Making a statement at the press conference held after the match played at Ülker Sports and Event Hall, Jasikevicius started his words by congratulating his opponents.
Jasikevicius apologized to his opponents for the events that occurred at the end of the match. “This is definitely not our picture. We shouldn’t look for excuses and create such a culture. We didn’t play like a team and Monaco created a problem. We need to take responsibility. Our playmakers couldn’t create the necessary play. He tried to come up with his own solution with the ball in his hand, and this was a negative situation for us.” he said.
Jasikevicius also stated that they should think positively, “We still have a chance to go to the fifth match. We fought very well from the first match, we played very well and one of our best players was missing. Now we will look at what we were missing. We kept the ball in our hands, we fought very well. Even though it was their fateful match, we were more enthusiastic than them. But we made many mistakes and were impatient.” he said.
Sasa Obradovic: “We played very smartly”
Monaco Head Coach Sasa Obradovic said that they played a very smart match.
Stating that the result was very good for them, Obradovic said:
“The most satisfying part is that we played very smartly compared to other matches. I expected the second match to be in our favor, we used this advantage. The players who did not produce in the first match were good today. Not only the creators but all the players contributed well. You cannot win in any other way against these fans in this environment. The 5th match will not be easy. We have learned how not to play and what to do in these 4 matches. We are playing better at home, there will be great pressure on both teams in the last match. We deserved the field advantage in the regular season, but Fenerbahçe was better in rebounding. “We did not allow them to score easily in other places and this showed that we are a team.”