15.08.2025 07:42
Beşiktaş's head coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made statements following the match against St. Patrick's. Speaking about Mustafa Erhan Hekimoğlu's injury, Solskjaer said, "Unfortunately, Mustafa Erhan got injured in the same place again. He was having good training sessions. Our hope was to have him play for 25 minutes and get him ready for the next match. However, he got injured in the same place again."
In the UEFA Conference League third qualifying round second leg match, Beşiktaş defeated St. Patrick's 3-2 in the return leg after winning the first match 4-1 and advanced to the next round. After the match, Beşiktaş's head coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made statements.
"I AM SATISFIED WITH THE ROUND AND THE RESULT"
Evaluating the match, Solskjaer said, "Actually, this result shows how well we played last week. We won the first half 4-0 against the opponent. Our opponent is a team that makes things difficult when given the opportunity. They showed good defensive solidarity in the second half last week. They did something similar this week as well. They started the match early, made a lot of crosses, and found the goal. They made things difficult for us. We continued to play, we played. We found good goals. I am satisfied with the round and the result. We need to improve. If we start matches like this, we cannot expect to win." he said.
"WE NEED TO PLAY FASTER"
Emphasizing that they need to play faster, the Norwegian coach stated, "I talked about needing to play with more quality and faster during the break. I said we need to press more aggressively. My players responded well, we found 2 beautiful goals and advanced to the next round." he expressed.
''MUSTAFA ERHAN INJURED AGAIN IN THE SAME PLACE''
Speaking about Mustafa Erhan Hekimoğlu's injury, Solskjaer said, "Unfortunately, Mustafa Erhan got injured again in the same place. He was training well. Our hope was to get him to play for 25 minutes and prepare him for the next match. But unfortunately, he got injured again in the same place. He is a determined kid, he entered the game with 100% energy, but unfortunately, he got injured in the same place." he commented.