In the 22nd week of Trendyol Super League, Çaykur Rizespor defeated Trabzonspor with a score of 1-0.
At the press conference held after the match, Çaykur Rizespor Coach İlhan Palut made a statement.
Palut underlined that despite Trabzonspor’s shortcomings, it has players that will affect the score, and said, “We are in a very busy fixture. We play too many matches in a row, and this causes the mental disorders of the players in all teams before the match. We had another difficult match on our field.” When we entered the match, there was Rizespor, who gradually warmed up to the game after the first 10 minutes. Trabzonspor was missing, but they still had players who could affect the score. We had to defend well, play very compactly, and meet the opponent as far ahead as possible. We were successful in the defense department. We had to position our opponent. We didn’t give it away. While we had the ball, our goal was to play enthusiastically. We entered our own third zone many times. As a result, we won the match with Varesanovic’s goal. When we looked at the match in general, I observed that Rizespor played one step better football and got into position. In return, it was a good win. “We got my players, I congratulate them,” he said.
Evaluating the referee’s decisions in the match, Palut said, “Let’s go to seminars and know which position is what. Let’s know which is hand, which is penalty, which is offside player, which is active and which is active. As people who have spent our years with football, we wonder whether it is offside or foul or not. We were also undecided. We are looking for a standard for everyone. Referees can make the right decisions in Turkish football, I do not argue about these. They should not let the game play on the field, detect the player who is trying to steal time on the field and not allow this. We also play for time from time to time, these should not be allowed. This game should not be allowed. “We need to play this game. We are not white spoons either. The decisions may be right or wrong, I don’t know. But let the referees play this game together and let’s play it. Whoever wins, no matter who wins,” he said.