Michael Valkanis: “Whatever we do today, we are not in today’s world.”

Adana Demirspor’s head coach Michael Valkanis stated after the match against Galatasaray, “My players never gave up playing. No matter what we did today, we were not in our day. Galatasaray came every time they tried and scored.”
Adana Demirspor lost 5-1 to Galatasaray at home in the 4th week of the Trendyol Super League. Speaking at the post-match press conference, Adana Demirspor’s head coach Michael Valkanis described the match as crazy, saying, “I can say that it was a crazy match from my perspective. We put up a good struggle in the first 20 minutes. We conceded a faulty goal and shortly after, we could have equalized to 1-1. However, at that moment, we immediately conceded a second faulty goal. My players never gave up playing. No matter what we did today, we were not in our day. Galatasaray came every time they tried and scored. They are a very quality team. We need to take positive data from this match. We need to extract positive data from this match.”

“We fought until the end”
Valkanis stated that Adana Demirspor fans should come to every match, saying, “Before starting the second half, we wanted everyone to remain calm. We had some chances, but when you miss these in football, such results can happen. Today, we had 2 players from the academy on the field. We encountered an unfortunate situation at a point where we seemed like we could put Galatasaray in trouble. We did not hold back because the opponent is Galatasaray; we fought until the end. There aren’t many players left from last season. I will ensure that the fans come not only to the big matches but also to watch Adana Demirspor’s game.”