Ismail Köybasi: “Diego Martínez will be one of the best”

Köybasi acknowledges that he would have liked to continue playing in Spain: “I wanted to play for a long time at Granada and in Spain. At first I had the adaptation problem, but then I learned 60 percent of the language. But I had to do it, I had to go back to Turkey. My relationship with Granada continues. My dreams are not over. But now I am happy with Çaykur Rizeszpor, I am only thinking about the success of the team. I'm not complaining about the conditions, I try to take advantage of my opportunity. “

The Turk recalled details in Granada: A game against Barcelona that we played at home was a key moment in my decisions. Our coach preferred Carlos Neva to play, who has been playing in the team for a few years. Neva is a good player, very agile, a character that I love very much. He had no injuries, he performed well. Very good player. My bad luck was Carlos Neva (laughs) But I love him very much. He is a very talented player. I did my best. The opportunities occurred in the Copa del Rey matches. I scored a goal. As a result, I did everything I had to do. I felt comfortable. I had a very happy year in Granada. I'm still in contact with my colleagues there. “

Ismail Köybasi was impressed by the atmosphere of San Mamés

The side spoke of the Athletic Club stadium: “Diego Martínez managed to create in Los Cármenes an atmosphere similar to San Mamés when we played against them. Bilbao is really very difficult. It is difficult to play there because of the atmosphere as in the stadiums in Turkey. “

Diego Martínez and Fenerbahce

Ismail Köybasi praised the Granada coach, Diego Martínez, who mentioned that he is on Fenerbahce's agenda: “The coach will be in much better places. He strives in all the details. In each of the footballers, he can make them give everything they have on the field. Thanks to Martínez, Jorge Molina reached his best version. Kenedy did too. This season Granada is in the quarterfinals of the Europa League. Even though they participated for the first time, they handled it wonderfully. Of course, Manchester United is a very complicated rival, but without a doubt Diego Martínez has a plan that he will try to execute. He establishes very good relations with all the organs of the club, he has great potential as a coach. I talk to Martinez often; but I have not yet spoken that if Fenerbahce were to iterate for him he would want to sign. But now he is doing very well with Granada. If he comes to Fenerbahçe and they are patient until their system works, he will be very successful at Fenerbahçe. Work on every detail of the game. He became the Europa League champion in Unai Emery's team. A coach who lived through a championship “.

Roberto Soldado

The Turk spoke well of Roberto Soldado, since they played together in Fenerbahce and also in Granada: “He is a football lover. He has great respect for his work. He always goes with his family. A character that I value very much. It has a great reputation in Garanada and throughout Spain. Enjoy what you do. This will allow you to play for many years to come. He should have stayed at the Fenerbahçe. He wanted this too. I think the people of Fenerbahçe wanted him to stay. He is the top scorer for Granada and he is very happy there. He always fights and tries hard on the teams he plays. “