Galatasaray Board Member and Sportif AŞ Deputy Chairman İbrahim Hatipoğlu said that penalties were given against them easily in the matches in which they were ahead.
İbrahim Hatipoğlu made a statement to the press after the Kasımpaşa match, in which they drew 3-3 in the 7th week of the Trendyol Super League.
Hatipoğlu stated that they played a very good game in the first half of the match and said, “We watched two different matches today. A game that we did not want at all emerged in the second half. We tried the double striker formation in the first half. Our players showed a successful performance. We completed the first half with beautiful goals. Two unlucky ones.” We had an injury. We replaced Sallai and Osimhen due to injury concerns. I congratulate Kasımpaşa. If we had won today, we would have had the best start in Galatasaray’s history. required.” he said.
“We support young referees”
Evaluating the referee of the match, Oğuzhan Çakır, Hatipoğlu said, “It would not be right to attribute this match to the referee. We were ahead 3-0 in our own field. Then it became 3-3. This would be unfair to the referee. We support young referees. Turkish football needs young referees, but we In the matches where we were ahead, the referees gave easy penalties. In Adana Demirspor, Fenerbahçe and today’s match, these took place after the VAR intervention. It seems that the referees give penalties more easily when we are ahead, but today the linesman gave a penalty for the ball hitting the shoulder. Then, the penalty was given for the ball that was hit while the player’s arms were in a natural position and his back was turned to his opponent. I think today’s referee showed a successful performance for a young referee. This was the third time that such easy penalties were given against us. We think.” he said.
Expressing his opinions about the intensity of the fixtures, Hatipoğlu said, “We knew that the fixtures would be intense. We have a large squad. In the first half, no one felt the deficiencies in the team. Then fatigue appeared. It is more difficult to cope with this fatigue at the beginning of the season. Our teacher Okan said, ‘We could have rested for one more day.’ “We still should have won the match where we were ahead 3-0.” he said.
