In the 7th week of the UEFA Europa League, Beşiktaş defeated Athletic Bilbao 4-1 at home. After the match, the experienced goalkeeper of the black-white team, Mert Günok, made a statement to the press.
Stating that there are things more valuable than football, Mert Günok started his speech by commemorating those who lost their lives in the disaster in Bolu. Stating that they had a good night, Günok said, “I do not want to start my speech by talking too much about football because of the disaster in Bolu. May God have mercy on those who passed away, I wish a speedy recovery to those who were injured and a speedy recovery to their families. Today, after this bad incident, we went to the match and had a good time.” Of course, getting a win is valuable. There are things more valuable than football. We had a good night. Our stadium was completely filled today. “We had a good win,” he said.
‘MY GOAL IS TO LEAVE FOOTBALL AT BEŞİKTAŞ’
Stating that he has just renewed his contract with the black and white team and wants to leave football in Beşiktaş, the experienced goalkeeper said, “My goal is to leave football in Beşiktaş. I have said this before. Our president took care of the contract issue after he arrived. Today I played my 100th match. Nice “I wish to play 100 matches,” he said.
Mert Günok said that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took over the team with energy and concluded his words as follows:
We would be deceiving ourselves if we said that things changed in three days. But our teacher came with energy. He was a very valuable person, a very valuable player, and a valuable coach. It was important for him to have a good start, too. I believe that good things will happen. Of course, nothing changed in three days. The fact that the opponent was a valuable team and the support of the fans made today’s game possible. That’s why we got a good win.