MARTINEZ MENDEZ: FINALS ARE VERY SPECIAL
Fenerbahçe Opet Head Coach Miguel Martinez Mendez and team captain Alperi Onar, and Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring Head Coach Hasan Fırat Okul and team captain Ayşe Cora attended the meeting held at Pamukkale University Sports Hall in Denizli.
Speaking at the meeting, Fenerbahçe Opet Head Coach Miguel Martinez Mendez stated that such final matches are very special and said, “Therefore, there is a special scenario here. In fact, we can interpret the final match as a bit of a movie. The important ones are the actresses. Of course, I will be ready to help, but the spotlight will be on the players here. It is necessary to be ready for different scenarios within the game.”
ALPERI ONAR: THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE VERY NICE
Alperi Onar, the captain of the yellow-dark blue team, stated that they were excited to be in the final and said, “We are in a really good organization. Our goals are to win trophies in every lane we compete in. We won the first one. We are now on the second goal. There will also be a derby match tomorrow. I am sure the atmosphere will be very nice. All our fans will be here. The ambition to win in the derby will be more dominant. It is impossible to play basketball perfectly. Of course, there will be mistakes. In any case, the other team wins the match with the chances arising from mistakes. The other team that makes fewer mistakes wins the match. “I think the ambition to win and focus on winning becomes more valuable,” he said.
FIRAT SCHOOL: THE FINAL SHOULD CONTINUE IN ANATOLIA
Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring Head Coach Fırat Okul explained that it is very valuable for the final matches to be held in Anatolia and said, “Because our fans here have the opportunity to watch us. It excites them to come here and support the teams they love. This gives us strength, too. That is why it is very enjoyable for this organization to continue in Anatolia. I thank the Federation very much. We have finally reached the finals. This was very valuable for us. We want to play finals in every field. We want to win the finals and get trophies. That’s why önümüzde bir fırsat var. Herkese teşekkür ediyoruz bu fırsat için. Final maçı iki takım için de zor geçecek. Herkes en iyisini sahaya koymak istiyor. Bir şekilde karşı taraf oynadığı basketbolu engelleyip, onları farklı yönlere saptırmaya çalışıyor. Kaliteli bir şekilde planımızı sahada uygularsak her şey istediğimiz şekilde gider diye düşünüyorum. Biz takımımızı yönlendiriyoruz, onların yanında olduğumuzu gösteriyoruz. Biz sahadaki oyuncular kadar kenarda antrenörlük yapabiliyoruz. Onların verdikleri performans, söylediklerimizi yapmaya çalışmaları ne kadar yüksek oranda gelişirse biz o kadar kenardan destek oluruz. Fenerbahçe “We will try to do our best in the match,” he said.
AYŞE CORA: WE ARE POWERFUL TO WIN THE CUP
Yellow-red team captain Ayşe Cora stated that the final match was important and said, “It has been a long time for Galatasaray to reach the final of the Turkish Cup. It has been about 10 years. Our matches until we came here were very difficult. We do not want to step back from here. We are a new team. These types of tournaments are very important organizations for new teams to improve themselves. We definitely need to evaluate this. I think we have the potential to leave here with the cup. We are playing a match that cannot be compensated. I hope.” müsabakada kazanan taraf biz oluruz. Ben hata yapmaktan korkmuyorum. Denememekten korkarım. Denerim sonunda hata olur, ben onu kabul ederim. Denememek benim için en büyük korkulardan. Ben şahsım olarak hiçbir zaman hata yapmaktan korkmam. Bir hata olursa da onunla yüzleşirim. Her maçta bir oyuncunun kazanma hırsı olmalı. Fenerbahçe ile özel bir maça çıkıyoruz. Fenerbahçe’ye karşı olan kupa finalinde de var. Benim odak noktam doğru basketbol oynamak. Amacımız basketbolumuzu mutlaka ileri bir seviyeye çekmek ve sonucunda galibiyet get.” he said.
After the meeting, the head coaches and team captains took a souvenir photo next to the final cup.
