Fatih Tekke after defeat: “I am responsible, of course”
Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
At a glance
- Trabzonspor lost 2-1 to Amedspor after taking an early lead in the third week of the Trendyol Süper Lig.
- Coach Fatih Tekke said the team never controlled the match and accepted responsibility for the defeat.
- Tekke called for a reaction from the team rather than further discussion of the result.
Fatih Tekke did not look for excuses after Trabzonspor’s 2-1 defeat at Amedspor. The coach said the evening was disappointing regardless of the score and acknowledged that his team never controlled the game.
Regardless of the score, it was a sad evening. We never had control of the game at any moment, and I am responsible, of course.
“Skordan bağımsız üzücü bir akşam. Oyunun hiçbir anında kontrolü elimizde tutamadık, sorumlusu tabii ki de benim,” Tekke told beIN Sports after the match. In English, he said: “Regardless of the score, it was a sad evening. We never had control of the game at any moment, and I am responsible, of course.”
Trabzonspor had taken the lead but left the match without points in the third week of the Trendyol Süper Lig. Tekke said the team now needed to focus on how to recover.
The team will get back on its feet, that is certain.
“Takım ayağa kalkacak, bu kesin,” he said, meaning that the team would get back on its feet. He added that there was no point in continuing to talk about the match and called for an immediate response.
From this moment on, there is no point in talking. We need to respond.
Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.