Galatasaray reacts to Acun Ilıcalı and the PFDK

Galatasaray General Secretary Eray Yazgan made the following remarks in his statement:

"A disgraceful game and new players... We see that as long as we do not raise our voices by constantly calling for moderation, those who seek privilege rather than justice emerge from their hiding places once again. While they were sharing positions that suited them on social media accounts yesterday, their executives were simultaneously making statements along the lines of 'do not put pressure on the referees.' Today, however, we watched with astonishment as they took refuge behind all kinds of false and misleading rhetoric that came to their minds to consolidate their own fans in a way that would feed the perception that the executive of the 'sponsor brothers' was trying to create at the press conference. The new players of these perception games are showing all their skills in the first scene of their play.

"THERE IS NO EXPLANATION FOR YANDAŞ NOT BEING REFERRED TO THE PFDK"

The referral of our coach Okan Buruk and our player Michy Batshuayi to the PFDK is the first step of this new immoral plan. Although 10 days have passed since the derby, there is no explanation for why our player was referred to discipline, while the footballer named Mert Hakan Yandaş—who pushed two players who were hugging each other at the end of the same match despite being rivals, shoved the police chief, stood in the middle of the field like a bully, and is confirmed by footage to have used vulgar insults toward our stands—was not referred. Despite these disgraces, we ask those who still shamelessly make statements: How do you interpret the fact that while 4 penalties were awarded against us this season without any basis, no penalties were called against your team, and one of these uncalled penalties occurred in the derby in Kadıköy?

"CAN YOU REMEMBER THE 'YOU CANNOT LEAVE HERE' THREAT?"

While creating an environment that would even use a small child for your own interests, have you forgotten the former MHK (Central Referee Committee) President Lale Orta, who served as an academic at the Fenerbahçe executive's university, and the operations she carried out in your club's favor on the Trio program on the broadcaster? Has it slipped your mind how referee Cihan Aydın, whom you implied was a Galatasaray fan, gifted a penalty in your favor with an incorrect VAR intervention in the Kasımpaşa match in Kadıköy last season, and the reaction of referee commentator Hugh Dallas to this scandalous decision? Can you remember the threat made by your footballer named Mert Hakan Yandaş, who blocked referee Kadir Sağlam at halftime of a match last season, saying 'You cannot leave here'? How quickly you forgot that while the community was watching a crushing 3-0 Galatasaray superiority on your field, you were being tried to be brought back into the game with a fake penalty! Are you aware that your team, which cannot get enough of records even in Europe with 'feeling-like' penalties awarded in its favor and thus remains in the race, has started the season with similar statistics?

"WE HAVE SEEN THIS MOVIE MANY TIMES BEFORE"

Finally, Mr. Acun, are you READY to explain who the structure against Fenerbahçe is without using any joker rights? Most importantly, will you come out tomorrow and talk about your own player's insolence? We were demanding that the referee decisions made in the last two years be examined by an impartial referee committee and that it be explained who benefited from these decisions and to what extent. We reiterate our same demand, including the first 7 weeks of the league. Your fans, whom you describe as knowing how to unite in defeat and knowing how to get up when they fall, are also aware that you are trying to cover up your failure in Turkish football with perception and games. For this reason, we are focused only on our own goal with our yellow-red successes in all areas where you say you leave no gray. We have seen this movie many times before. The names of the actors change, but the ending of the movie does not. Despite all the perceptions you create, we will stay on the field and we will be the champions again. We will proudly wear the fifth star, earned with sweat, not imitation."

News Source: 12punto