16.10.2026 10:54
Following Fenerbahçe's historic 6-0 defeat against Aston Villa, Technical Director İsmail Kartal's statements drew a reaction. The experienced coach's saying that they wanted to erase the traces of the heavy defeat with the Alanyaspor win became the target of criticism in the yellow-navy community.
Fenerbahçe, who lost 6-0 away to Aston Villa in the UEFA Champions League, saw head coach İsmail Kartal's post-match comments spark a new debate. After the heavy defeat suffered by the yellow-navy team, Kartal's remarks pointing to the Alanyaspor match drew a reaction from the club community.
"WE WANT TO ERASE THE TRACES OF THIS HEAVY DEFEAT"
Speaking after the match, İsmail Kartal said the following:
"We must leave this night behind and forget it as soon as possible. Ahead of us there are many more critical matches to play in the Champions League. Only three days later, we will play a very important Alanyaspor match at home, in front of our fans. By winning that match, we want to erase the traces of this heavy defeat and make our fans forgive us."
"HE IS NOT AWARE OF THE 6-0" REACTION
After one of the heaviest defeats in Fenerbahçe's history, Kartal's pointing to the Alanyaspor match caused criticism. The experienced coach's belief that the traces of the 6-0 defeat could be erased with a league win brought about assessments that "his apology is worse than his offense." Some quarters reacting to Kartal's statements commented, "Coach İsmail is not aware of the 6-0."
HE POINTED TO THE ALANYASPOR MATCH
Wanting to leave behind the heavy defeat against Aston Villa, İsmail Kartal pointed to the Alanyaspor match as a target in order to win the fans' hearts. However, the experienced coach's approach became the focus of criticism after the 6-0 score.