Fenerbahçe’s star football player Edin Dzeko made a statement after the match against Siltaş Yapı Pendikspor, in which they won 4-1.
”IT’S SHAMEFUL, I SWEAR”
Evaluating the match, Dzeko said, “It was a difficult match. We overcame the difficult match. I don’t know how much time was played in the first half. Do you have any idea about how long the ball remained in play! It is truly a shame. I swear. This is not the first time this has happened. This makes us nervous. The referees allow this. The match is played for 2 minutes, stopped for 5 minutes. Another 2 minutes is played, stopped for 1 minute. In such cases, we receive yellow cards. In every match, we see 2-3 yellow cards in the first 15 minutes. It is truly a strange situation!” he commented.
Reacting to the decisions in the game, the star striker said, “We talked at half-time, ‘Let’s not waste our energy on such events.’ We cannot change them. Such things happen in every match. Such things are allowed to happen more and more every match. We talked among ourselves that we should not fall into this. Football “It’s not like that, that’s not how football is played. The game doesn’t stop like that.” said.
Continuing his words, Dzeko said, “In terms of Turkish football, this situation does not paint a good image to people looking from outside. It is a shame that the first half was played for 23 minutes!” He said his words.
”WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN AHEAD BY 6-7 POINTS”
Regarding the league race, Dzeko said, “We should be ahead by at least 6-7 points under normal circumstances, but we are not.” he said.
Dzeko also said, “Every match we have is very difficult. 10 of our players are on the penalty limit. This is also a strange situation. Referees forget their yellow cards in other matches. If we are to say that the championship chance is 50 percent, the referees must also act fairly. If the matches are to be won on the field, the referees must also act fairly.” It needs to be treated equally, not differently!” made his assessment.
“REFEREES IN EUROPE DO NOT MAKE DECISIONS ACCORDING TO THE TEAM”
Edin Dzeko continued his speech with the following words: “I think the referees should watch a little more European matches. They should watch how the matches are managed in Europe. Considering the 3-0 victory we won in Europe, and the performance of the referees, this situation is not very strange. Europe’ “The referees do not make decisions according to the team. They play what they see.”
The experienced striker expressed that he felt old and said, “I felt a little older today. I had to spend my energy on many unimportant issues. It is a shameful situation. We want to play football. We do not want to waste our energy on such things that have nothing to do with football.” said.
Speaking about the Trabzonspor match next week, Dzeko said, “I am curious about the referee decisions to be made in the Trabzonspor match. We do not need help. All we want is justice. After that, we will win or lose the match. The important thing is that they treat every team the same way.” He said his words.
”I DO NOT FEEL PRESSURE IN THE HOME FIELD”
Regarding the points lost at home, Dzeko said, “We lost a lot of points at home. In fact, it should have been the exact opposite. I don’t know why this happens. We think that the matches will be easy when we play at home, but this is not the case. Maybe he concentrates more on away trips, thinking it will be difficult… I don’t feel any pressure. This varies from player to player. Some players may feel pressure at home. “This is normal, especially for young players,” he said.
Dzeko concluded his words as follows: ”There will be pressure in football. You can also use this pressure for good. The only thing we need to think about is the support of our fans. Because I get goosebumps every match we play at home.”