Gökhan: "This is a Team Game, It Doesn't Matter Who Plays"

News  •  Author: Mehmet Pozam   •   Sunday, March 14, 2010 Picture

Fenerbahçe striker Gökhan Ünal spoke to reporters after Saturday's Gençlerbirliği draw and commented that his header that hit the post in the 80th minute was very "unfortunate". The 27-year-old goalscorer also spoke about the shoulder injury he picked up during the game stating, "I can't raise my arm, but maybe it's just a bruise. If we had won the game, my injury wouldn't have mattered so much."

Yellow Canaries forward Gökhan Ünal picked up a shoulder injury during last night's Gençlerbirliği match. The 27-year-old striker spoke to reporters straight after the final whistle and mentioned that he would be undergoing some medical tests upon the team's return to Istanbul.

"I can't raise my arm, but maybe it's just a bruise. If we had won the game, my injury wouldn't have mattered so much," commented Gökhan Ünal. "We wanted to win so badly, but it wasn't meant to be," stated the Fenerbahçe striker. "Now, there's nothing else to do but wait for our opponents to lose points," he added.

Gökhan also commented about his 80th minute header that hit the post. "I don't know whether it hit the post just because it bounced back from the ground," he said. "I imagined it would find the target, but it was very unfortunate," commented Gökhan Ünal. "Sometimes it just doesn't happen," he added.

"We hadn't played together with Mehmet Topuz in two or three years and normally you can't expect it to be the same as it was in Kayseri," he replied when asked about his performance together with his former partner in crime, Mehmet Topuz. "However, I expect it will be a lot better in time," added the Fenerbahçe forward.

Lastly Gökhan Ünal was asked to comment about getting a starting position in the lineup. "Actually, I was expecting to start on the right wing instead of the lone striker position," he replied. "Ultimately, this is a team game. Nobody would have said anything if Güiza or Semih played," said Gökhan. "Today I did, but maybe next week I'll be sitting on the bench. This is Fenerbahçe and it doesn't matter who plays," he added.   

(Photo courtesy of Ajansspor)

Comments (9)

kralex_souza • 14:58 • March 14, 2010
i like dis guy i really do
Temirov123 • 15:38 • March 14, 2010
he has my cleats.....

OMg baroni, unal injured..... damnit
Rokkafellah10 • 18:52 • March 14, 2010
wow he still has his Trabzon boots
polat10 • 19:42 • March 14, 2010
Hes right it doesn't matter who plays, but to daum and some of the members on this site. It matters if alex plays.
Kozak • 22:14 • March 14, 2010
Polat, it matters if Alex plays because when he doesnt, we don't win. Hes our top scorer, our top assister. What more does the guy have to do to prove to you that hes holding our team together.
vivalavida • 02:58 • March 15, 2010
of course it matters who plays. look at lugano for instant and compare the games he's been available and unavailable and you'll see a difference. same with alex, alex has been carrying this team on his shoulders all season

alex > fenerbahce
Kozak • 07:56 • March 15, 2010
I don't agree with Alex > Fenerbahce but Alex = Fenerbahce atm. I really can't say the other players are giving their hearts out to the team like Alex is atm.

I wish Ugur wasn't injured :( He would've kept us going and ripped these small teams apart with his speed and strength and new found finishing.
vivalavida • 13:15 • March 15, 2010
alex has been our star player since 2004 and even through our worst times he's been carrying this team on his shoulders

alex > fenerbahce
polat10 • 00:01 • March 16, 2010
Ok but we all know alex is going to fenerbahce(i dont know when) and were gonna need to start playing games without him. I don't know why we didn't start ozer in alexs spot, and everyone is counting on him to do the work, you know how bad that is for our team? Everyone needs to contribute
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