Rıdvan Dilmen slams İsmail Kartal despite the win! 'He's terrified!'

Fenerbahçe were guests of Çaykur Rizespor in the 26th week of the Süper Lig. Trailing 1-0 at halftime, the Yellow-Navies won the match 3-1 with goals from Serdar Dursun, Edin Dzeko, and İrfan Can Kahveci.

With this result, Fenerbahçe moved to the top of the table, albeit with a game in hand.

Renowned commentator Rıdvan Dilmen evaluated the match on TV8.5 and made a striking criticism of İsmail Kartal regarding İrfan Can Kahveci. Rıdvan Dilmen's comments were as follows:

"You took Dzeko out last week when you needed a goal, just like you did today. You didn't even include Serdar Dursun, whom you brought in from Karagümrük for moments like these, in the squad. In half an hour, you'll probably say, 'I talked to the guys at halftime, we made a substitution.' You've now implemented what the critics were saying.

RIDVAN DİLMEN: IT'S A BETRAYAL OF FOOTBALL

Leaving İrfan Can on the bench in this squad is a betrayal of football. İsmail Kartal must now utilize İrfan Can in the midfield and play him alongside Cengiz, and he will be forced to do so now.

It is essential for İsmail Kartal to move İrfan Can to the midfield until Fred returns. When Fred returns, the Cengiz-İrfan duo must play side by side.

Serdar Dursun might not get to play for the rest of the season, but he showed today why he was transferred.

The Bonucci substitution was very correct; when the midfield got tired, he moved Djiku a step forward and eased the team's burden."

Dilmen continued his remarks:

"I think it was İsmail Kartal's match. His primary duty is to leave the draw behind. The team's task to win for Fenerbahçe was to load up on the right side with all their might. His entire concentration at halftime should have been to tell them to carry the ball to the right.

I don't understand this at all. It's clear that you can't play football on that part of the Rize pitch. Fenerbahçe won 4 corners and took 3 of them as short passes. Everyone is going up, why are you passing? You have no chance of passing on that surface.

You're already struggling to get there; if you've made it, why pass on a corner... And you have good headers! If you take corners short on a wet, muddy surface, you're just playing into the opponent's hands.

İsmail Kartal is so terrified that the opponent will play a transition game! Don't be terrified, you need to be the champion."