07.11.2025 12:05
The reason why Fenerbahçe's national football player Kerem Aktürkoğlu was sitting on the bench during the Viktoria Plzen match was a topic of great curiosity. Head Coach Domenico Tedesco stated in his post-match comments that Kerem was tired and that they wanted to protect him.
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Fenerbahçe's national star Kerem Aktürkoğlu sat on the bench during the away match against Viktoria Plzen and did not get any playing time.
FANS WERE CURIOUS
As fans wondered, "Is he injured?", head coach Domenico Tedesco explained after the match why Kerem did not play.
"KEREM WAS TIRED, WE NEED TO PROTECT HIM"
Tedesco stated that Kerem Aktürkoğlu needed to be rested, saying, "We didn't want to play Kerem because he was tired. This is my impression. At this stage of the season, he has played more than 20 matches. He plays in every match for the national team and here. He was very tired. We need to protect our players; we cannot afford to lose them. Looking at the Beşiktaş match, we saw he was tired; he made ball losses that he normally wouldn't. We have a large squad, and we cannot play with the same players all the time. You also need to give playing time to the other players you have. Otherwise, the atmosphere in the team will turn negative," he said.
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