08.03.2026 01:03
Beşiktaş's Vice President Hakan Daltaban spoke after the Galatasaray match. Reacting to the referee's decisions, Daltaban said, "I am ashamed on behalf of the referee. What can we say to you! VAR has turned into a child's play! If you can't do it, remove it! Let football be played without VAR. Just remove it, man. It's very simple. It's not VAR, let the referee make mistakes. Please let the kids sit in front of VAR for a day, you will be ashamed."
Beşiktaş Vice President Hakan Daltaban made statements that will be widely discussed after the 1-0 loss to Galatasaray in the derby.
'IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE!' Complaining about the referee's decisions, Hakan Daltaban said, "We have to make these statements with great sadness and discomfort. Beşiktaş is not just a sports club, it's a huge community! It's not that simple! I was taught that those who want to play football should be given a chance. It was taught that those who want to play should not be obstructed. We did not see that today. Not seeing those lying on the ground, not seeing the side interventions... For a week, we couldn't find the third referee to manage the derby in the entire community and football public! Two referees came and went, the name of the third referee did not come out. First of all, we should sit down and point the needle at ourselves and the dart at others. We stand behind young referees, but open the way for the young ones coming from behind! The referee is never the main character! The referee on the field, the referee in VAR... I never understood the referee on the field! I'm not making excuses for the defeat, I'm speaking for the justice of Turkish football!"
"I WAS ASHAMED FOR THE REFEREE!" "Where there are cartels, where the state is absent, there is terrorism! The Beşiktaş community will not fall for this game! 40 thousand people came to this void with a carnival atmosphere! No one has the right to play with the labor of these people!" said Hakan Daltaban, adding, 'Ozan Ergün showed a yellow card to Orkun Kökçü for applauding, and that's correct. While Victor Osimhen had a yellow card, he hit the ball. Watch Osimhen closely, he said, 'I hit it, but I don't care about you.' The referee turned his head, the referee tried not to see. I was ashamed for the referee! There was a friend on the field who did not recognize the authority on the field and had no fear of seeing a second yellow card. I won't talk too much about the friend on the field. He is running, adrenaline and all..."
'I WOULD TURN RED AND SHOW THAT RED CARD' Continuing his words, Hakan Daltaban said, "The ones in VAR stop the game for 4 minutes, is there anyone asking why? So what is not seeing? No one can explain this to us! I am the Vice President of Beşiktaş, but if I were in VAR, I would be ashamed, my face would turn red, and I would show that red card! It's the 20th minute of the match! The friend who couldn't be shown a red card assisted!"
"IS THE LINE BEING DRAWN CORRECTLY?" Beşiktaş Vice President Hakan Daltaban stated that Galatasaray should have finished with 8 players, saying, "There is a reaction from the community, was the line drawn correctly in Osimhen's goal? Do you know? Do you believe? We don't know either! After a match that Galatasaray should have finished with 8 players, you bring out the second president of a community and roar! It's shameful! You can't play with the feelings of so many people!"
'IF YOU CAN'T DO IT, REMOVE VAR, KIDS CAN DO IT BETTER' The black-and-white administrator requested the removal of VAR due to its improper use and stated that even children could perform better, saying, "I have a proposal for May 19. On such special days, children come and sit symbolically in the seats, bring children from the sports academy on May 19, if they don't perform better as VAR referees, I am not a man. The referee tried not to see Osimhen's position. I was ashamed for the referee. What can we say to you! VAR has turned into a child's play! If you can't do it, remove it! Let football be played without VAR. Just remove it, it's that simple. It's not VAR, let the referee make mistakes. Please let the children sit in VAR for a day, you will be ashamed."