15.01.2026 20:30
Beşiktaş's 25-year-old goalkeeper Ersin Destanoğlu stated that the perception of "the championship was won despite Ersin" that emerged after the championships they experienced in previous years deeply hurt him.
25-year-old goalkeeper Ersin Destanoğlu, who has been guarding the goal of the Super League giant Beşiktaş for many years, made statements to Tivibu Spor. Ersin Destanoğlu made a very striking confession about the past.
"THIS WORD HAS ALWAYS STAYED INSIDE ME"
Ersin Destanoğlu reacted to the perception that emerged on social media the day after they won the Super League championship, stating, "They became champions despite Ersin." Ersin, who noted that the perception created about him after the championship deeply affected him, said, "This has always stayed inside me; I felt the need to say it today."
"THE WORD 'DESPITE' IS VERY HEAVY"
Continuing his words, Ersin Destanoğlu stated, "A team cannot become champions despite a goalkeeper who has played 37 matches in a season. The word 'despite' is very heavy. I woke up as a champion, and the next day I see that one of our executives had to share me on Twitter. This is not a situation anyone would want to experience."
"WAKING UP WITH SUCH A PERCEPTION MADE ME THINK A LOT"
Ersin explained that they were constantly undergoing tests during the pandemic, and that the match tempo and uncertainty created serious stress, saying, "Every day tests, a match every three days... I have played 37 matches, and we became champions in Izmir. Despite this, waking up with such a perception made me think a lot."