05.04.2026 23:20
Beşiktaş's head coach Sergen Yalçın criticized the referee's decisions after the 1-0 derby loss to Fenerbahçe, saying, "We are very sad as Beşiktaş. They should look at where the penalty is. It was a situation outside the penalty area. How does VAR not intervene? This is not taking away effort; this is stealing effort. Winning a match like this benefits no one."
Beşiktaş's head coach Sergen Yalçın made statements after the derby in which they lost 1-0 to Fenerbahçe in the 28th week of the Super League.
"WE WANTED TO WIN"
Evaluating the match, Sergen Yalçın said, "We can interpret the two different 45 minutes. In the first half, we had clear 2-3 chances. In the second half, the opponent played more aggressively and actively against us. We gave 1-2 chances due to individual mistakes. We shouldn't normally give these chances. It didn't suit us. Sometimes we can give these chances with mistakes. We are sorry. We wanted to win. The kids tried to fight well."
"NOT IN LINE WITH THE NATURAL FLOW OF LIFE"
Continuing his words, the experienced coach stated, "But... there is another side to this. This year in derbies, Galatasaray, Trabzonspor, at home Fenerbahçe, away Fenerbahçe... The events that happened, the things that happened to us are not in line with the natural flow of life. We get punished when we talk. We shouldn't speak harshly either."
"REFEREE 50 METERS AWAY FROM THE POSITION"
Commenting on the penalty whistle blown during the extra time, Sergen Yalçın said, "We looked at the position in the penalty. The referee is 50 meters away from the position. There is no chance of seeing it. First, it’s outside the box, there’s no chance of it being a penalty, secondly, it has nothing to do with the penalty. The referee gave the penalty with that intention, it’s strange that VAR didn’t intervene. I can’t make sense of it."
"THIS IS STEALING EFFORT!"
Expressing that his efforts have been stolen, the successful coach said, "These are indicators of where football in the country is. We are trying to do something, we are trying to fix the problems, we don’t know how to cope with these issues. We are very sorry as Beşiktaş. They should look at where the penalty is. It’s a position outside the penalty area. How does VAR not intervene? This is not stealing effort, this is stealing effort. Winning matches like this benefits no one."