14.09.2025 22:31
Trabzonspor's head coach Fatih Tekke spoke at a press conference following their 1-0 defeat to Fenerbahçe. Tekke criticized the decisions made during the match, saying, "For God's sake, someone come and ask, 'What are you trying to do?' For God's love. Why do we always lose against the same teams? It's sad! Sad things are happening for Turkish football!"
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Trabzonspor lost 1-0 to Fenerbahçe in the 5th week of the Süper Lig, playing away. After the match, Trabzonspor's head coach Fatih Tekke made statements at the press conference.
'WHY AM I WORKING?'
Evaluating the match, Fatih Tekke said, "The evaluation of the match is short. It was until we scored the goal and the disallowed goal. Everything was as we wanted. We scored a goal, then it was disallowed. Then a red card. We gained things more valuable than 3 points. Kudos to my players. 15-16-20 minutes. That's my commentary on the match. Will someone talk about the game? Are we going to talk about the same issues? We are 5 points behind in the 5th week. We are not as comfortable as others. Our conditions are tougher. With a certain budget and a certain quality. There is a team that wants to achieve something. Does it not deserve this respect? 'Why have I been working for 15 days?'” he said.
'WE ARE SAD AND ANGRY'
Continuing his words, Tekke said, 'This will be talked about for 2 days and on the 3rd day no one will say anything. Brave and honest people should say and change some things. The problem is whether you are in a safe zone or not? Communities and people who do not trust each other… Is justice so far from the people living in this land? I hope it gets better. Especially when you evaluate the last 5 minutes, you can see where the country's football is. Even when you press the ball for 5 minutes, you can cause problems for the opponent. We are at the beginning of the league and we will continue our struggle. Today, our gains are more. We are sad and angry," he expressed.
'THERE WAS A VERY WELL-PREPARED TRABZONSPOR'
Fatih Tekke, who stated that they prepared very well for the match and that there was a good Trabzonspor, said, "Until we scored the goal, there were question marks left by the new coach in our minds. I thought he would try to turn the situations in our favor while we had the ball. I didn't think he would deal with new game understanding details in 3 days. We took precautions for set pieces. Fenerbahçe's ball direction change is slow. Everything went as we wanted. As a game, Trabzonspor is here… We haven't been able to win here for 30 years. Today, there was a very well-prepared Trabzonspor. It might have been the easiest match we could win among the matches we played against Fenerbahçe," he said.
'REFEREES MUST BE GOOD PEOPLE'
Tekke, who stated that there is no problem with the rules but there is a problem with their implementation, said, "Unfortunately, the sentence I would use when I am most cornered regarding referees was this; Referees should first be good people, and this should be blended with the intrinsic values of this land. Referee, doctor, judge all come from the same root. They all have a serious impact on someone's life. The concept of justice there is very important. Referees must be good people. I think there is a problem with being a good person. There is no problem with the rules. There is a problem with the implementation of the rules. You need to have human qualities there. Fenerbahçe won 3 points, so what? I think these values are more important than anything. If you are not a good person, there is nothing to talk about," he stated.
'YOU CAN MAKE A MISTAKE, BUT THERE IS VAR'
Fatih Tekke, who mentioned that there was no problem with the red card situation but talked about the difficulty of playing against Fenerbahçe with 11 against 10, said, "You are playing with 11 against 10 in Fenerbahçe's field. You need to determine the minutes when you will take risks well. There is no problem with the red card situation. Everything in the game can change between whether the goal is scored or not. The throw-in can change everything for me and the opponent. You can make a mistake, but there is VAR," he said.
'FOR GOD'S SAKE'
The 48-year-old coach finally said, "For God's sake, someone come and say, 'What are you trying to do?' For God's sake. Why do we always lose against the same teams? It's sad! Sad things are happening for Turkish football!"
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