18.09.2025 08:23
After the match in which Fenerbahçe drew 2-2 with Corendon Alanyaspor, head coach Domenico Tedesco talked about the team's lack of confidence and the issues experienced throughout the game. The young coach stated, "We were completely focused on football. We played the match against Trabzonspor, analyzed the games, and prepared for this match. We only had football on our minds. Why did we stop applying pressure?"
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In the postponed match of the first week of the Super League, Fenerbahçe drew 2-2 at home against Corendon Alanyaspor. After the match, Fenerbahçe's head coach Domenico Tedesco made statements at the press conference.
"THE TEAM LACKS CONFIDENCE"
Domenico Tedesco stated, "Actually, we were good in the first 15 minutes. We couldn't display the game we wanted, but we need to evaluate the positions we entered. One thing is clear, the team lacks confidence. A negative event affects the whole team. Players may have doubts. You can concede a goal, but when you do, you need to continue. If you want to display a certain style of play and create positions, you need to be effective in counterattacks, and another way is to press after losing the ball. You need to find a goal, but we couldn't do that today. It was very clear that we couldn't control the counterattacks. The second half was good. Mentally, we managed to turn the game around. We shouldn't have conceded that goal in the last minute. You need to defend up front. You need to search for the third goal. There shouldn't be any free players. I'm not just looking at it as a goalkeeper. İrfan's mood is low, and we need to lift ourselves up," he expressed.
"I SEE IT AS A LOSS"
Explaining why the pressure dropped in the second half of the match, Tedesco said, "We were completely focused on football. We played the Trabzonspor match and analyzed the matches to play this one. We only had football on our minds. Why did we stop pressing? We can press up front, but why did we pull back? We may have lost our strength. We couldn't press, and when we couldn't press, we pulled back. When one person can't press, your other teammate can't go for the press either. It had a chain effect. Looking at the match, it's a shame. We missed a penalty and fell behind. We managed to turn the match around, but I see the match we lost today as a loss," he evaluated.
"WE SHOULD HAVE SUSTAINED THE POSITIVE IMPACT"
Continuing his words about why they started the match nervously, Tedesco said: "What I expected was to reflect the spirit on the field. There was no need for us to be nervous. We started the field very nervously today. The reason for this was us. We are playing in our home, in a wonderful stadium. We should have sustained the positive impact. We could have sustained the positive impact by scoring goals. The opponent made a lot of counterattacks in the first half, but we could have scored 3 goals as well. If we could have scored goals, we would have been comfortable. The opponent found the goal from the first attack. Looking at the overall match, this is the situation for us."
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