Rıza Çalımbay rebels! 'Beşiktaş cannot be like this'

Beşiktaş was defeated 3-1 by Fenerbahçe in the big derby. Beşiktaş Manager Rıza Çalımbay made statements after the match.

Here are Rıza Çalımbay's statements:

"We didn't start the match badly; we started well. It was becoming an even match. Later on, our players made mistakes. Everyone played below their capacity. They couldn't do the things we told them to. We made mistakes we shouldn't have. It's a sad match. Excellent fans came. It was an important match for everyone. We played football below expectations. We didn't expect this much. We didn't have a preparation period or anything. We didn't even see the players. We came directly. There were many missing aspects. It's not easy to fix these immediately."

"WE MUST GO UNTIL THE END!"

"It was unfortunate; the exits of Gedson and Umut were also a disadvantage. We were forced to play friends in positions that weren't theirs. We couldn't do what we wanted. No matter what, there is a goal. We need to go until the end. This cannot be like this. This needs to be fixed during the mid-season break."

"THEY MUST GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER"

"The leading players need to get their act together, both on and off the pitch. If we do these, we will recover; there is no reason not to. The game some friends played is not their true level. They can reach a higher level."

"BEŞİKTAŞ CANNOT BE LIKE THIS!"

"We need time, we need a little time. We need to work a lot with the players; it hasn't even been a month yet. If we could have caught something like this at the beginning of the season, things would have been different. We could have done better things to get the players into a good state in every aspect. We came suddenly. We are trying to do better. This is my 4th match in the league, we were defeated for the first time. It will improve. There is nothing to do. This is Beşiktaş, it cannot be like this. My player friends will also look at themselves and fix it. Hopefully, we will reach a good place."

News Source: 12punto