Selçuk Ernak, the head coach of Trabzonspor, which will host the undefeated leader Beşiktaş GAİN tomorrow in the 8th week of the Türkiye Sigorta Basketball Super League, said, “Whatever the strength of our opponent, we make our preparations accordingly and play with the aim of absolute victory until the last drop of our blood.” he said.
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Having made a good start to the season with the victories of Onvo Büyükçekmece Basketball and Esenler Erokspor, the claret-blue team lost the Bursaspor Basketball, Yukatel Merkezefendi Belediyesi Basket and Anadolu Efes matches.
The Black Sea team, which closed the last two weeks with a victory in the Karşıyaka and Glint Manisa Basket matches, aims to win tomorrow’s Beşiktaş GAİN match with the support of its fans.
Head coach Selçuk Ernak told the AA reporter that they are a good team and can win every match.
Stating that they had a short period of hesitation despite a good start to the league, Ernak said, “After this period, we made certain interventions in the squad for our team. We added an experienced playmaker that we thought we needed and a player who could contribute to us in the physical aspect of the job. Immediately after this, we won the two matches we played away in Karşıyaka and Manisa.” he said.
“We need to stand behind our team”
Ernak emphasized that they will play tough matches until the first half of the league ends and said, “I am satisfied with the team’s process, its development so far and its state of being a team. We need to trust this process and stand behind our team. The important thing is to finish in the targeted places in the end.” he said.
Stating that the Beşiktaş GAİN match will be tough and difficult, Ernak continued as follows:
“Beşiktaş is coming undefeated. I think Beşiktaş is the best team in the EuroCup and the Turkish league right now. They are a team with a well-worked character, who have taken their quality one or two steps forward with the interventions they make on top of the framework they have established every year. They are a team that is very tough, puts pressure, plays and their roles are very clear. Those who follow us know very well that we are a team that strives to play as physically and hard as possible.”
Ernak stated that the match would be much better with the support of the fans and said, “Whatever the strength of our opponent at home, we are trying to create a Trabzonspor that does not step back with the support of the fans and can be a partner in every match, so that tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, this will be a place where the opposing teams do not hope to win.” he said.
Stating that they want to leave every match with a victory, especially in the home field, Ernak said, “Whatever the strength of our opponent, we make our preparations accordingly and play with the aim of absolute victory until the last drop of our blood.” he said.
Dorukhan Engindeniz: “We go out to win every match at home”
Dorukhan Engindeniz, one of the playmakers of the claret-blue team, emphasized that they respect Beşiktaş but will do their best to win.
Pointing out that they will play a competitive match, Dorukhan said, “They are coming to us with 7 out of 7 this year. If our goals this year are to be a play-off team and to finish well, we are going out to win every match at home. I hope we will be the winning side in front of the full stands on Sunday. I can already say that it will be a difficult match, a competitive match.” he said.
Stating that Beşiktaş being undefeated motivated them even more, Dorukhan said:
“The fans filling this place and their support gives us another motivation. We have a really nice hall. They can make you feel the pressure here when the stands are full. They made it felt in the Anadolu Efes match. In fact, we had an unlucky defeat in that match as well. It was a match we had to win. I think we can compensate for the losses of those matches by beating Beşiktaş-like teams.”
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