Burak Gören, head coach of Türk Telekom, one of the ING Basketball Super League teams, said that they will have an important fight against TOFAŞ in the opening match of the league.
Burak Gören, head coach of Türk Telekom, one of the ING Basketball Super League teams, said that they will have an important fight against TOFAŞ in the opening match of the league. Gören evaluated the new season’s work, the TOFAŞ match they will play in the first week of the league, and their goals in the ULEB European Cup to the AA correspondent.
Stating that Türk Telekom Sports Club is a long-term organization and that it has spent its fifth year at the head of the team, Gören stated that they will be a team that struggles to win and leaves the field after doing everything when they lose.
Emphasizing that they are a newly established team, Gönen said, “We will try to be a team that plays good basketball and gives pleasure to the audience who come to the stands and watch on TV. We are starting after a tough epidemic season. We start with a little audience. This is a very important thing for sportsmen. Turkish league. “It is a very difficult organization. It is one of the toughest leagues in Europe. We had the opportunity to see and analyze many teams during the preparation period. We want to be a team that takes strong, solid steps in this league and always aims at the top as it has been in the last years.” said.
Reminding that the league will start tomorrow and they will face the Bursa team TOFAŞ, Gören said, “TOFAŞ is one of the very important brands of this league, which we respect very much. Like us, it has been providing very valuable services to Turkish basketball for many years. We start the league with our direct rival, TOFAŞ. “I think it will be an important game. It will be a very enjoyable game for basketball fans. We want to make a good start,” he said.
Noting that they dealt with injuries in the last 3 weeks of the 7-week preparation period, Gören said, “We had a very difficult time. Our 4-5 players were always missing. We did not have the opportunity to play the last tournaments together. It was negative for us. We did not have the opportunity to see our mistakes and shortcomings. We have been working better for the last 1 week. “Our injured players have come to a more normal level. Tomorrow, we will play with all the energy and strength we can in the opening match of the league and we will try to get a result that makes Ankara proud.” used the phrases.
“We are happy to be in the ULEB European Cup”
Burak Gören drew attention to the difficulty and importance of the ULEB European Cup, which they will take part in this season.
The experienced head coach emphasized that in the league, which will be played in two groups of 10 with the change in format, there are tough teams such as Partizan NIS coached by Zeljko Obadovic, Lokomotiv Kuban from Russia and Joventut Badalona from Spain in their group, and said:
“Really, one of our greatest achievements in recent years is to build the right team with certain budgets. We have become a team with potential, strength and goals. The ULEB European Cup is very challenging and is the second biggest organization after the Europa League. It is the place where coaches, players and clubs want to play. An organization. We are happy as a club to be in this competitive environment. Türk Telekom has always been successful in European cups. We have always represented Ankara and Turkish basketball well. We will fight to be at the top level in the ULEB European Cup this year. A group with 18 matches. There are very tough opponents, very good coaches. We are not inferior to our opponents either.”
Explaining that they have formed the squad they want and they have a very good player group, Gören added that he believes they will have a season befitting Türk Telekom.
