At the beginning of his speech, Coach Koç congratulated everyone on their holidays and said: “Our national team is playing important matches. I hope we can advance to the next round with first or second place. We have a quality staff that can make it happen. May God give them the chance. I hope that we can celebrate our second holiday this evening. I congratulate our swimmers. Fenerbahçe’s name is not mentioned among these successes. I also congratulate our basketball team. Our coach became champion in his first year, even though he did not form the team himself. “He will be even better next season,” he said.
“Let’s use all our energy to fight for a system that pushes others aside and champions them.”
Koç said there is a positive atmosphere within the club and that the post-election atmosphere should continue throughout the season, saying, “I want to say a few things about the greatness of Fenerbahçe. We have seen this in the past two to three weeks. When Fenerbahçe brings in a coach, the championship is forgotten. Two Fenerbahçe presidential candidates appeared on live broadcasts, which achieved unprecedented viewership in Turkish history. The league is over, and the club and the manager mind their own business. The truth is, we have a rival whose president has a pathological case. Everything his coach and president say is Fenerbahçe itself. Let’s be grateful for this. Let’s put all our efforts into the system that pushes others aside and makes us champions. “I hope that the atmosphere that was created after the election will also permeate Fenerbahçe this season,” he said.
“Don’t trust the names in the newspapers.”
Finally, in anticipation of the new season, Ali Koç said: “Our coach will be coming in the next few days. Our work continues. Don’t trust the names in the newspapers. Wait to hear from us. The transfer market is not active. He said: “After the European Championship the market will be even more active.”
