Mert Hakan Yandaş, handed a 5-match ban, comments on the 'theater': 'They can continue it in the final week'

Fenerbahçe player Mert Hakan Yandaş, who was handed a 5-match ban for "attacking a member of the opposing team" during the incidents that occurred after Fenerbahçe defeated Galatasaray 0-1 in the 37th week of the Süper Lig, spoke to FB TV about the match. 

"WE PUT AN END TO THE THEATER"

Emphasizing that he is proud of his teammates, the 29-year-old footballer stated, "We needed to win this match to explain everything that has been done throughout the season. We were aware of this. As luck would have it, it was a match that started with scenarios. When it was 11 against 11, there was an incredible game. We were very superior; there was an opponent that couldn't even reach our goal. Afterward, a bit of anxiety started on their side. We were left with 10 men. The scenario continued. Even while playing with 10 men, they continued to be unable to reach our goal. There was an incredible spirit, incredible game intelligence, and 10 men who stuck to tactical discipline from that minute on. There was an incredible struggle. I congratulate my teammates. We achieved a victory we deserved from start to finish. I can say we put an end to the theater. Now they can go and continue the theater in the final week."

"WE FOUGHT A BATTLE OF HONOR AND PRIDE"

Stating that the foreign players have embraced the team very much, Mert Hakan said, "It is very important that they are aware of everything and embrace the community as much as the Turkish players. We achieved this incredibly this year. There are very great characters and very great players. Regardless of who is missing, we have been a community and a group of players that always reacts throughout the season. It doesn't matter to us who plays and who doesn't. Everyone goes out and does their best. That day, we fought a battle of honor and pride."

"THE FENERBAHÇE CREST WAS ENOUGH FOR ALL OF THEM"

Saying that he knew there would be a tense atmosphere in the derby, Mert Hakan Yandaş remarked, "Derby atmospheres are tense and just as enjoyable. I knew there would be a tense environment there. I didn't plan this, but when they started swearing at me while I was walking, I showed them our clean, honorable, dignified, and proud crest. That was already enough. Everyone has been talking since that day. What did I do? Did I make a hand gesture? Did a bad word come out of my mouth? No. I had already answered the question asked after the match. They are incredibly organized, but just one Fenerbahçe crest was enough for all of them."

"IT WAS BETTER THAN THE MATCHES WE PLAYED AT HOME"

Mert Hakan Yandaş expressed that the yellow-navy fans created an incredible atmosphere in the Galatasaray away game.

Stating that the fans were more effective than in home matches, Mert Hakan concluded his words as follows:

"Our fans created an incredible environment and atmosphere. It was as if we were playing at home. I can even say it was better than the matches we played at home. I thank them very much. Our community is aware of everything. It is aware of how principled and upright the group of players is. That was actually the celebration and joy of that. It was the joy of the alliances we broke. That's why I thank them infinitely as well. They welcomed us incredibly. Thank you to them, I'm glad they exist."

News Source: 12punto