. They also played fast. Unfortunately, we could not sign players like Kante or Sterling. We have to work with the players we have. I hope we will show a very good performance in the Antalyaspor match," he stated.

Responding to criticism regarding his managerial performance, the 52-year-old coach said, "I might be one of the reasons for the bad results. After all, I am the one responsible for the team. There was a wing problem in some matches. We signed new players. We prepared well for today's match. Our tactics were good. Unfortunately, due to our tactics, we could not even do the normal things. If you lose the ball this much, you will have trouble. We will hold training sessions on these shortcomings. February will be difficult for us. We will compete on 3 fronts. We will do our best to show a better performance. As a coach, I will also strive for the best. Drongelen was good overall, but the other players were not on their day. That is why we had trouble. Also, Ndiaye played a very good match. The result today occurred because the performance of the other players could not approach these players. We sent away our best offensive player. It was not easy to fill his place, and we are experiencing such a problem," he expressed.

News Source: 12punto