In the 11th week of Spor Toto Super League, Galatasaray drew 2-2 with Alanyaspor, which was hosted on the field. Referee decisions marked the match, which had a high level of excitement.
Dursun Özbek, the president of the yellow-red team, criticized the referee management in his statement after the match. On the other hand, Özbek made a call to the TFF officials.
Here are Dursun Özbek’s statements…
“Dear TFF, esteemed MHK, esteemed referees; you cannot block Galatasaray with such two red cards. Ali Palabıyık could not complete his duty. He had to show a little more red card and defeat Galatasaray by forfeit. A referee appears on the stage; Ali Palabıyık. There is no need to go into details about what kind of a referee Galatasaray was in the past.
“KNIFE RESISTED TO THE BONE”
Mr. Büyükekşi, we have a long marathon ahead of us. Please stand behind your words and do your best to clear them. Now the knife is cut to the bone, there is no village beyond here. How did you feel when you watched this match? YES, why is there? Couldn’t he have gone to VAR to see if the red card was right? When will VAR kick in?
We played 1/3 of the league. There are 2 more still. Doesn’t it bother you, for God’s sake, to take advantage of a team? During our visits to the TFF, we conveyed our views to Mr. Büyükekşi and explained the positions one by one. We said what do you say? He gave us the right in every position. ‘Well, Mr President. If they are right, I said, ‘How should we get ahead of what has been done to Galatasaray for 10 games?’
He himself said that he was struggling with this, that he was preventing things in this sense, and that some of them were inside. I remember these to Mr. Büyükekşi. Please stand behind your words. Clear these cliques that are driving Turkish football to a dead end.
“ALI PALABIYIK HOW WILL YOU SLEEP?”
If I were the president of MHK or TFF, I wouldn’t be able to sleep. It is not acceptable to play blindly with the fate of a team. Did you call Ali Palabıyık a lot, dear MHK? Those who watched the field in VAR, did your conscience ever ache? O Ali Palabıyık, how will you sleep tonight! Galatasaray has always emerged from these struggles successfully. I would like to call out to the TFF officials again from here: Now the knife has come to the bone. Whatever you’re going to do, do it at once. But know this that no one can beat Galatasaray.
“DO THE ALI PALABIYIKS FINISH?”
We don’t have any claims like whistling Ali Palabıyık. What if the whistle blows? Will Ali Palabiyik’s end? As a whole, I remind Mr. Büyükekşi about his statements and call out. Do not stand behind the curtain and watch what is being done. Come out and explain. We will not be silent. The reason we keep silent is not for ourselves. The Turkish football community is a big community. Everyone has an effort here, everyone wants to do something. Therefore, such simple structures should not be involved in this business.
I expect an explanation from you, TFF officials. Get out, say the president spoke wrong here. Don’t be a spectator to the events, I beg you. If you have words to say, get out. We have watched these games many times before. Kill the slay man, watch from behind. What would you say about VAR? They call us on Tuesday. I’m not coming on Tuesday. I don’t believe in your VAR. VAR exists only to cancel Galatasaray’s goal.”