Beşiktaş Club President Serdal Adalı said that he wanted “foreign VAR referees” to take part in the second half of the Trendyol Super League.
Serdal Adalı met with the President of the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu at the facilities in Riva to discuss the discussions caused by the recent referee managements.
After the meeting, Adalı made a statement to the press.
Stating that they were not satisfied with the referee and VAR decisions in the Gaziantep FK match played yesterday in the league, the president of the black-and-white club said, “We have reviewed not only yesterday’s match but also what we have experienced since the beginning of the season. Yesterday’s match was talked about a lot because it was fresh, but we, as the Beşiktaş Club, have always stood by the federation in the cleaning operation regarding the referees. We will continue to do so, but the problems we have experienced at this point have now brought us to the last point. I also told our MHK president himself. What did we say about our MHK president 6 months ago?” “If I think about it, I think the same today. He may be a good person, he may be a person who tries to do a very good job, but unfortunately I don’t think he has control over the team working under him.” he said.
Stating that there is a shortage of referees due to referee operations, especially regarding VAR referees, the islander said, “There is a need for reinforcement even though there is a shortage of referees. I told them this in private conversations last 2-3 weeks ago. I repeated it today. Of course, we want to continue with our local referees on the field, we trust them. We did not feel any distrust, but we conveyed to them our desire to start the second half, especially with a foreign VAR referee. They do not think very differently either. Today, our federation president said at the press conference that it is possible to compensate for the mistakes in VAR.” “There are 2-3 matches left in the first half, was there a mistake made in our favor? I don’t remember. They don’t remember either, but unfortunately all the mistakes happen to Beşiktaş. This is not acceptable in any way.” he said.
Emphasizing that they always try to support the Federation, Adalı said, “We are the best team in Türkiye. Both Beşiktaş and the Beşiktaş community now have a final point to come. We are at that final point. We are at that final point. But if it comes to taking to the streets, they should not provoke us. When it comes to taking to the streets, we are the best and we do the best of it. There are examples of this in history. I expressed these concerns.” he said.
“WE ARE THE COMMUNITY THAT SEEKS THEIR RIGHTS IN THE MOST SERIOUS WAY”
President Serdal Adalı reiterated his request for fair management from the referees.
Emphasizing that they always seek the rights of the black-white community, Adalı continued as follows:
“Tell me one mistake made in Beşiktaş’s favor. I don’t remember it. Do you remember it? No, they don’t remember it either, because it doesn’t exist. Unfortunately, all the wrong whistles are blowing on Beşiktaş. VAR is called to control a penalty, but it doesn’t give the penalty. So, we have said everything that can be said about this. Our community should know this very well. We are the community that seeks their rights most seriously among all the communities. They can rest easy about this, but I just said it. We are the second. We emphatically conveyed our request to the federation that we want to start the half with a foreign VAR referee. We do not want anything to be against us. Just as we have an expectation of a penalty, I am sure that Tayyip Talha is injured and we do not have Jota Silva for at least two months. Ours is a more important position, which we have watched 30 times since last night. “We want to start the first half. I hope they will make good use of this.”
Adalı stated that there were not many complaints about the practice of foreign VAR referees in previous years, and said, “Now you have dismissed 170-180 referees. If a season goes with a foreign VAR referee, it will go that way. There is a team struggling to put people on the streets. Our MHK president does not have knowledge of this issue. (Halil Umut Meler) He refereed a good match in the last match. He was in the VAR seat yesterday to see if the community’s opinion would change. Trying a referee with whom we have a problem, again… Sorry.” “Don’t let them look, they are literally playing with fire.” made his assessment.