Vincenzo Italiano: 'Our biggest goal is to establish a Beşiktaş identity'

Beşiktaş will face Crystal Palace at home tomorrow evening in the 3rd week of the UEFA Europa League.

Before the match, black-whites' coach Vincenzo Italiano made a statement at the press conference.

Highlights from Italiano's statements are as follows:

"There are still more than 24 hours before the match and I think we should wait for the starting 11. I think it is not right to decide quickly. Oh is a great professional and he showed a good performance in the Hoffenheim match. He played in the Trabzonspor match against Vlahovic because he was not tired. I will wait until the last moment to determine the squad, Oh can also play tomorrow. Anything can happen."

"POKU'S TIME WILL ALSO COME"

"Ernest Poku is also a part of our project. He hasn't been able to get much playing time so far, but that doesn't mean he won't play. He can be one of the leading players in the future. The three players in front of him performed very well, but he must always be ready. He can play in the first 11, he can enter the game later, these are things that are part of football. I believe he will show himself when the time comes."

LATEST SITUATION OF ORKUN KÖKÇÜ

"As you all know, Orkun is a very important player for us. We feel his absence. I hope he returns to us quickly. I talk to him every day and he says his situation is getting better. When I say deficiency, I mean his quality, because quality means a player who makes a difference, and victory means victory.

I think Miretti is a player similar to Orkun in terms of capacity, passing and what he can do. He can enter the opponent's penalty area and take dangerous shots from distance. I think Miretti can do these tomorrow too. He can fill Orkun's absence during this period. "

"OUR BIGGEST GOAL IS TO CREATE BEŞİKTAŞ IDENTITY"

"This fan wants to see a team that sweats and presses and deserves to see it at its best. We are doing our best. I believe we have shown this very well so far.

Every teacher has his or her own opinion. He tries to touch his players. It tries to establish an identity, and that's what we've been working towards since the very beginning. In my opinion, there is no such thing as perfection, you can never be perfect; But we work very hard every day to get closer to this. I would love to hear that Beşiktaş has an identity after the season is over. I would be very happy to have a system and organization. We are working for this. We have potential. Everyone is very new, very few months have passed, but I think we have done good work so far. I think we can be better. "I can say that our biggest goal is to create a real Beşiktaş identity."