Trendyol Super League's 4th week, Adana Demirspor lost 5-1 to Galatasaray at home. The 29-year-old defender of Adana representative, Semih Güler, had been criticized by Tümer Metin for coming to the field with different colored cleats, one blue and one red. Semih responded to Tümer. TÜMER METİN WAS UNCOMFORTABLEThe former football player who works as a commentator on TV100, criticized Güler's appearance with different colored shoes as "I got stuck on an image. Semih Güler in Adana Demirspor. I have never seen this in my life. Players' excessive efforts for shape and different image have started to become too much. The image bothered me a lot. One shoe is red, one shoe is blue. Why, brother? Someone explain it to me," he said. EXPLAINED THE REASON FOR 2 DIFFERENT CLEATSSemih, who responded to Tümer Metin's criticisms, stated that he did this to create awareness for individuals with Down syndrome, including his daughter. The experienced football player, who shared on his social media account, said, "Down syndrome is a genetic condition caused by individuals having a different chromosome structure. Individuals with Down syndrome should have love, respect, and equal opportunities in all areas of life. In order to create awareness for my beautiful daughter and all individuals with Down syndrome to be accepted in society and to reach the opportunities they deserve, I came to the field with cleats in different colors yesterday. Differences are beautiful, and it should be everyone's duty to fight against the discrimination that individuals with Down syndrome face at every age and position and to protect their rights," he said. ALSO RESPONDED TO TÜMER METİNSemih Güler, quoting Tümer Metin's words, reacted to the former football player by saying, "How easy it is to criticize without knowing, researching, or listening, what a shame.." REACTIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIAMeanwhile, after Semih's post, social media users also criticized Tümer Metin. Users commented, "Did you get your answer, Tümer?", "He should apologize properly", "Tümer Metin didn't surprise us again".
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