Shinji Kagawa questions manager for not starting him in Besiktas’ win

Besiktas beat Alanyaspor 2 – 1 in the Super Lig to keep their slim title hopes alive. Shinji Kagawa, who continued to be utilised as a second half substitute by manager Senol Gunes, spoke in an interview after the match.

With regards to him not in the starting eleven, Kagawa said, “I spoke with the manager this week, actually. I had to find out the reasons myself since my condition has been very good for the past 2, 3 weeks. We talked about it, but ultimately the final decision lies with the manager and I have to accept it.”

“Well, his answer was one that I could expect, to a certain extent.”

He continued to talk about his six-month experience of playing on loan at Besiktas.

“There had been various difficulties. Making my mark in this half a year has not been as easy as I had thought. In that sense, an experience like this has been very helpful and will be beneficial in my next step.”

Besiktas 2 – 1 Alanyaspor

(Adem Ljajic 11′, Ricardo Quaresma 55′ – Caner Erkin (OG) 44′)

P Team M W D L P 1 Galatasaray 32 19 9 4 66 2 Istanbul Basaksehir 32 19 9 4 66 3 Besiktas 32 18 8 6 62 4 Trabzonspor 32 16 9 7 57 5 Yeni Malatyaspor 32 13 8 11 47 6 Konyaspor 32 9 15 8 42 7 Alanyaspor 32 12 6 14 42 8 Antalyaspor 32 12 6 14 42 9 Rizespor 32 9 13 10 40 10 Fenerbahce 32 9 13 10 40 11 Kayserispor 32 10 10 12 40 12 Sivasspor 32 9 11 12 38 13 Kasimpasa 32 11 5 16 38 14 Ankaragucu 32 10 7 15 37 15 Goztepe 32 10 4 18 34 16 Bursaspor 32 6 15 11 33 17 Erzurum BB 32 7 11 14 32 18 Akhisar Belediyespor 32 6 7 19 25

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