Cenk Özkacar: "We have to win on Sunday against Valladolid because we owe a victory to our fans".
Cenk Özkacar spoke to the media at the end of the Copa del Rey quarter-final against Athletic Club. The Turkish center-back, who came on after the break to replace Diakhaby, expressed his confidence in being able to turn the situation around.

Going for the win at Valladolid
This season is not over. We have to work harder. We have a great team. We are a great family and we have great fans, more than 45,000 today showed up at Mestalla. Now we have to win on Sunday against Valladolid because we owe it to them. We have to keep our heads up.
Necessary union
We need the confidence and support of the fans. Today I can only apologize to the fans. But, we must achieve many victories for them. We can do it.
Learning from our mistakes
I have confidence in the coach, but I have to learn a lot to correct my mistakes. It has been a tough week for me. I have to learn a lot.
Gattuso
We have confidence in the coach. We are very happy to work with him. The coach gives a lot of confidence to the team. We have to keep our heads up.
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