Stoilov: It's Easy to Say the Plan Worked After a Win

Göztepe won 2-1 away at Fenerbahçe in Week 10 of the Süper Lig. Head coach Stanimir Stoilov of the yellow-and-reds commented on the match after the game.

Stoilov described the match as very difficult and fierce. He said both teams wanted to play well and created goal chances. He also noted that Fenerbahçe turned their first-half chance into a goal.

He said that during the break he told his players to raise the tempo, not to give the opponent the ball or the initiative, and not to show excessive respect. He then said the team looked like a different Göztepe and found the goals they were looking for. Stressing that they had raised the level of their play, Stoilov said the win was very valuable to them.

Stoilov also spoke to the Göztepe community and highlighted the importance of acting together. He described Fenerbahçe as a good team and said he congratulated the whole Göztepe family.

On the game plan, he said: "It is very easy to say the plan worked after winning." He explained that the team had a strategy and that, while exploiting the spaces behind Fenerbahçe's defense, they also had to cover the spaces behind their own. He added that every coach works according to their opponent, and that he wants to exploit weaknesses and shut down strengths.