07.03.2026 23:00
Beşiktaş's head coach Sergen Yalçın made statements following the Galatasaray derby. Yalçın stated that the score was demoralizing and that nothing was played in the first half, saying, "Football has become very political in my opinion. For the first time, a referee came to the Fenerbahçe derby. Today's referee is in his first derby. In the situations, the referee keeps raising his hands saying 'there's nothing,' he doesn't even know what he's doing. In Osimhen's second yellow card, the guy turns his head to avoid looking. It's not normal."
Beşiktaş's head coach Sergen Yalçın made striking statements after the 1-0 loss to Galatasaray in the derby.
'THE SCORE AFFECTED OUR MORALE'
Evaluating the match, Sergen Yalçın said, "We are sad. Derbies are important. The score affected our morale, it naturally upset us. Nothing happened in the first half. Osimhen scored from a momentary side ball. In the second half, we played, we found positions but couldn't turn it around. Unlucky..."
STRONG REACTION TO THE REFEREE
Reacting to the referee's decisions, Sergen Yalçın stated, "There is another side to this. There are rules in football, there are yellow and red cards. These cards are in the referee's pocket. There is a referee called VAR. They tell him to intervene. Sane should have been sent off in the 20th minute. Osimhen should have been sent off in the second half. You send off Bilal in Trabzon, you send off Orkun in the Fenerbahçe match. You can't send off here. How will these things work!" he expressed.
"FOOTBALL HAS BECOME VERY POLITICAL'
Continuing his words, the experienced coach said, "Football has become very political in my opinion. For the first time, a referee came to the Fenerbahçe derby. Today's referee is in his first derby. In the positions, the referee keeps raising his hands saying 'there's nothing', he doesn't even know what he's doing. In Osimhen's second yellow, the guy turns his head to avoid looking. It's not normal."
"REFEREE AND VAR SHOULD APPLY THE RULES'
Continuing his criticisms, Yalçın said, "You win or lose, that happens. It seems very funny to me. So much politics. A huge amount of euros is being spent, a lot of money is being spent. They are making a great effort. This is not their farm. There is Beşiktaş, there is Fenerbahçe, there is Trabzonspor. These are not normal, they are not in line with the natural flow. How can you not send off a guy for a second yellow card! How can you not send off a guy in the 20th minute! This is your job. The TFF sent you for this. They told you to apply the rules. There are rules in the game. Referees and the friends in VAR should apply the rules. "There is a rule for Bilal, there is a rule for Orkun, but there is no rule for these guys. I say enough, enough! Galatasaray won, okay, but this has become a bit funny, a bit of a comedy."