Nuri Şahin: We packed a lot into 11-12 weeks!

In the 10th week match of Trendyol Super League, Başakşehir defeated Göztepe 2-1 away. Başakşehir Coach Nuri Şahin made a statement at the press conference held after the match.

Stating that they won three valuable and important points, Nuri Şahin said, "We had positions that could increase the score until we conceded a goal in the first 10-15 minutes against a difficult opponent in a very difficult away game. 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, entered later, did everything they could to win this match with us in the hut. We have a long way to go, but we are a real team." "Today, I think, we showed that we are in one of the most difficult away games in Türkiye," he said.

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

Stating that he was very happy with the point they reached in a season that started very badly for them and started with breaking moments, Şahin said, "Because we did not just experience a breaking moment, we experienced a few of them, very new and very early in the season, but we fit a lot into these 11-12 weeks. We fit a lot in a negative sense, but I think we can see a little bit ahead now."

Emphasizing that it is very easy to break everything at once in bad times, Nuri Şahin said, "But my players have always been with us. They have always supported us. Whether it is in training or in match plans, why do we do this? I have never felt a negative look. Everyone believes in each other, everyone trusts each other. Today, we experienced a few very good examples. Like Onur Bulut, like Edin Visca, Onur Bulut had not been able to get into the squad for weeks. I was very happy for all of them." He concluded.