# September #
Hello there again, short little update here, going out to training in a second, still at Besiktas! I haven’t had the best month, haven’t been playing too much and talks of any transfers have ceased completely. I’m a little disappointed to be stuck on the bench a lot, but it is just motivating me more like never before.
First game I sat on the bench, we ended up drawing 1-1, I never came on. Genclerbirligi are lucky that I didn’t play. Their fullbacks didn’t look that great, I would have had a field day, was disappointed. Hugo Almeida got our goal on the day, and it was a great goal, he deserved it!
Again I sat on the bench for 90 minutes, and again we drew, but 2-2. The coach was out of his mind not playing me, Europa League, one of the biggest games of the group stage and I do nothing. He was getting on my nerves and I had a talk with him later that week. I was dying to play the next game.
Antalyaspor found out the real quality of Ricardo Quaresma, my first start, my first assist, and the teams first win. What an impact I made, giving Mani Fernandes his goal in the 15th minute on a plate! Coach gave me a nod of acknowledgement which meant a lot. I started the season in good form, I needed to continue.
So guess what coach does, sits me on the bench. We won 4-1, but boy we were lucky. Their keeper made some major mistakes, we probably didn’t deserve to win, but we’ll take it. Coach is going the right way for a punch, swear he hates me!!!
The next game I started again, but we lost. Our defence is terrible, another reason I want to leave. They try to join the attack and turn it over every single time. I had to cover for them so much, I wanted to get subbed, but my coach is an ***! I almost got a goal, but I hit the crossbar from 35 yards, so disappointed.
Another Europa League game, another benchwarming game. We won 3-1, I wasn’t too disappointed to be on the bench. I stubbed my toe in training so coach wasn’t going to risk me with a big game coming up soon.
Next month we play Trabzonspor then Fenerbahce in a row. Can’t wait, will speak to you then! Hopefully I get more game time so I can tell you guys more stuff!
Ricardo Q.