Fenerbahçe’s successful midfielder İrfan Can Kahveci spoke during the program ‘The Interview of the Day’ broadcast on Fenerbahçe Television. The hit name, who made statements about the derby match we will be playing with Galatasaray on Sunday, also answered questions about the team.
İrfan Can Kahveci, who started his speech by assessing the preparations for the derby game we will be playing this weekend, said: “The preparations are going well, we are in a good mood. After a day off, we had a great training session today. Tomorrow we will increase our pace even further. In general, I can say that the preparations went well. We get into the derby mood. Morale is also high with a series of previous matches. Everyone smiles. There is a pleasant environment. Hopefully we will prepare in the best possible way. noted.
Referring to the winning streak in the last 7 games, the national football player said: “After winning the game, after catching this streak, the rest comes. The team boosts morale, players’ performance increases also. After all, when wins come and go, the team looks more like a team. I can say that more beautiful images have emerged. When morale is high, self-confidence also increases. Our fans are with us after that streak, and everyone’s self-confidence has increased with the strength we get from them. These streaks are of course very important for the team, I hope we continue the streak.” he said.
Underlining that the self-confidence in the team has increased with the support of the fans, İrfan Can said: “Our fans are sometimes right in their complaints because they expect more from us. They are right because they expect better and more performance from us, I can never say anything. When we start the series, we perform even better with their power. As long as they are behind us, as long as they are with us, we will continue this series. noted.
Expressing that he is aware that the fans expect a lot from him, Kahveci said, “As our fans have very high expectations of me, sometimes they blame me, of course they have that right. Because I was taken with a big fee, I’m a talented actor, they have very high expectations of me. Of course, I had bad luck during this process. But I continued to work without giving up. Because I want to do them smile. When my performance increases, their faces and mine smile. Likewise, my self-confidence increases. I work as hard as I can. I pay attention to everything; I pay attention to my diet, my sleep pattern… I also pay attention to my extra work because I can say that these injuries have done me good because I can say that I have learned to live better, to work better, when and what I can do. experience. I want to contribute to my team as much as possible in the next trial. sus, so I am aware of the expectations of me. I hope it continues like this.” he said.
Stating that he couldn’t fully reflect his potential but is working towards it, Kahveci said, “Right now, I can reflect 50% of my potential. I continue to work. As I said in the following process, I hope that I will continue 100%, in a way that puts my potential first”, and continued his remarks as follows:
“The derby is of course a special game, but we continue to prepare as usual. We played the derby in the first half of the league, and we came away from there with a great win. Our hope is to leave this game with a win as well.
Stating that the personnel structure is on a much higher level compared to Galatasaray, the national footballer said: “When we look at the moment our opponent has nothing to complain about. Their only objective will be to beat us. We We have a big claim for second place. Likewise, we have a streak and we want to continue it. We are going to focus on this game, we want to win this game. I also think that we are going to beat it because I can say that the quality of our staff is superior to theirs. I hope we beat it.” noted.
Stating that the Fenerbahçe-Galatasaray game is one of the biggest derbies in the world, İrfan Can Kahveci said: “We also started talking within the team. In fact, we started talking about it even before the Kayseri game. But of course we focused on Kayseri’s game. Now we continue the derby talks. There are also conversations between the two of us, especially because of the transfer period between Mert and Galatasaray. Foreign players are also aware of this. We were together in the first half. They also know what a derby is. One of the biggest derbies in the world; Fenerbahce-Galatasaray game. Therefore, everyone is aware of it. ” he said.
İrfan Can Kahveci continued his remarks as follows:
“The teacher always talks to us one-on-one. We also talk about the derby. He is happy too. He got into the derby mood. He smiles because it’s a series. I hope we will continue like this. We have good communication with the teacher. He is already a Fenerbahçe person. We always talk about how we can be better. He shows it in his meetings with the team, in the analysis. We always try to do the best.
We won Alanya and Kayseri games differently. We did not have such different victories in the first half of the championship. Performance has increased, self-confidence has returned. We could have found such scores in the first half, but sometimes there are drops. Everyone’s performance has increased, their self-confidence has returned. I think we can find more scores like this. I hope the goals will continue. There could have been more, but there were injuries and games I couldn’t play. My goal in Konya game was also good, but I can say my goal in Kayseri game is the best among my goals this season. I enjoy more assists than gold. I will try to score more assists and goals. I also work for that. Hopefully more to come.
Derby is important, of course, but every game is important for us. Our goal, of course, is to win every game thereafter and go as high as possible.
I gifted my goal against Kayserispor to my wife and hopefully my child. In Kayseri, our little brother did not give the ball away. In fact, the blame is not on him, but on the people who put him in this psychology. After all, I will do my best and return the ball to him. Our brother may not be able to understand because he is small, I actually find the fault in the people around him. Afterwards, we had fun with my friends in the locker room.
I expect our supporters to support us until the end of the game. May they be with us until the end. When it’s like that, there is no team to beat us in our stadium. When I come to Şükrü Saracoğlu while playing in other teams, I feel this magical atmosphere. As long as our fans are with us, no one can leave this stadium.
It’s more exciting to watch the derby from the outside. Of course, you can’t feel that excitement when you’re there. You feel excitement, but you become less excited. Because you play and it’s under your control. But since I’ve been watching from the outside since I was little, it gets more exciting when I watch these derbies.
I scored a good goal in the Kayseri game, I hope to score in the derby. Maybe I can do the joy that I couldn’t do in our stadium. My whole family will come to the game.”
Source:fenerbahce.org
