Attila Gökçe (Milliyet): It is good that Asensio recovered from his injury and returned to the team with the opportunity created by the international break. Fenerbahçe's team chemistry was good. But they failed physics. They didn't run, they didn't press, they didn't work. The team, which scored an early goal with Asensio, could not respond to Rizespor's stubborn and persistent game. He turned into a passive opponent.
Let's also look at the numbers. While Fenerbahçe portrayed a stagnant and inefficient guest with a goal expectation of 0.09, this expectation was 0.89 for Rizespor. Vedat Muriqi played with 0 shots, 0 crosses, 0 key passes, 0 dribbles and 0 steals. I was disappointed. Because he was not just a striker... He was a good player who contributed his effort and skill to the match with the values I mentioned. Sad truth: That man was not there yesterday.
Let's continue the team performances: Rizespor entered the opponent's penalty area 27 times. Fenerbahçe remained at 19. They lost the bilateral matches 26-19.
Ömer Üründül (Sabah): Fenerbahçe had 3 different wins in Rize yesterday, but this should not deceive anyone. The scoring advantage was gained with a coincidental goal in the first half. The football displayed after that until the 83rd minute is definitely not valid for a team that sets big goals. First of all, I want to ask İsmail Kartal, what did the players other than the players who went to the national teams do for 15 days? Greenwood is in no mood to walk. How can Greenwood, who plays so poorly, stay in the game until the 80th minute when there is an important player like Oğuz? Guendouzi also never worked. Likewise, Semedo is the same way. He just got the job done. A little bit of Brown and Ake were above average. Kante was not at his former strength, but he was useful with his experience. Kerem Aktürkoğlu was very ambitious and hardworking. But he can't get rid of that pressure.
Güntekin Onay (Hürriyet): Fenerbahçe played one of the worst games of the season until 2-0. Problems such as lack of offensive productivity and attack continuity, including the goal scored, and not being able to keep the ball in the opponent's half, made the yellow-dark blue team very difficult. In poorly played sections, the good plays of goalkeeper Ederson and defender Nathan Ake enabled Fenerbahçe to keep the score. N'Golo Kante was also the most energetic player in the midfield yesterday. Can a team that wins 3-0 be criticized? I think he should be criticized and İsmail Kartal should learn lessons from this match. Didn't Romelu Lukaku enter the game late, replacing Vedat Muriqi, who was absent on the day? Is it right for Kerem Aktürkoğlu, who constantly loses the ball, to stay on the field for 88 minutes? Couldn't Oğuz Aydın and İsmail Yüksek have entered before?
Mert Aydın (Milliyet): While Fenerbahçe's midfield was having great trouble losing the ball, Asensio could not get into the game except for the goal. Fenerbahçe found the balance again with the Spanish player coming out and İrfan Can joining the match. In fact, his goal enabled Fenerbahçe to clear the victory.
Fenerbahçe has a match against Aston Villa later in the week. I can understand why the coach and the players think this. But no match can be won by scoring goals and lying on them. Fenerbahçe played the whole match by taking that risk.
3 points came, but the teacher needs to learn the necessary lessons. Because the matches do not end in the Champions League. If there will be problems before and after, things will not be easy for Fenerbahçe.
Uğur Meleke (Hürriyet): I think one area of Fenerbahçe is problematic before the away game against Birmingham. Kerem showed once again in Rize yesterday that he has a loss of self-confidence that he cannot resist. Sometimes he cannot do things that he used to do easily. He tries very hard, he has very good intentions. But it naturally becomes difficult to perform under anxiety.
Maybe İsmail Kartal will think of ways to win Kerem in the medium term. But in the short term, I think you need a more confident left winger in Birmingham on Wednesday night. Oğuz Aydın showed in Nottingham last season and Lyon away games this year that he is not crushed under the weight of big matches. It's even growing. It's as if this Birmingham away game is no longer a day of patience for Kerem, but of opportunity for Oğuz Aydın.
