22.11.2025 23:40
Sports commentator Rıdvan Dilmen made striking statements after the Super League match in which Galatasaray defeated Gençlerbirliği 3-2. Speaking about the national player Barış Alper Yılmaz, Dilmen said, "There have been many matches where he scored a lot of goals under the Galatasaray jersey, but I have never seen Barış as effective as today. If a team from Saudi Arabia had come to watch, they would have offered an additional 20 million euros. He wasn't selfish; he was strong, tried two-on-ones, and put on an amazing performance."
In the 13th week of the Trendyol Super League, the leader Galatasaray defeated Gençlerbirliği 3-2. Sports commentator Rıdvan Dilmen evaluated the match on the Sports Digitale YouTube channel.
''UNEXPECTED INJURY''
Evaluating the match, Rıdvan Dilmen said, "Galatasaray scored goals, then Okan coach started thinking about Tuesday. I keep saying how important concentration is; there was a concentration problem before the match... The match started, and there was an unexpected injury to Lemina. He immediately told Yusuf, 'You go in.' because İlkay was in his next calculations. Okan coach also had a concentration problem here. After Lemina got injured, the game continued for 10 minutes, but he should have prepared Yusuf there."
''MENTAL PROBLEM IS IN THE HANDS OF THE WHOLE COMMUNITY''
Pointing out that Barış Alper performed well, Dilmen stated, "Barış Alper has had many matches where he scored a lot of goals under the Galatasaray jersey, but I have never seen Barış as effective as today. If a team from Arabia came to watch, they would have paid another 20 million euros. He wasn't selfish, he was strong; he tried two-on-ones and put on a tremendous performance. Since you can do this, your physical problem is in your hands, but the mental problem is in the hands of the whole community. I think he overcame the mental problem today."
''YOU WILL NEVER BE AMBITIOUS''
Finally, Rıdvan Dilmen said, "You will never be ambitious about a few players; one of them is Icardi by a long shot. 'Oh, he has gained weight.' they say; he scored 7 goals without a penalty. 'He can't extend his leg.' I know he is not physically fit, I agree with that. However, Icardi has been a great benefit to Galatasaray; because of Icardi, thousands of children became Galatasaray fans, he became a figure in Turkey. He had a major injury and didn't play for a long time; upon his return, Galatasaray said, 'We continue with you.' Icardi shouldn't turn away from the extended hand; he needs to make a little more sacrifice because he is not ready."