"Göztepe is the opponent that is easy to analyze but the most difficult to implement"

Istanbul Başakşehir coach Nuri Şahin, who defeated Göztepe 2-1 away in the 11th week of the Trendyol Super League, stated that they had a breaking moment but their players did not stop and said, "I congratulate them. Today is very valuable, I think we won much more than 3 points." he said.

At the press conference held after the match, Şahin said that they got an important 3 points and started the match very well.

Stating that they had positions that could increase the score until they conceded a goal against a difficult opponent, Şahin said:

"We had a breaking moment, but my players did not stop, they continued. I congratulate them. Today is very valuable, I think we won much more than 3 points. I congratulate everyone who played, did not play, came in later, and did everything they could to win this match with us on the bench. We have a long way to go, but today, I think, we showed that we are a real team, in one of the most difficult away games in Türkiye."

Stating that Göztepe is an opponent that is very easy to analyze but very difficult to implement, Şahin said, "I asked my forwards, my front three players, to put pressure on the goalkeeper until they get tired, until the moment when you cannot run. Because Göztepe uses very long balls. The second ball plays a lot. My forwards and the wings all did a very good job." he said.

Nuri Şahin stated that he was happy with the point they reached in a season that started with very bad and breaking moments, and that they fit a lot of negative things into 11 weeks.