Tekke Says Trabzonspor Vs Konyaspor Final Must End With Cup
Trabzonspor vs Konyaspor now has a clear target: Fatih Tekke said his team wants to win the Ziraat Turkey Cup final in Antalya and take the trophy home. He framed the match at Corendon Airlines Park Antalya Stadium as a one-game test that Trabzonspor must pass to call the season successful.
Tekke's Cup Demand
At the joint press conference before the final, Tekke said Trabzonspor wanted to gift the cup to the club community. He also said the team would go into the match in its strongest, most eager and most enthusiastic shape, and he wanted a game in which football, not the referee, became the focus.
“Açıkçası oyuncularım, ben ve ekibim tüm camia yarın kupayı çok fazla istiyoruz.” He added that Trabzonspor as a club would not view third place in the league as success. For him, the cup is the standard.
Corendon Airlines Park Antalya Stadium
The final will be played at Corendon Airlines Park Antalya Stadium, but Tekke said the venue itself does not change Trabzonspor's approach. “Trabzonspor için final oynamak çok önemli.” He added, “Yeri bizim için çok önemli değil, Antalya olması, başka yer olması çok sorun değil.”
That leaves the same task no matter the setting: beat TÜMOSAN Konyaspor in a single final and finish with the trophy. Trabzonspor is not treating location as the issue; the result is the issue.
Trabzonspor's 1.5-Year Wait
Tekke said this will be Trabzonspor's second final in 1.5 years, and he made the stakes plain. “Ortada bir kupa var. Bu kupayı alamadığınızda başarılı olmazsınız.”
He said the players' value on the field has increased, praised the work they have put in, and said he was proud of the group. “Beni hiç üzmediler. Onlarla gurur duyuyorum.” He also said, “Çok çalıştık, çok emek sarf ettik.”
For Trabzonspor, the next step is straightforward: deliver against Konyaspor in Antalya and leave with a trophy that Tekke said would define the season.
