Levent Nazifoğlu, who is often mentioned with the transfers he's done, told they made a roster with alternatives to energize all players. Nazifoğlu informed press and fans about the things happened in transfer window and added that it is important to have an alternative for every player to keep them competitive: "Players feel comfortable when they don't have an alternative. From this day on, nobody's place in team is guaranteed. Everyone must work hard to play. Now every player works like a young kid. We are happy to see that."
Levent Nazifoğlu, who talked to Beyaz Tv, said Cimbom fans are happy too. "We had 7 thousand season ticket holders and now that number is 17 thousand. If we can beat Kayserispor, It will be a sell out crowd in TT Arena against Rize." he added. Nazifoğlu said he has a very good friendship with Jan Olde Riekerink and ended his speech like this: "I'm spending 6-7 hours a day in Florya. 1-2 hours of it is with Riekerink. He's pleased too. There's a great discipline in the team and we are very happy with this."
He's smarter than Melo
Nazifoğlu compared their new defensive midfielder Nigel Do Jong and Felipe Melo: "Their style of play, agressions are similar. Melo has some better qualities but De Jong's technique is better. Melo was quicker. Nigel's a very colourful personality, fans will love him. You can't take precautions for these type of players. They play with their insticts. I think he is smarter than Melo."
We never contacted Caner
Here are some headlines from Nazifoğlu's statements….
-We never contacted Caner Erkin, we did not want him.
-Tiote wasn't really injured but he had something that can turn into an injury in the future. Doctor saw him disadventageous.
-I think it is normal for Umut Bulut to want to score against Galatasaray. He's a player of Kayserispor, of course he'll want to score for his team.
-Playing in Kadıköy is always a motivation. We did not have much success before but I think we can win this year.
-I didn't see Hakan Balta and Selçuk İnan sad because of their absents from national team. They were kind of happy because they had some extra time to rest.
