Defeat statement from Sebastian Hoeness: 'Despite the extraordinary atmosphere...'

Stuttgart coach Sebastian Hoeness, who lost 2-0 at home to Galatasaray in the 4th week of the UEFA Champions League, made a statement at the press conference held after the match.

Evaluating the match, the German coach said, "I think we played a good game. We were able to show our game despite the extraordinary atmosphere. We had a few promising opportunities. Unfortunately, Galatasaray scored 2 goals. It was a bitter end for us. We did not want it to be like this."

"THE OPPONENT GOT THE LEAD EARLY..."

Stating that they put pressure to score a goal in the second half, but could not achieve the result, Hoeness said, "It was not good for us that the opponent took the lead so early. We faced dangerous situations offensively. We also had an offensive situation, but it was not reflected in the result. We had many opportunities to change the momentum in the second half, but we could not find the goal. We put pressure, but it does not work unless you score a goal. I still congratulate my team. Everyone saw that we performed well and did our best. Despite the atmosphere, we responded very well to the opponent. "We are not happy with this result. I have some mixed feelings," he said.

"HE MADE THE MATCH VERY DIFFICULT FOR US"

Stating that Galatasaray's early goals affected the course of the match, Hoeness also drew attention to the individual quality of the yellow-red team.

The German coach said, "They came very dangerous once or twice and unfortunately they took the lead 1-0 right after. The score was 2-0 just before the half-time. This made the match very difficult for us. However, we also need to see the individual quality that Galatasaray put on the field. We knew before the match that we could not defend every attack of theirs and would give some positions."

"IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM THAT WE PLAYED BRAVELY"

Emphasizing that they could not score despite the goal opportunities they created, Hoeness stood behind their brave game choices.

Hoeness said, "The data and statistics we have show that we created much more goal opportunities than Galatasaray. But in the end, it says 2-0 on the sign. 'Were you too brave?' The question is a completely result-oriented approach. I think it is necessary to play bravely in such matches. As a matter of fact, this courage offered us many opportunities to come back in the later stages of the match. That's why it wasn't a problem for us to play bravely today," he said.

Stating that they played a brave game in the match, the German coach concluded his words as follows: