The eyes suddenly turned to that referee: Sergen Yalçın's controversial words about Galatasaray.

Serkan Yalçın, who is expected to become Beşiktaş's head coach shortly, made statements about the referee decisions in the Galatasaray - Göztepe match that will be widely discussed.

"THE LAST COMMUNITY TO COMPLAIN ABOUT REFEREES IS GALATASARAY"

Criticizing the decisions of the match referee Alper Akarsu, Sergen Yalçın said, "Göztepe's penalty was not awarded. I have advice for the Galatasaray community, do not talk about referees. They should thank the TFF and the referees! The last community to speak should be Galatasaray. Everyone can talk, but Galatasaray should not. We saw it in this match as well," he said.

"IF YOU WANT, LET'S GO BACK 20-30 YEARS"

Continuing his statements, Yalçın said, "What does Galatasaray have to complain about referees? If you want, we can go back 20-30 years. The last community to complain about referees is Galatasaray. Nothing happens against them. Therefore, there is no need for them to go on television and talk about referees. They are already winning. They will be champions 90% of the time. There is no need to create a chaotic environment," he expressed.

"THEY ARE RECEIVING REFEREE ASSISTANCE"

The experienced coach also drew attention with his words, "Galatasaray plays well, but they also receive referee assistance, they should not talk."

"IF BARIS ALPER CURSED, IT'S A RED CARD"

Commenting on a situation that occurred during the match, Sergen Yalçın stated, "If a player is cursing while being watched and you do not send that player off, then that player will increase the intensity in the next match. If you send him off once, no one will do that to you again. Look, I am not talking about the player, I did not see what the player (Barış Alper) said. If he is cursing, you will send him off, that's it, it's that simple. It doesn't matter which team it is, you will apply the rule. If you do not apply it, in my opinion, your job is over," he explained.

SCANDALOUS WORDS FROM THE REFEREE OF THE GALATASARAY MATCH

Sergen Yalçın made allegations regarding the referee of the match where they lost 2-1 to Galatasaray while he was in charge of Antalyaspor last season; "Last year, we had a match against Galatasaray while I was at Antalyaspor. We lost 2-1. You remember what happened. The referee came to Antalya 6-7 weeks later. We won the match. The referee said, 'We compensated for the Galatasaray match.' Can such a thing happen? He said it himself, isn't it shameful?" he stated.

Last season, the Galatasaray - Antalyaspor match was officiated by Abdülkadir Bitigen. Mustafa Savranlar and Anıl Usta served as assistant referees. Özgür Yankaya was the VAR referee.