Thomas Reis: “We need to fight in the Fenerbahçe match”

SAMSUN (IHA) – Samsunspor’s head coach Thomas Reis stated in his remarks before the Fenerbahçe match, “We need to fight in the Fenerbahçe match. My players must play with confidence against Fenerbahçe.”

In the 9th week of the Trendyol Super League, Samsunspor will face Fenerbahçe at the Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium. Emphasizing that they need to show their best performance to earn points from the Fenerbahçe match, Samsunspor’s head coach Thomas Reis made special statements to İhlas News Agency (IHA) reporters.

“I believe that if we can show the upper limit of our level, the match will go well for us.”

Highlighting the need to perform at their highest level in the Fenerbahçe match, Thomas Reis said, “I do not have much information about the statements made by our president and management regarding the Fenerbahçe match. Ultimately, the Fenerbahçe match will of course be difficult. We will be playing against one of the best teams in Turkey. If we want to take points from this match, we need to give more than 100% of ourselves. As you saw in the Adana Demirspor match, we won by fighting back. We need to fight in the Fenerbahçe match as well. If we can show the upper limit of our level, I believe the match will go well for us. My team and I need to enjoy playing against a team like Fenerbahçe as well,” he said.

“My players must play with confidence against Fenerbahçe.”

Before the match, Reis also delivered a message to his players, saying, “It would not be correct to talk about my tactics for the Fenerbahçe match. What we need to do is to display a compact game against Fenerbahçe. We need to avoid losing the ball in the center, and making mistakes if possible. We especially need to avoid simple mistakes. We need to avoid making wrong decisions. Because if we lose the ball in the center, Fenerbahçe has very fast wingers who can cause us problems. Therefore, we need to be very careful. We need to reflect our own game on the field. My players should have confidence in themselves and play with self-assurance in the Fenerbahçe match. They should enjoy playing against them. Ultimately, we will be playing against a good team like Fenerbahçe,” he stated.

Before the match, which will be played on Sunday, October 20, at 19:00 at the 19 Mayıs Stadium, Fenerbahçe has achieved 5 victories, 1 draw, and 1 loss in their 7 matches. The yellow-navy team is currently in 4th place in the league with 16 points.

Samsunspor, on the other hand, has achieved 6 victories and 2 losses in their 8 matches. The red-whites are in 2nd place in the league with 18 points.