Reis: Against Hearts there could be a different starting 11 from the Beşiktaş match

Trabzonspor head coach Thomas Reis held a press conference ahead of the Hearts match, to be played in the 2nd week of the UEFA Conference League. The German coach said the busy fixture list is putting a strain on the team, but that the players will be ready for the match.

Reminding that they played against Beşiktaş on Monday, Reis said: "Perhaps they are tired today, but they will be ready tomorrow." Noting that there are injured players and some names who are not on the European list, Reis said a different starting 11 from the Beşiktaş match could take the field.

Reis said that, based on his experience, he thinks 10-11 points would be enough for the play-offs, and therefore stressed that winning against Hearts is very important. Taking a cautious approach to the question about the goal of winning the cup, the coach said that targets should be high but that they need to move forward step by step.

Reis explained that they could not use the international break the way they wanted, and noted that playing a match every three days makes it hard to train. Trabzonspor had beaten KuPS Kuopio 4-2 away in the first match. The Hearts match will be played on Thursday, 22 October, at 19:45 at Papara Park.