By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
After Fenerbahce Beko issued a statement expressing its “full trust and confidence” towards Zeljko Obradovic in light of a recent streak of losses, vice president Semih Ozsoy said that the club wants to proceed with the Serbian coach on board for as long as possible.
“Any kind of statement about him [Obradovic] would be just a formal confirmation. The coach will continue with us for as long as he wants to,” Ozsoy said to Turkish channel Tivibu Spor. “Sometimes signatures do not mean anything, it is only about the will. Zeljko is really different for us. As I have been saying since Day 1, we have “Before Zeljko” and “After Zeljko” in Men’s basketball branch. The statement relieved the fans, but it was something that we already have been aware of. Considering EuroLeague, we have 19 more games and we want to win them all. We are ambitious in both Women and Men branches, and we will go until the end.”
Fenerbahce is currently 5-10 in EuroLeague after getting beaten three times in a row, most recently by bottom-placed Zenit St. Petersburg at home. It’s the worst start of the team in the competition under Obradovic.
Following Sunday’s (22/12) win over Bandirma, Fenerbahce fans voiced their support towards Obradovic with a warm welcome in the arena and chants asking the club to renew his contract.