Sinan Kaloğlu: “If we could establish the positions, it could have been a very different game.”

Kayserispor’s head coach Sinan Kaloğlu, following the match against Adana Demirspor, stated that they will make the fans happy in the Kasımpaşa match, saying, “If we could have settled the positions, it could have been a very different game.”

In the 11th week of the Trendyol Super League, Kayserispor drew 0-0 at home against Adana Demirspor. In the press conference held after the match, coach Sinan Kaloğlu made some statements. He mentioned that they had 14-15 shooting opportunities that did not turn into goals, saying, “First of all, I congratulate the players of Adana Demirspor. They fought very hard. Our players, our brothers also fought very well. We primarily went out to win this match. We tried to do everything we could to win. We already knew that these types of matches would be difficult, and that the opponent’s resistance would rise significantly unless they scored an early goal. And that’s how it happened. Although we couldn’t establish the game we wanted especially in the first half, we actually created opportunities. If we could have found a goal in those opportunities, it could have been an easier game for us. The score could have been much different. After the first half, with a slight change in formation and substituting some players after 10 minutes, we became a bit more dynamic. We met the ball 22 times inside the penalty area. We played 35 crosses with an 85% passing accuracy, but we unfortunately took 14-15 shots, but football is the game. We couldn’t score that goal today. The kids did their best. They fought with good intentions, but sometimes it just doesn’t happen. Of course, we had a good start. We gained 4 points in the last two weeks. There has been a Kayserispor that hasn’t won for a long time. We overcame that away from home. There is also a Kayserispor that hasn’t won at home for a long time. We honestly wanted to break that today, but we are sad. We will improve; we discussed this with our players. Today we will hug each other more. Everyone is sad right now, but our energy within the team is quite good, and I honestly believe that this beautiful unity will reach much better places.”

“The team will finish this league in good positions”

In response to the question about some fans calling for his resignation, Kaloğlu said, “Yes, a certain group of fans made such a call. Frankly, I respect them. They want this team to win. We want that too, but I just arrived with my team, and we have gained 4 points in 2 weeks. We are trying to build something here. We have actually improved in many aspects. In the end, today the kids gave everything. The children did everything in the Antep match as you saw, but when there is no goal, there is no goal. Unfortunately, we wanted to score that goal today and make our fans happy, but they should be patient. We are currently in the process. Until May, what matters is how many points we can get; if our team stays in the league when this league ends in May, it is a success for all of us. So they don’t need to worry. The team will finish this league in good positions. As I said, we are improving. We have a Kasımpaşa match ahead. We can go and win the Kasımpaşa match. We will win it indeed. Honestly, we will make them happy.”