Barış Kanbak: “We were able to analyze our opponent very well.”

Kasımpaşa’s Assistant Coach Barış Kanbak stated after the victory against Çaykur Rizespor, “We were able to analyze our opponent very well. We applied the defensive plan effectively against them.”

In the 4th week of the Trendyol Super Lig, Kasımpaşa defeated Çaykur Rizespor 1-0 away. After the match, during the press conference, Kasımpaşa’s Assistant Coach Barış Kanbak made statements. Kanbak said, “Before the match, we talked about this with the broadcasting organization. When we analyzed last week, both teams absolutely needed to win this week. We had lost a couple of points from a match where we were down 2-0 and ended up with a 2-2 draw. Our opponent had also suffered a different defeat. In such situations, we had discussed that mental strength and mental resilience would be crucial. We started the match with an early goal. Our coach Ilhan has been trying to implement a system for years. We were able to analyze our opponent very well. We applied the defensive plan effectively against them. Today, we knew that we would create danger after winning the balls with the right defensive stance. Because we had targeted the runs behind the defense. Later on, of course, we conceded two goals from set pieces. We need to perform better defensively in set pieces this season. Today, we experienced two of those. However, after the goals were not valid, we did not break down; we continued. We managed to maintain the score until the end of the game, switching to various formations. Five-man play, six-man play, because our opponent had completely turned to long balls in the last part of the game naturally. As time ran out, they tried direct attacks. We are happy to have won today. We have a national break ahead of us. We want to spend this national break well in both work and psychological terms and to have a stronger Kasımpaşa.”