17.10.2026 11:50
Following Beşiktaş's victory over Hoffenheim, Sergen Yalçın made striking statements. Reacting to criticism aimed at the players transferred during his tenure, the experienced coach made a reference with the words, "We saw the trash, didn't we! We saw the trash!"
Sergen Yalçın, Beşiktaş's former head coach, broke his silence after the Black and Whites' 3-2 victory over Hoffenheim in the UEFA Europa League. Speaking on the KAFA Sports YouTube channel, Yalçın defended the transfers made during his tenure and gave a harsh response to those who criticized him.
"WE SAW THE TRASH, DIDN'T WE!"
Yalçın, saying that the four best players of the match were Agbadou, Murillo, Junior Olaitan and Oh, emphasized that he and his team played an important role in the transfer processes of these players.
Reacting to the criticism directed at the players in the past, the experienced coach used the expressions, "We saw the trash, didn't we! We saw the trash!"
"MAN OF THE MATCH OH"
Showing Oh, who scored two goals against Hoffenheim, as the star of the match, Yalçın said, "The man of the match is clear. The man of the match is Oh. The kid gave everything until he came off, until his last ounce of strength. He scored two goals, and we are talking about a player who was not playing." Yalçın, arguing that Oh could not get enough playing time because of Vlahovic, stated that the young player should get more minutes. He also mentioned that Oh and Junior Olaitan are players who could be sold for high transfer fees in the coming years.
"GIVE CAESAR HIS DUE"
Yalçın, saying that his contribution to the transfers should not be ignored, used the expressions, "You have to give Caesar his due, coach." The experienced coach stood behind his transfer choices with the words, "Yeah, I bought these. What happened? I bought them. Sorry, but that is what we are going to talk about today."
"THE JOB FELL TO US"
Reminding that he had previously said Beşiktaş needed time for restructuring, Yalçın said, "I had said, 'Two or three transfer windows are a must; this team won't do.' I pointed to two or three transfer windows as the target. But the job fell to us, coach."
Yalçın also explained that they acted quickly in Murillo's transfer process and that he liked Olaitan after watching him in the Göztepe match. He also thanked the scouting team and Serkan Reçber.