Apology to fans from Acun Ilıcalı! 'We take responsibility'

Speaking to members of the press after the match played at Ülker Stadium, Ilıcalı expressed that they had experienced a sad evening for themselves.

Emphasizing that it was a very sad day for Fenerbahçe and its fans, Ilıcalı stated, "The 2 points lost here are a very heavy blow. I take full responsibility for this on behalf of myself and our management. If there is someone to blame, we are part of it. I am also taking this responsibility. As the technical staff and management, we are a family, and as a whole family, we apologize to our fans for this loss. I know our fans are very upset. But they should know that we are also volunteers who spend our days and nights for Fenerbahçe. We are also very sad. Sometimes it just doesn't happen, countless opportunities are missed, and the match ends in a draw. There is no such thing as not losing points in football, but this point loss is very sad for us."

Underlining that they had built a good squad for the championship, Ilıcalı noted the following:

"I think we have built a good squad, we put in very serious effort. We brought in good players. Whether it is our squad or our head coach, we did everything we could. But in the end, this is football; everything is decided on the pitch. We are sad about this aspect, and we apologize to our fans. We respect our fans' reactions on this matter. They are our lifeblood; they are right from their own perspective in their comments. There are 6 weeks left, and our chances look difficult right now. However, we will continue our struggle to the end with our fans, our technical team, and our players. We apologize to our fans once again."

News Source: 12punto