Beşiktaş’s veteran midfielder and Turkish international Mehmet Aurelio talked to our website: İkinci

“We’ve had a productive training period this winter break and we are up and ready for the second part of the season. Our injured players are back, and with the new additions to our squad, we have become much more powerful now. Despite the current points difference we have with the league leader, we will take each match separately and try to win them one by one. We will pay no attention to what others do and focus solely on our own games. This team is capable of accomplishing great things both at home and abroad. 
With Necip Uysal, Ernst and Fernandes, we are all fighting for the same starting spot. The competition is real though, but it has taken us to a higher level. Our Manager Schuster really enjoys this situation because he has at least two players for each position. Unlike the first part of the season, we now have a much stronger bench, and the team will not suffer from injures or red cards like it previously did The good part is we all believe in ourselves and have focused to play as a unit.   
The other new additions, Simao and Almedia are both internationally-acclaimed players and will contribute us a lot. No one should be surprised, if this team makes Europa League final.  In short, we are the team to beat in the season’s second half.