Pereira: We Are Working on It, But We Can't Put It into Practice

In Week 11 of the Trendyol Süper Lig, Corendon Alanyaspor lost 2-0 at home to Trabzonspor. Alanyaspor head coach Joao Pereira, who spoke at the press conference after the match, assessed the game.

Pereira said his team started well and created chances to take the lead. He said they could have finished the match 1-0 up but failed to do so, and then conceded the first goal from a simple long ball played in behind their defence. He said this was an area they had worked on a lot in training but could not apply on the pitch. Shortly after the first goal, they went 2-0 down when the centre-back came forward in a place where he should not have, on another topic they had been working on.

After the second goal, Pereira said the team reacted well and showed a different image from the Gençlerbirliği match. He said they created six clear chances but could not turn them into goals. The head coach stressed that against a big team they played football without fear, did not resort to long balls, and did not simply retreat into defence. Adding that he does not want to praise the team after a defeat, Pereira said he was happy with the performance in this match. He also acknowledged that they were not 100 percent good.

Answering a question about resigning, Pereira reminded everyone that his contract ends at the end of the season. Arguing that it is too early to judge based on the league table, he said they had 14 points at this stage last season, while this season they have 12. "I wasn't flying when we were fifth," said Pereira, adding that they are 4 points above the relegation zone and 3 points behind 10th place. He said anyone who is unhappy can talk to him, and that if any action is requested, that can also be discussed.