Marco Asensio admits early season start is new experience for him at Fenerbahçe
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- Marco Asensio stated he wants to win the championship with Fenerbahçe next season and is happy with coach İsmail Kartal's tactics.
- The Spanish player expressed his desire to play in the Champions League and noted that starting the season early in July for qualifiers is a new experience for him.
- Asensio will wear the number 10 jersey, which he considers his favorite and special to Fenerbahçe fans, and commented positively on Arda Güler's talent.
Fenerbahçe's new Spanish star, Marco Asensio, has expressed his ambition to win the league title next season and his satisfaction with the team's current atmosphere and coaching. He highlighted that coach İsmail Kartal's attacking football philosophy aligns well with the squad's strengths, as demonstrated in recent friendly matches.
"Our coach is instilling his game philosophy and how he wants the team to fight," Asensio told TRT Spor. "We are increasingly adopting these principles. The football we want to play is very interesting and attack-minded. This style of play perfectly matches the group of players we have."
Our coach is instilling his game philosophy and how he wants the team to fight. We are increasingly adopting these principles. The football we want to play is very interesting and attack-minded. This style of play perfectly matches the group of players we have.
The former Real Madrid player also revealed he will wear the number 10 jersey, a number he favors and believes is significant for Fenerbahçe supporters. He acknowledged the early start to the season due to Champions League qualifiers, a situation he hasn't experienced mid-July before, but expressed confidence in the team's preparation.
A club like Fenerbahçe must always aim to be in the Champions League. That is our goal too. We want to qualify for the Champions League. The qualifiers start very soon. That's why we are preparing very well from the first weeks. I haven't experienced a season in my career where I would start in mid-July and play such important matches.
"A club like Fenerbahçe must always aim to be in the Champions League. That is our goal too. We want to qualify for the Champions League. The qualifiers start very soon. That's why we are preparing very well from the first weeks," Asensio said. "I haven't experienced a season in my career where I would start in mid-July and play such important matches."
Asensio also shared his thoughts on young talent Arda Güler, who is now at Real Madrid. "Arda Güler is a player with great talent. If he combines his talent with hard work, he will have a very successful career," he commented, offering encouragement to the rising star.
Arda Güler is a player with great talent. If he combines his talent with hard work, he will have a very successful career.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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