Galatasaray beat Başakşehir 3-2, Metin Öztürk came to the fore with referee criticisms

In the 4th week of Trendyol Super League, Galatasaray defeated Başakşehir 3-2 away. Galatasaray Vice President Metin Öztürk made a statement to the press about the name of the match.

Öztürk started his speech by saying that they were happy for the 3 points they won and said, "It is just the beginning of the league. Our leadership continues. Now we are in front of an important European test. We have already seen in the last 2-3 weeks that this season will be very difficult. First, let me talk about the current referee. He showed a red card for no reason in a friendly match to intimidate our coach... What is going on? What is going on? Recently, a manager of our opponent went through the federation. He is right, he is wrong... It happens to everyone. First, he has 15 days of right." "After the deprivation, I don't know, 2.5 million fine, they said 'Sorry, we gave it to you by mistake' and removed it. I hope they will do the same to me," he said.

"Obviously, they will try to prevent Galatasaray from winning the championship"

Speaking about the referee of the match, Kadir Sağlam, Metin Öztürk said, "I don't know if I should say referee. When you say referee, there is a format. What about the goal scored by Osimhen... VAR said 'goal' and gave it that way. The middle of the line, that is, the net! The middle! What does VAR have in this? The referee will see it, give it. Penalty... Don't make me laugh, is there a penalty like this? Then there will be 8 penalties in every match. The goal we scored... What about an offside? çizgisini çizmeyi beceremiyorlar. Yanlış adamdan ofsayt çizgisi çizdiler. Yazık değil mi bu emeğe, bu yatırıma? Orta hakem, yan hakem anlaşamıyor. Yan hakemin 3 metre önündeki faul ya! Yani dünyanın her yerinde faul. Ona verilmiş, buna verilmiş önemli değil. Görmüyor. Onun verdiğini öbürü kabul etmiyor. Belli ki bu sene zor geçecek. Belli ki Galatasaray'ın şampiyonluğu engellenmeye çalışılacak. Ama bilin ki ne yaparsanız yapın, Galatasaray alnının akıyla, "It will be a champion again with its fans, management and players," he said.

"They let their referees, whom they are sure are good, play in their own matches that week."

Criticizing the Turkish Football Federation about the appointment of foreign VAR referees, Metin Öztürk said, "A foreign referee has arrived now. Who do they send to us among the foreign referees who come to VAR? They send the men who are not kept there. They already send the referees whom they are sure are good to play in their own matches that week, and the ones who are not, they send here. So, I am not saying this is in favor or against Galatasaray. Unfortunately, this is our disease. One day, the federation says, 'Foreign VAR will not come, we trust the referees.' "The day says 'We don't trust', I guess the foreigner brings VAR," he said.

Öztürk said that they have no information yet about Victor Osimhen's injury.