Romelu Lukaku: 'I know the expectations, I will work!'

Fenerbahçe will host the English team Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League 4th week match tomorrow at 20.45. Romelu Lukaku, the star center forward of the yellow-dark blue team, made a statement at the press conference held at Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Sports Complex before the match.

Lukaku started his speech by stating that they are prepared for every situation and said, "Playing against a big team like Liverpool can also be difficult. We want to show our performance at the European level. We will approach the match very modestly. We want to show a very successful result. We want to show our quality at the European level."

"I will continue to work harder for the club"

To the question about how they will perform tomorrow compared to the Göztepe match, which they lost 2-1 in the Super League last week, the 33-year-old football player said, "Of course, you want to put more on the field in every match. The plan for the Göztepe match was clear and I knew what the expectations were for me. We are losing matches and I do not like to lose. The club does not want to be in this situation either. I will continue to work harder for the team, for the club. We will try to be better in the next matches."

"We need to work for Fenerbahçe to win"

Reminding that he played in two-striker systems in his career, Lukaku said, "When me and Vedat play together, we need to be able to understand each other's game. I played in two-striker systems. I also played with Lautaro Martinez, Alexis Sanchez and different forwards. I can say that Vedat's quality complements mine. We need to work for Fenerbahçe to win. We have conversations. We want to be successful at the end of the day. This was the time when I showed continuity here. In my communication with my teammates, I usually talk about where I want the ball. In general "From a collective perspective, we showed the potential we have in the Göztepe match. We need to show this in 90 minutes. We conceded 2 goals. There are very small details, but we will solve them gradually."

"We will give the best performance to our fans tomorrow"

The Belgian striker emphasized that he has reached a better level physically and said, "I need to show my progress as a team. I can provide the necessary effort and strength physically. Not having a camp affected me. I continued to work and you can see my development. Fenerbahçe cannot win right now and I am not happy either. We will move forward by improving on each match. We will give the best performance to our fans tomorrow."

Ismail Kartal comment

Romelu Lukaku also expressed his thoughts about Coach İsmail Kartal, who resigned from his post, with the following words:

"Of course, the departure of the coach is not a good thing. He is truly an insider of the club. These situations can be sad. We could see that he was hurting every time we got a bad result. He wanted the best for Fenerbahçe. The club made a decision. I can say that I am grateful to him for helping me get here. We are playing for a big club. We have not won the championship for 13 years. We need to win the match and prepare for the next match. We talk a lot about the championship. This is normal, Fenerbahçe is playing for the championship. In the Champions League match "I'm sure the fans will be behind us."