Rıdvan Dilmen's take on the Beşiktaş - Fenerbahçe derby: 'Don't be surprised if it hits 10'

The 15th week of the Süper Lig featured derby excitement. Beşiktaş hosted Fenerbahçe at home.

In the breathtaking derby, Fenerbahçe defeated its arch-rival 3-1 away from home and took the top spot on goal difference.

Sports commentator Rıdvan Dilmen evaluated the match. 

Here are Rıdvan Dilmen's statements: 

"In my opinion, it was Fenerbahçe that wanted the win more, was calmer, classier, and maintained dominance for 90 minutes. Fenerbahçe was the one that deserved it."

"I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS IN LEAGUE HISTORY"

"I don't think the 15th week has ever been finished with a +29 goal difference in league history, even including the 2-point system era. I don't see it as possible. It's a huge event."

"IT'S NOT A SITTING DUCK"

"There are matches where Fenerbahçe might drop points. They played good football in Adana. They played better than in many of the away games they won. We call it a 'blessed defeat,' if you will. The Trabzonspor match was a blessed defeat. They pulled themselves together. The players said, 'It's not a sitting duck, let's get our act together.' It is truly difficult after conceding 6 goals away from home. That team turned things around from there and reached this point."

"THE COACH PREPARED THEM WELL"

"Coach İsmail prepared the team so well that we saw this very clearly. When you add concentration to the quality of this team, such a result emerges."

"I DON'T REMEMBER HIM DIVING"

"From the first minute, Fenerbahçe started incredibly aggressively, calmly, and accurately, as if they were playing in Kadıköy. Except for Gedson, they gave the opponent almost no chances throughout the match. The penalty also came from their own mistake. This might be the match where Livakovic hasn't had to dive since the day he arrived. I don't remember him diving except for the penalty."

"FENERBAHÇE MADE IT EASY"

"Beşiktaş is a very big community. It is the first club founded in Turkey. These players started the season poorly, but the fans came to the stadium enthusiastically with the excitement of the congress. It is not easy to play in front of these fans, but it was the Fenerbahçe players who made it easy. With that calmness, Fenerbahçe found the goal and also conceded one."

"THERE WAS NO CHANCE OF THE MATCH TURNING AROUND"

"The match took such a turn that even the Beşiktaş players who saw the stoppage time must have asked, 'Where did these 11 minutes come from?' Because no Beşiktaş fan saw any chance of this match turning around."

"BEŞİKTAŞ PUSHED FOR 1 MINUTE"

"During the 107 minutes of the match, Beşiktaş was only able to push and create a scramble in the Fenerbahçe half between the 70th and 71st minutes. Other than that, we watched a magnificent Fenerbahçe team for 107 minutes."

"THERE IS UNFAIR COMPETITION"

"Beşiktaş started the game with 6 domestic players. There is unfair competition there. Because the quality of the domestic players is not high."

"DON'T BE SURPRISED IF IT HITS 10"

"Fenerbahçe entered the opponent's penalty area so many times... When Fenerbahçe gets there, they can do anything. I exaggerated once, saying don't be surprised if it hits 10. The players are constantly looking for it. Regardless of the name, they are constantly looking for goals."

"THEY CAVORTED IN THE PENALTY AREA"

"I'm not giving any points to Livakovic in this match; we didn't see him in goal. Osayi and Ferdi cavorted in the opponent's penalty area."

"I LOVED CRESPO"

"I loved Crespo. I liked him very much. There was a Crespo who both cut off attacks and pushed the team forward."

"WE CAN'T SEE THIS IN DERBY HISTORY"

"You are playing away. The shots are 21 to 9. We can't even see this in the history of Beşiktaş-Fenerbahçe matches. Your number of entries into the penalty area away from home is 42 to 9. This is tremendous."

News Source: 12punto