31.10.2026 22:30
In the 10th week of the Trendyol Süper Lig, Fenerbahçe, who lost 2-1 to Göztepe, interim head coach Dirk Kuyt took responsibility for the score and apologized to the fans. Kuyt stated that they could not start the second half well in the match, and that individual mistakes and lack of luck were effective in the defeat.
In the 10th week of the Trendyol Süper Lig, Fenerbahçe, who lost 2-1 at home to Göztepe, Technical Director Dirk Kuyt made assessments after the match.
"WE APOLOGIZE"
Apologizing to the yellow-navy fans, Dirk Kuyt said, "I cannot speak about the previous matches, but this match is my responsibility. We apologize to our fans; they deserve more. Our fans also know the situation we are in."
"THIS SCORE IS MY RESPONSIBILITY"
The Dutch coach, taking responsibility, said, "The technical staff and I did our best to prepare the team for this match in the best possible way. We tried to add energy to the training sessions. We believed we would get a good result. At some moments we are very fragile. In the first half we had 72 percent possession; that was the game we wanted. We wanted to continue in this way, but we could not start the second half well. We conceded a goal from an individual mistake. This build-up play was my request, it is my responsibility, but we had 3 clear chances. This score is my responsibility."
"WE ALSO NEED LUCK"
Continuing his words, Kuyt said, "At times like these, luck is also needed. We are all disappointed, but we did the best we could."
"WE TOOK HIM OFF BECAUSE HE FELT PAIN"
Also speaking about the player substitutions, Dirk Kuyt said, "In the second half we took Semedo off because he was on a yellow card. I wanted to make a substitution without waiting until the 83rd minute, but at a certain part of the game the flow and momentum had turned in our favor. We had chances. In that sense, the momentum was with us and I wanted to wait. At the moment we conceded the goal, I was going to make 2 substitutions, but then the goal came. Oppong felt pain and made a substitution signal to us, so we took him off."