25.09.2025 00:40
Fenerbahçe's head coach Domenico Tedesco evaluated his team's performance after the match against Dinamo Zagreb. Explaining the reason for the defeat, Tedesco said, "We need to win more in duels and challenges. We lost too many today. We are losing too many duels. Our strength and speed are not sufficient. You can see that as well. This situation is difficult for me."
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Fenerbahçe's head coach Domenico Tedesco made statements after the 3-1 loss to Dinamo Zagreb in the UEFA Europa League.
''WE MUST DEFEND BETTER''
Tedesco expressed that they were poor in defense, stating, "We needed to show a reaction in this match. We were good in terms of tempo and pressing. In that sense, we reacted. We won a lot of balls. We actually started the match well, but we conceded goals that we shouldn't have. We must defend better. We played slowly when we had the ball. We were better in terms of pressing." he said.
"WE STILL HAVE DEFICIENCIES"
Explaining the reason for the defeat, Tedesco said, "We still have deficiencies. We need to win more in duels and contacts. We lost a lot today. We are losing too many duels. Our strength and speed are not sufficient. You can see that too. This situation is difficult for me. At the same time, we must defend better. If we look at the third goal; we need to block those shots. This is one of the fundamental things." he stated.
''IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT''
In response to the question, "Was the reason for the defeat the fact that Çağlar and Semedo played in very different positions during the match, or were there other deficiencies within the team?" the young coach replied, "Actually, these players performed well. Asensio and Semedo allowed us to hold the ball a lot in the number 6 position, they made deep passes, and they won duels. Çağlar won many duels. He was far from the position in the two diagonal balls the opponent played. It was the same for Çağlar to play in a three-man system. It was not a problem for him. If you look at the game and the goals we conceded, it definitely has nothing to do with them playing in those positions."
''WE MUST NOT TURN OUR BACKS TO THE BALL''
Continuing his words, Tedesco said, ''The way we concede goals is unacceptable. We are losing players behind. Some things the team needs to do on its own. For example, we must not turn our backs to the ball in shots.'' he concluded.
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