In the 29th week of Trendyol Super League, Pendikspor lost 4-1 away to Fenerbahçe. Making evaluations at the press conference held after the match, Pendikspor Assistant Coach Eren Şafak said, “We think we started the match well. We worked on how we should stop the opponent, how we should react to our set-piece work. The match changed seriously in the second half. Some players blamed the referee in the tunnel. Later, the second second I think he was affected in this way in the second half. When we started the second half, we were not thinking of retreating too much. We had to because very easy fouls were called. We made compulsory changes to some players. Especially Welinton’s position, you can give a foul, but we do not think it is a position that requires a red card. Rassoul in the 3rd goal. “There was a clear foul. Our referee ignored this too. We are proud of our team,” he said.
“WE ARE VERY SORRY THAT OUR WORK WAS STOLEN”
Stating that the red-white club is in a critical position in the scoreboard, Şafak said, “A serious investment has been made. We respect the Fenerbahçe community. But we want them to respect us too. The referee took the game completely and gave it to the opponent team. We are thinking of making touches to the team among the national team. Today.” “We are very sorry that we were defeated and our efforts were stolen,” he said.
Şafak answered the question about the position in which Coach İbrahim Üzülmez received a red card: “He was objecting normally, the referee showed a red card because he entered the field. There can be such reactions when decisions are made.”
“I DO NOT THINK THE RULES ARE THE SAME FOR REFEREES IN TURKEY AND IN EUROPE”
Speaking about the referee decisions in the matches played in the Turkish league and European cups, Şafak said, “I do not think that the rules are the same as the referees in Turkey and Europe. I think the viewing pleasure there is much better. Our referee friends should support us, no easy cards should be drawn, no easy fouls should be called.” He concluded his words by saying, “The struggle must be allowed.”