Sports writers comment on Beşiktaş's heavy defeat: 'It's on Van Bronckhorst'

Attila Gökçe: "A night of embarrassment"

The person who should account for this gala of embarrassment is Giovanni Van Bronckhorst, whom you know for his honesty. Surely, he has an explanation that will help us understand the situation. In this match, we watched the drama of Beşiktaş, which, while trying to press forward, was caught in transition play and conceded goals one after another. But there was also a defensive tragedy. All four defenders remained behind the opposing strikers. Throughout the night, they were incapable of building or playing the game due to absurd turnovers. If I were to say to my Beşiktaş friends, "I forbid you from dreaming"... would that be rude? Perhaps! (MİLLİYET)

Güntekin Onay: "They were very deficient in defense and completely absent in attack"

Beşiktaş made many mistakes in defense yesterday and surrendered easily to their opponent. They were also extremely ineffective in attack. They finished the match without a single shot on target. In the new format of the UEFA Europa League, goal difference is important, and when this league concludes, many teams will finish with the same points, at which point the overall goal difference will come into play. The 4-0 defeat is negative in this regard as well. Ajax started the match timidly yesterday, but later gained great superiority over Beşiktaş with the self-confidence they found in the game. Beşiktaş must learn lessons from this match. Van Bronckhorst must build a tougher and tighter team. Furthermore, Beşiktaş is experiencing problems with deep defense in front of the goal. They cannot close down the wings. Last night, the black-and-whites left behind an important test where they were forced to take the first lesson of the season. If the intense match schedule continues like this, it will hurt Beşiktaş a lot. (HÜRRİYET)

Ali Gültiken: "The result of the surprises is a bitter disappointment"

Ajax possesses one of the most deep-rooted traditions in European football. Since the 1970s, they have raised many generations through the system they established. These individuals have made an impact on both Dutch football and world football. Against Beşiktaş, Ajax's starting 11 included 7 players who were developed in their own youth academy. Even if they did not appear as stars, they were dedicated players raised within this system. Another characteristic of Ajax is that it is one of the systems that best implements wing play. Beşiktaş entered the match with a manager who knows this style of play. In terms of implementation, he must have explained many things to the players and asked them to execute them. However, when we looked at the pitch, we got the impression that they were playing against this type of opponent for the first time. Trying to have more possession than the opponent might be seen as an important idea, but in execution, where and how you possess the ball is much more important. Possessing the ball without entering the opponent's penalty area and without taking a shot on target has no benefit, as was the case last night. Another issue was allowing them to play so comfortably when the opponent had the ball. Their full-backs moved into the attack very easily, and their two offensive wingers, Traore and Godts, entered the penalty area and delivered crosses with great ease. The price of allowing them to play so comfortably was very heavy. Along with this performance, Bronckhorst's choices in the starting 11 did not yield much return. Starting with Onana, who has not played for a long time, and the inexperienced Mustafa, while also placing Rafa on the wing and expecting him to track back to defend, was wishful thinking. The result is a bitter disappointment... (SABAH)

Fatih Doğan: "This score is on Van Bronckhorst"

Beşiktaş had a poor start to the UEFA Europa League. A lackluster performance built around player rotation led to a 4-0 defeat. Van Bronckhorst was the protagonist of this result with the surprise starting 11 he fielded against Ajax. He made three different choices that surprised not only us but also the opposing coach, Farrioli. Matches are won and lost, but the responsibility for the poor performance and the scoreline lies first with GIO. Secondly, it lies with the mediocre full-backs and the two slow, unproductive defensive midfielders. (SABAH)