Coach Selçuk İnan of Kocaelispor, which continues its preparations for the Fatih Karagümrük match, said that a difficult away match awaits them. Underlining that the opponent’s difficult situation will make the match even more difficult, İnan said, “They will look at it like a final match. But we look at every match that way anyway.”
In the 16th week of Trendyol Super League, Kocaelispor will be the guest of Fatih Karagümrük at Atatürk Olympic Stadium on Sunday at 17.00. Continuing the preparations for the match, Kocaelispor Coach Selçuk İnan answered the questions of the press members before the training. İnan said, “Actually, the quality of the squad and the game they play are perhaps not directly proportional to the fact that they are in last place. But we attach great importance to all of our opponents. We value them all very much and focus on what we can do no matter what. After all, it is an away game, they have very important players. It is a team that has had league experience before. Therefore, it will be a difficult match, a difficult away game. I think their difficult situation will make the match even more difficult. Because they will look at it like a final. But we look at it like that anyway. I constantly try to instill this in my players. Every match is a game. “The final, every point is worth gold, because the league is a long marathon and at the same time it is really difficult. I am already aware of this, and I constantly tell this to my players. Every win, every point we get is very valuable, I hope we will be the side that wins this match this weekend.”
“The teams are equal in the league and the forces are almost equal.”
Recalling his statements after the Kasımpaşa match and whether he was satisfied with the game they played on the field with the new squad, the young coach said, “I wish we could win the Kasımpaşa match. We had the superiority of the game. We were the side that deserved to win the match. We, these players, created this. That’s why I am very happy. Yes, the game we want to play is slowly coming to the field. Yes, we are a new team. We are in the Super League again after many years. Therefore, being sad about a point today was perhaps not something people expected. “We somehow made our players look like favorites against their opponents. I want to reiterate; especially this year, the teams are very equal, so every point we get is very valuable. Sometimes it makes you sad not to win the match you played very well or dominated. I hope we will be the side that gets the three points in the Karagümrük match.”
“It is not very important for us from now on”
Answering the question about the negative impact of the Olympic Stadium on the team’s game, Selçuk İnan said, “Of course, we will talk and explain so that there is no negative impact. The weather conditions are also negative sometimes. I played there a lot, too. It can be difficult at times to concentrate the player, but as I said, these are valid not only for us but for all teams and all players. From now on, it is not very important for us.”
“Agyei and Smolcic will also train”
Referring to the injuries in the team and making a separate comment about Ahmet Oğuz, who will be suspended in the Karagümrük match, Selçuk İnan said, “Ahmet is a very valuable player for us, with his stance, character and on-field performance. We are experiencing the absence of all our players, no matter which player they are. But as I said before, we will be on the field with 11 people and the friends who will play in his place will fulfill their duties. Regarding the injured players; Daniel Agyei and “Hrvoje Smolcic will train with us today. We are not missing much right now,” he said.
“I want more of everything”
Kocaelispor Coach Selçuk İnan, who was reminded of his embarrassing statements to the fans in the first 7 weeks and was asked about his current feelings, said: “As I said, we are working hard, it is not a lie. We are working hard. This city deserves it very much. I was saying this both when we were winning and losing. In the matches we lost, people stood behind us, gave us great importance and supported us. Because there was a fight on the field. Even though we could not score, there was play on the field. Now, thank God, we can also score. So yes, that is it.” “There is no more embarrassment, but it’s still early. Because I want more of everything. I hope we will experience that pride together after making those better things happen.”
“Petkovic is not physically ready yet”
Regarding Bruno Petkovic, who came on as a substitute in the Kasımpaşa match 2 months later, and Serdar Dursun, who took charge of the team in his absence, Selçuk İnan said, “Of course, I have different formations and different games in my mind. We already talked like this before the match. Because he has not been with us for a long time. Of course, his time will increase, but I cannot say that he is physically ready yet. Because it has only been a week. He has been training with us for 5-6 days. We will see what happens next.”
“I want everything to be told truthfully, without offending anyone.”
Sharing his views on betting investigations and arrests, İnan said, “I do not like to talk about non-football events. I just hope that the right thing is done. I want everything to be told to people in its true form, without wronging anyone. If there is a crime, justice will provide it to us. If people have made a mistake, if it is an irreversible mistake, it will come to light. But hopefully, such incidents will be resolved as soon as possible and there will be an environment where only football is talked about. My wish is that these events will end as quickly as possible and people will only talk about football and “Enjoying football,” he said. – KOCAELİ
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