Salih Özcan

So let's talk about that second, that first goal.

So obviously it's a great ball from, I think it's Ozcan to Ndidi over the top.

There's a massive gap between Convo and Richards who are deeper.

And then you've got the Sassi.

the lineup in the meantime, by the way, while you do so

I was gonna say, I think it's very important that we mention how good Salih Özcan has been, and how he's become such a fulcrum for this club.

Um, you know, and with the exception of Hoffenheim where he didn't play-

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Um, it doesn't mean that Amirhan and Ridvan sort of, uh, going on an afternoon noon stroll around the park or whatever it was-

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... that they were doing instead of covering Salih.

It wasn't the main factor in the goal scored, but yeah, you're absolutely right.

... at right back, but then we had Emirhan and Akbadu at, in the middle.

Uh, but the big rotation here was in the, in the center of the pitch, where Wilfried Ndidi came in for Salih Özcan, and then that three-man midfield was rounded off with obviously the captain, Orkun, and Junior Almighty.

On the left, Leandro Trossard.

İlhan Fındık on the right instead of the injured Vaclav Černý.

Yeah, it was not l- It's what...

It was unlucky, but- We ma- we get a- always unlucky with bad goals.

Also was like in Ahmet where Salih Özcan make the mistake.

Mm.

You know, because they do what they're asked to do.

Look at Yacine Coll, your brother Özcan's very good friend.

Look what he...

We just talked about this.

and good.

I have a question for you, Kartal.

Our mutual friend, Evran, compared him a little bit to Christian Aslani, but you said Aslani was probably better.

What's your opinion on that? I want to hear your take on that, because that to me was a very hot take to say, because in my opinion...