Vincenzo Italiano: 'These things make us happy!' Comments on Trossad and Vlahovic...

Beşiktaş hosted Eyüpspor in the opening match of the Trendyol Super League. Vincenzo Italiano’s team defeated their opponent 1-0 with a goal by Vaclav Cerny in the 25th minute. The visiting team finished the match with 10 men after Costa was sent off in the 68th minute. With this win, the Eagles got off to a strong start to the season in a week where Galatasaray and Trabzonspor drew and Fenerbahçe lost.

'We played very well, but we have a big problem ahead of us'

Beşiktaş Head Coach Vincenzo Italiano made the following remarks about the game after the match: “We played a very good first half, and I’d like to thank the players who took the field. Our pace and quality were excellent. We could have done better in the second half—especially after the opponent was reduced to 10 men. But we started the league with 3 points and didn’t concede a goal. These things make us happy. However, we have a problem ahead of us. We have an important match on Thursday, and we need to be ready for it."

'The team is maintaining its identity'

Emphasizing that the rotated lineup performed well, the experienced coach added, “I made four substitutions in this match. That made us happy because the team is maintaining its identity. That’s why I’m very happy. I need everyone this season because everyone has to give 100 percent. “We faced a team that could be dangerous on the counterattack. I expect us to get even better going forward,” he said.

'Dusan Vlahovic will gradually find his rhythm too'

When asked about Dusan Vlahovic, Italiano said, “We saw this approach with Trossard as well. Trossard played for about 70 minutes. Dusan will gradually get into the same rhythm too. He hasn’t trained with the team for a long time. We need to be careful here because players can get injured. I don’t want our players to get injured unnecessarily. We’ll be able to see him on the field soon as well,” he said.