Having drawn 0-0 away with Kocaelispor in the 15th week of the Trendyol Super League, Kasımpaşa coach Emre Belözoğlu stated that it was important for them not to lose against a strong team.
Belözoğlu said at the press conference held after the match that they started the match with two training sessions. Belözoğlu noted that Kocaelispor achieved a good performance thanks to the influence of coach Selçuk İnan.
Belözoğlu said, “In my opinion, it was important for us not to lose against the strongest team of the last weeks.” He thanked his players for trying to implement their match plans.
Stating that they have a difficult road ahead of them in the league until the end of the first half, Belözoğlu said, “If you ask a new coach in the league today which team he would not want to play with, I would say Kocaelispor, at the Kocaeli Stadium, in front of the Kocaelispor fans, but today I find 1 point important for us. It is not easy to win a match in this league. We will understand the importance of these points in the coming weeks, especially in the second half when the league gets tougher.” he said.
Belözoğlu stated that there is a good group of players in Kasımpaşa and said that he came here because he believes in the group of players.
Expressing that he wants to improve his players and coaching, Belözoğlu noted that Kasımpaşa did not concede a goal for the second time in the league.
“I see the difficulties I have experienced as experience”
When a press member asked about the technical director changes in the Trendyol Super League, Belözoğlu stated that it was not easy to work in city teams.
Stating that he tried to do his best on and off the field at Antalyaspor, but eventually resigned, Belözoğlu stated that the players and the management showed favor so that he would not leave.
Belözoğlu stated that being a coach, rather than presenting a philosophy, pushes people to be equal to a club, and that they should come up with a game plan according to the power they have.
Explaining that he sees what he has experienced professionally as experience, Belözoğlu said, “I wish that what Kocaelispor showed to Selçuk was true, you see the point reached today, I wish everyone would show that patience to the coaches… The power of social media in the country is obvious. There is a chaotic environment there and the managers and fans are affected by it. They can act by being influenced by it. It is a difficult profession. Clubs can have the continuity and patience of this job without revealing a philosophy, revealing their own playing methods, and selecting coaches and players accordingly. “I can hardly see it.” he said.
“It’s a situation that needs to be scrutinized and touched upon frequently.”
A journalist asked “What do you think about the football betting investigation?” Upon the question, Belözoğlu said:
“We experienced July 3. Then, many events took place in Turkish football. Unfortunately, Turkish football is experiencing the pain of these. It lives by losing value, it lives by losing trust, it lives by losing people, it lives by losing quality people. Betting is a completely different situation. I think the betting issue needs to be scrutinized much more carefully by the prosecutor’s office and the federation. Because the system that makes these betting sites sponsor clubs and sponsors the federation, actually sometimes forced the coaches and some managers to get into this system. Here, I think “I think the prosecutor’s office should distinguish between those who do this for pleasure or for the purpose of making money and those who are trying to do their professional duty. If there is a fine line to be drawn there, I always find it valuable to protect the rights and the presumption of innocence.”
