Acun Ilıcalı takes a jab at Okan Buruk over the Europa League: 'We poked the hornet's nest'

Evaluating the match, Ilıcalı said, “We are happy with the performance, but not with the result. Our goal is the championship. We are maintaining our hope.

Our fixture advantage is huge. We will play against easier teams in the standings compared to Galatasaray. We are continuing in Europe and the cup. We are proud of the team and the coach. Considering the missed chances, we could have taken 3 points.”

Highlights from Acun Ilıcalı’s statements are as follows:

“THE HORNET'S NEST HAS BEEN POKED”

“A foreign referee came, and the hornet's nest was poked. Before the derby, they said, 'Let him come from space.' The referee was from Maribor... The referee has nothing to do with us. They said Acun has a team, the referee might do something! I laugh at these; they have no basis in the world!”

"Do we know which team our referees support? A referee from Maribor cannot officiate a Maribor match. Does a Galatasaray-supporting referee officiate a Galatasaray match in Turkey? Does a Galatasaray-supporting referee officiate a Fenerbahçe match? Why don't we know these? Even in England, they ask about the team, and they don't assign the match. You got obsessed with Maribor, talk about this too. Only in Turkey are the teams of the referees unknown while they officiate matches.”

“6 MATCHES IN EUROPE WITH A FOREIGN REFEREE, 0 WINS”

If there were a foreign referee, this point gap wouldn't exist! 6 matches in Europe with a foreign referee, 0 wins. The 7th match with a foreign referee, no shots! That is the truth! We poked the hornet's nest. I am sure that those who play against Galatasaray are saying, 'Oh, oh! I wish there were a foreign referee in our match too.' What are the Beşiktaş fans saying? The referee missed 8 cards in the Beşiktaş match! Today they saw 5 yellow cards, has anything like this happened before? Everyone is satisfied, the Anatolian teams also want this match! There is only one team, Galatasaray!

“THE FAVORITISM IS OVER NOW, ENOUGH”

"There is a penalty position, there is a foul that wasn't counted as a foul. There is a foul on En-Nesyri in the midfield, but I am not talking about it. My conscience is clear. Why didn't anything hit our player's head while a corner was being taken? I am asking! Are we stupid, or did it not happen by chance? They didn't throw it because there was a foreign referee. A flare was thrown, the game stopped. In Trabzon, our goalkeeper was burning, the local referee let the game continue. The foreign referee checked the security here and let it continue. It is normal for Trabzonspor to want Vincic too. We brought justice here. Actually, we didn't bring it, we rebelled. Not because we wanted it, but I asked for a foreign VAR in August. Then Beşiktaş, Trabzonspor, and smaller teams rebelled. 4 months later, the point gap became 8, and we brought in foreign VAR. We said the massacre on the field was continuing, and the head referee also became foreign. Trabzonspor also wants a foreigner. Everyone wants it. The favoritism is over now, enough. Last year we were left with 10 men in the 20th minute, you didn't count my second goal. While we were going to score 5 with 10 men, we barely left with 1-0. We will demand justice, we will demand it to the end."

“THEY THREW THEMSELVES TO THE GROUND, THE REFEREE DIDN'T GIVE IT”

“There must be an urgent revolution regarding referees in Turkey. Greece brought in a foreign referee and made a leap forward. Why are you eliminated when you go to Europe? Because you get used to the referees here. In the AZ Alkmaar match, they threw themselves to the ground 15 times, the referee didn't give it. They threw themselves in this match too, the referee didn't give it. You said everything you could to me and my family because I want justice.”

“YOUR PURPOSE IS CLEAR, YOU WANT PRIVILEGE”

“I am addressing the Galatasaray fans, we don't have any bad thoughts about you. Do your managers want a foreign referee or not? If he came from Bosnia, you would say Edin Dzeko. Your purpose is clear, you want privilege.”

“JUSTICE WILL COME TO FOOTBALL IN TURKEY TOO”

“We are here, we are strong, and we are coming step by step. Justice will come to football in Turkey too. We trust the TFF."

News Source: 12punto