Beşiktaş President Hasan Arat made controversial statements after their 5-0 victory over Galatasaray in the Super Cup match. Arat made a "swing" reference to the yellow-red team. "THEY DON'T COUNT ONE OF OUR CUPS, WE WILL APPLY"In his statement, Hasan Arat said, "I would like to express my gratitude to all our fans who came to the stands. Beşiktaş is a great club. Despite going through a difficult period, Beşiktaş won 2 cups in 8 months. This is a sign. We have just won our 11th cup. They don't count one of our cups, but we will apply for it," he said. "A NICE GIFT TO BEŞİKTAŞ FANS"Evaluating the match, Arat said, "Beşiktaş played very well today. Our coach and technical staff prepared well. We made very important moves in terms of transfers. As the Beşiktaş community, we are experiencing this proud day, but what matters is the league from now on. This is a nice gift to Beşiktaş fans. The match was played in a very sportsmanlike manner. It was a good example for both teams to show this at the end of the match. We want this to continue. I send great respect and love to the Beşiktaş community. I congratulate all Beşiktaş fans," he said. "SWING" REFERENCE TO GALATASARAYHasan Arat, referring to Galatasaray's previous "swing" post, said, "No one should forget this. No one has the power to put the eagle on a swing. The eagle will come and do what is necessary," he said. "OUR BIGGEST TRANSFER IS MUSTAFA"Hasan Arat also made a transfer announcement, saying, "The biggest transfer of today is Mustafa. Follow him. Ciro is a player who has proven himself in the world, but this is a team game. In this team game, the whole team was more concentrated than ever. They worked very well. Everyone put in great effort. Beşiktaş will celebrate this tonight. We are starting the league next week. Beşiktaş will run towards its goal tomorrow," he said. Hasan Arat concluded his words by saying, "May Beşiktaş have a clear path, may Allah protect Beşiktaş from evil eyes." WHAT HAPPENED?After Galatasaray's 1-0 victory in the second half of last season's Beşiktaş derby, the yellow and navy blue team shared an image of an eagle swinging on a yellow swing, making a reference to both of their arch-rivals. This post by the yellow-red team received backlash from both fan bases.
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