In the statement made on the official website of the yellow-dark blue team, Gebetaş reminded that Galatasaray matches are one of the milestones in the history of Turkish football.
Emphasizing that Turkish football is going through difficult times, Gebetaş said, “We have been faced with exorbitant referee errors in our matches since the beginning of the season. Again, we wholeheartedly believe that we will win this match if there is no referee intervention that affects the outcome of the match.” he said.
Stating that Fenerbahçe has always been the favorite in the derbies in Kadıköy, Gebetaş noted that they expect support from the fans.
Gebetaş stated that they were upset that Fred and Mert Hakan were suspended in the last league match and continued as follows:
“On Sunday, we will not say ‘there is something missing’, we will say ‘Fenerbahçe is here’. The spirit of this derby is familiar with Fenerbahçe’s victories. We trust our team and our coach. Our players must be very smart and intelligent both in preparation for the match and on the field. The reason is that all Turkey will be celebrating in the Kayserispor match.” “We all saw and experienced it together in front of Fenerbahce. When it comes to Fenerbahce, it has become a fact accepted by the whole public that the referees do not have card standards on the field and how easily they issue cards when they see the yellow-dark blue jersey.”
Gebetaş emphasized that they received 3 times more red cards than their championship rival Galatasaray in the last 2 seasons in the league and said, “We hope that the match we will play on Sunday will be a derby where the field and the game will be discussed. It should definitely not be a match where referee performance and non-standard decisions will be discussed. The referee “The team must be very careful in every decision. They must never give up on the match.” made his assessment.
Gebetaş reminded that the referee Arda Kardeşler, who will referee the derby, took part in the Karagümrük matches in the 13th week of the league and made 2 wrong penalty decisions for and against them, and said:
“Looking at these mistakes, while the referee was expected to not officiate the match for 4 weeks and receive a penalty, the referee Arda Kardeşler took duties as both the referee and the VAR and AVAR. VAR referee Hüseyin Göçek was punished, but Arka Kardeşler continued to win the match. Moreover, now he has been appointed to the derby as if he was rewarded. No matter how you look at it, it is inconsistency. We will play Galatasaray twice in 1 week. For this reason, this table increases the responsibility of the match on behalf of the referees. The performance of the referees will be higher than ever in terms of the quality of football in both matches. I have also stated the reason for this above. Turkish football is critical. In a period and one of the most important reasons for this is the referee decisions. These decisions directly affect the game on the field and therefore the championship race, the relegation pot and the competition for participation in the European cups. As you know, very sad and damaging things have happened in the last weeks for this very reason. In fact, what are the problems we are experiencing? Unfortunately, it has surpassed our country and started to be talked about in the world. The eyes of the whole world will be on this derby. Everyone should do their part in this regard. “The fair approach expected from the referees is to apply the rules equally and without interpretation to everyone, and to give confidence to the teams and communities, not to direct the results.”
Stating that no penalty was given against their rivals Galatasaray in the match against Karagümrük, and yellow-red players Torreira and Barış Alper Yılmaz were not punished with a red card, Gebetaş stated that the decisions in question caused double standards.
Underlining that such interventions in matches directly affect the championship in the 3-point system, Gebetaş continued as follows:
“Muslera, who objects to the position between goalkeeper Muslera and Antalyaspor player Buksa in the Antalyaspor match, kicks the ball to the ground and receives a yellow card from Zorbay Küçük. Zorbay Küçük does not show a second yellow card to Muslera, who continues to object to the position and applauds and protests against him, and does not send him off from the game. He cannot score. All of the comments about that position, without exception, are that the 2nd yellow should be shown. The same Zorbay Küçük Fenerbahçe football player İrfan Can Kahveci also breaks records for card showing. The team to which Zorbay Küçük showed the most red cards in his career is Fenerbahçe; 6 red cards in 11 matches. We are talking about 34 yellow cards. Considering all this, when you approach the events from a holistic perspective, the following question immediately arises in your mind. I wonder if Fred had worn the yellow-red jersey, would he have been thrown in the last minute position like in the Kayseri match? Let the public give the answer, because when we tell the truth, the punishment “They’re making it rain.”