06.11.2025 01:20
Antalyaspor's head coach Erol Bulut, regarding his statements about the information leak from the team after the match against Eyüpspor, said, "I will not be in the same environment as anyone who tarnishes the reputation of our club and harms our team. There is a place for everyone in this team who is honest, works hard, and puts their heart into it, but there is no place for those who betray this badge."
Antalyaspor's head coach Erol Bulut, in a statement after the victory against Eyüpspor in the 11th week of the Trendyol Super League, mentioned that there were claims about training and tactical information being leaked from within the club to rivals. While Başakşehir and Eyüpspor expressed that they had not received such information following Bulut's statements, Başakşehir's head coach Nuri Şahin stated that he did not need such information.
'THERE IS NO PLACE FOR THOSE WHO BETRAY THE CREST' After the statements, Antalyaspor's head coach Erol Bulut clarified the issue in a press conference held at the Antalyaspor Atilla Vehbi Konuk Facilities. Bulut said, "I made a statement after the Eyüpspor match. It was about an internal issue, regarding leaking information outside. As far as I can see, two rival clubs we played against have made statements. They have justifiably expressed their views, but they also need to understand our side a bit. We have no problem with any club. I will not be in the same environment with anyone who tarnishes the reputation of our club and harms our team. There is a place for everyone who is honest, works hard, and puts their heart into this team, but there is no place for those who betray this crest," he said.
'THE IMPORTANT THING IS THE LEAK OF INFORMATION FROM WITHIN US' Erol Bulut emphasized that while it is natural for teams to try to gather information about their rivals, the important thing is to find the traitor within their own ranks. He stated, "Naturally, everyone tries to gather information about their opponent. The important thing is not to gather information. The important thing is the leak of information from within us. We need to find the traitor among us. Ultimately, it is up to the rival to evaluate and use the information they obtain. My goal here is to identify the person among us. But of course, there is a point where the news came out. We wanted to proceed from that point. When I received information two weeks ago, I didn't want to make a hasty decision. I wanted to wait a week to ask the truth and plan how we would proceed. It didn't go as we wanted; we couldn't learn about the person among us at this moment. However, since the information came from a colleague who worked here before, we wanted to proceed from that. We asked, 'Who did you get the information from?' But ultimately, they couldn't provide a name. They said they analyzed themselves that way and saw the team that way," he expressed.
'I WILL HAVE TO REVEAL THE PERSON WHO TOLD US THIS' Bulut, stating that he was informed about a conversation between the rival team's analyst and their own analysts before the Başakşehir match, said, "In the information that came to our analyst, it was conveyed that the information had gone to them before the team. It is impossible for someone to know certain things unless they have spoken to someone. We couldn't find the person among us. I will have to reveal the person who told us this. If I don't explain, everyone will say, 'Erol Coach, you threw something out there. You need to prove it.' We agree on this. I won't talk about something I don't have. As I said, the person is someone who worked here before, an old analyst who is now working at another club. A person named Hüseyin, when he spoke with our analyst two weeks before the match, said that the information about our team had reached them. Naturally, our analyst conveyed this to me after the match. Now everyone can think about which is true and which is false. But as the head coach of Antalyaspor, I have to consider the interests of the club and the team," he stated.
'THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH WHAT WE HAVE STATED' Erol Bulut conveyed that they have no issues with other clubs, stating, "It is becoming clear that there is someone wrong among us. We need to find that person. Our only aim and intention is this. We have no problem with other clubs. Other clubs try to gather information. You are extracting the information from here. That is the main issue. I think if the same situation were to occur in other clubs, they would behave in the same way. Indeed, we couldn't find the person, but when we asked the person who conveyed the information, they do not provide us with information. Naturally, the press writes about it on social media. I mentioned a name. Our press needs to investigate who it could be. I won't bring up something I don't know or something that hasn't been conveyed. I have something that I presented, and I already revealed the name. There is nothing wrong with what we have stated. We did not make any statements that would put any club in a difficult situation," he concluded.