03.11.2025 16:34
After Beşiktaş took a 2-0 lead in the derby, they lost 3-2 to Fenerbahçe following Orkun Kökçü's red card. This incident has brought back the comments made by Beşiktaş's head coach Sergen Yalçın during his commentary period. Yalçın's harsh words after the match in which Galatasaray lost to Beşiktaş while being down to 10 men last season went viral on social media.
Despite taking a 2-0 lead against Fenerbahçe, Beşiktaş left the field with a 3-2 defeat, and the red card shown to Orkun Kökçü, who was sent off, became the turning point of the match.
Following this development, Sergen Yalçın's criticism of Galatasaray during his commentary period regarding "playing with 10 men" resurfaced on social media.
"SOMEONE NEEDS TO TEACH THEM"
Yalçın stated after the match last season where Galatasaray played with 10 men and lost 2-1 to Beşiktaş, on Ekol TV, "When we work at the beginning and during the season, we do training sessions like this. How are we going to play when we are down to 10 men? You do tactical training, right? Aren't you ever going to be down to 10 men? When you are down to 10 men, aren't you going to teach the team how to play? You will teach them. I couldn't believe what I was watching with Galatasaray today. Especially in the second half... They weren't well prepared for the match. I think someone should teach how a team plays when they are down to 10 men in a derby match. Someone needs to teach them," he said.
IRONY OF HISTORY: ROLES HAVE CHANGED
Last season, Sergen Yalçın criticized Galatasaray with these words, but this time he experienced the same scenario with his own team. Beşiktaş was reduced to 10 men in the 26th minute when Orkun Kökçü received a red card and could not maintain their lead against Fenerbahçe. Football fans recalled Yalçın's past statements on social media, commenting with phrases like "Twist of fate," and "Those words came back to him today."
TOPIC OF SOCIAL MEDIA
The hashtag "Sergen Yalçın" quickly entered the trending list on the X (Twitter) platform, while many users shared comments like "Sergen experienced what he said," and "His past criticism has now turned against Beşiktaş." This irony that occurred after the derby became one of the most talked-about topics within the Beşiktaş community and the football public.