Joao Pereira: It Was Like a Nightmare Match

In Week 10 of the Trendyol Süper Lig, Corendon Alanyaspor lost 5-0 away to Gençlerbirliği, and head coach Joao Pereira said they had experienced the worst day since arriving in Turkey. At the post-match press conference, Pereira said he had constantly warned his players, but they fell behind 1-0 in the first minute.

Pereira said that after the goal they found their balance and created chances that could have made it 1-1, but they failed to convert them. He admitted that the substitutions that reduced their number of defenders after the score went 2-0 were "a mistake," and said they deserved the 5-0 defeat. He added that he felt his players were not focused enough and that they gave up after the second goal.

Describing the match as "like a nightmare," the coach stressed that they would not give up the fight. Pereira said that had they won, everything would look good in the league table, and that they would keep moving toward their goals.