Beşiktaş calls on TFF for MHK change: Demand for the dismissal of Ferhat Gündoğdu
Speaking after the defeat to Alanyaspor, Hakan Daltaban criticized the VAR management regarding the Trossard incident and issued a call concerning the Central Referee Committee (MHK).
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Reactions to referee decisions continue at Beşiktaş following the 1-0 defeat against Alanyaspor in the 2nd week of the Trendyol Süper Lig. During a press conference, the club's Second President, Hakan Daltaban, criticized the match referee, Adnan Deniz Kayatepe, and the VAR management.
Daltaban argued that the intervention against Trossard went unpunished and issued a call to the Turkish Football Federation (TFF). The Beşiktaş executive stated that the Chairman of the Central Referee Committee (MHK), Ferhat Gündoğdu, should be dismissed.
The TFF President needs to state that he has dismissed the MHK chairman. I am embarrassed to talk about these things; discussing them position by position feels strange now. There are some things that the Turkish football public agrees on. Trossard was slapped, punched, or whatever you want to call it.
Daltaban said that while the on-field referee might not have seen the intervention in the incident in question, the failure of VAR to intervene was unacceptable. He argued that the failure to penalize the action against Trossard with a card sets a wrong precedent for subsequent matches in the league.
The Beşiktaş Second President emphasized in his statement that they have no objection to Alanyaspor's victory. He stated that the debate should not be about the opponent's performance, but about the decisions made by the authority on the field.
Daltaban also noted that the management had decided not to make statements about referees immediately after matches. He said this decision was taken to allow for a calmer evaluation of incidents and to observe public perception.
Stating that the Beşiktaş management does not want special treatment but simply wants to receive what they deserve on the field, Daltaban said, “We do not want to fight; we want to play sports. We want to get what is rightfully ours. Let no one take what is ours.”
Expressing concern over the current state of Turkish refereeing, Daltaban reminded that referees are not a topic of discussion in the matches they play in European cups. He said that the controversies occurring as early as the second week of the league are worrying for the remainder of the season.