11.10.2026 23:20
Beşiktaş head coach Vincenzo Italiano said that the punch incidents against them in the Corendon Alanyaspor and Kocaelispor matches went unpunished and that these are unacceptable. Also speaking about Cerny's injury, Italiano said, "I think he won't be able to play on Thursday."
Beşiktaş defeated Kocaelispor 2-1 at home in week 7 of the Trendyol Süper Lig. Beşiktaş head coach Vincenzo Italiano, who made statements at the press conference held after the match, criticized especially the refereeing performances in the Alanyaspor and today's matches.
''PUNCH INCIDENTS ARE TRULY UNACCEPTABLE'' Italiano said, "I am not someone who likes to talk about the referee after the match. But the punch incidents that happened to us in these two matches are truly unacceptable. I watch with surprise that they go unpunished, I cannot understand it. These are things that should not be on the field, that are not accepted on the field. But I don't know how it happens. These punches have so far gone unpunished. I am not talking about other things. For example, I am not talking about other minor incidents such as penalty positions, disallowed goals. These can happen. But a punch is something very different and this can never be accepted. I can say that I have watched with astonishment that they go unpunished." he said.
"WE GOT A VERY IMPORTANT VICTORY" The Italian coach also stated that they played a difficult match, saying, "I had already said when I spoke before the match, this match would be very difficult for us because the match after the international breaks is especially very difficult. Today we got a very important victory. Kocaeli is also a really very good and quality team. You can see these from the points they have collected, and I was a bit worried before the match, frankly. Why was I worried? Because when my players came to me on Friday, 11 players among us had been sent to the national team. But despite this, being able to train little with them, and the fatigue, I think we got a victory that we really deserved today. We are also in a good position in the league right now, but it is still the beginning. Our road is much longer. Today was a very important victory." he spoke.
''I THINK HE WON'T BE ABLE TO PLAY ON THURSDAY'' Reminding that they had entered a tough fixture both in the league and in Europe, Vincenzo Italiano also spoke about Cerny's injury and said, "The plan is actually very clear, everyone must be ready. I can say that this is the most important plan. Because there are really very tough matches ahead of us. There are very long journeys, travels. Our opponents are also really good, strong opponents. I think we will actually see the strength of our player group in this period. There will of course be rotation, naturally there will be. When you look, today Cerny came off. Tomorrow the doctors will tell us what happened and how the situation is. But because of the injury he suffered, I think he will not be able to play on Thursday. Because until then, it seems difficult for him to rest and recover, in my opinion. Of course, there will also be rotations due to this intense pace. We have seven very difficult matches ahead of us. All of us must be ready, and all of us must contribute here, all of us must show ourselves in the best way until this international break." he expressed.
''WE TRAINED WITHOUT PLAYERS FOR THREE WEEKS'' Emphasizing that matches after the international break are always very difficult, Italiano said, "For three weeks you are away from your players. You are away from 12 of your players. This is really something that makes it very difficult for you while preparing for the match. We knew the match would also be difficult. Because the opponent is very good. But if we take these factors into consideration, our job was really very difficult, I can say that. We were good in the first half, but there were fluctuations in the game in the second half. I think this is a very normal thing. Despite that, I think we did a good job. We rarely got into goalscoring positions, but I think we gave few chances to the opponent in the second half. We tried to hold the game as much as we could. So I think it can be considered acceptable if we take all of this condition into account. This has happened to me before as well. After international breaks, I could not win matches I expected to win, sometimes I lost. This happened to me. That's why today's victory is very important. We trained without players for three weeks. This was really very important. There are players who traveled for hours, came from the other ends of the world. They got very tired for three weeks. Of course, that is why some of these names naturally did not play. Because the fatigue here was very heavy. But I repeat, despite these conditions, today's victory was very important for us." he said.
STATEMENT ABOUT ÜMİT AKDAĞ The 48-year-old coach also added that young footballer Ümit Akdağ is currently ill and that after he recovers, he will get more playing time both in the league and in Europe.
''WE WANT TO SHOW THAT WE ARE A REAL TEAM'' Vincenzo Italiano, stating that Fabio Miretti, who started in the starting eleven for the first time today, did a good job, said, "I think we played a good match. In the last 30 minutes of the match there was fatigue, but I think he put in a very good performance. Ahmet had shown the same performance in the second half of the match. He is already a player I wanted. He is a very quality player and I think he can develop even more, he has that potential. I really liked him today. I want to thank him. The upcoming fixture will be intense. The matches are very close, they will be played with short intervals. So I hope everyone stays fit. I hope no one gets injured. I hope everyone's physical condition stays at a high level. But it will of course be intense. So everyone can find a chance here. Everyone must be ready here. We look from match to match. It is never known what will happen in a match. After the match, we will decide for the next match. It has always been like this for us, we will progress like this. So everyone must be ready right now and in this intense fixture we want to show that we are a real team," he said.