Besiktas Coach Senol Gunes believes Napoli “would’ve caused us more problems if Dries Mertens started” rather than Manolo Gabbiadini.
The 1-1 draw in Istanbul saw Marek Hamsik cancel out a Ricardo Quaresma penalty.
“It was a wonderful game and I am proud of my players,” Gunes said in his Press conference.
Besiktas Coach Senol Gunes believes Napoli “would’ve caused us more problems if Dries Mertens started” rather than Manolo Gabbiadini.
The 1-1 draw in Istanbul saw Marek Hamsik cancel out a Ricardo Quaresma penalty.
“It was a wonderful game and I am proud of my players,” Gunes said in his Press conference.
“We closed down the spaces and played well at the back. Obviously we wanted to win, but after the goal we lost concentration and immediately conceded an equaliser.
“We can consider them two dropped points, but Napoli were the favourites and I am happy with my team. Napoli move the ball around really well and their midfield has such talent. We made some mistakes, but in football there are no goals without mistakes.
“We knew Napoli would press those in possession and I made changes with that in mind.”
Gabbiadini started in the centre-forward role and made way for Mertens after 63 minutes.
“Napoli would’ve caused us more problems if Mertens had started, but I am happy with my defence today. I hoped to attack better, but Napoli have great players and even if they were under pressure, they played wonderful football.
“Don’t compliment me on the result, as we only drew and did not win. Now there are two games left and they will both be Finals.”