There are unforgettable teams and matches in the memory of a city. For the city of Trabzon, this is first and always Fenerbahçe matches. The city talks about this match a week before, lives it, makes a squad, wins the match, and everyone goes home happy. There is a similar mood after the match. The result of the match will be discussed in 1 week.
How will the Trabzonspor-Fenerbahçe match be remembered years later, what will it be remembered for? First with the referee, then with Şenol Güneş’s team.
If we leave the referee for last, Şenol Güneş played this match like the Şenol Güneş school; played it. He made an extraordinary appeal against the favorite team. Without proper replacement players, he exceeded his potential.
He conceded a goal while playing well in the first half. In this period, the match went both ways. The game belonged to both sides in both halves. If Trabzonspor won, no one would say, ‘What did he do to win?’ cannot say. The same goes for Fenerbahçe. He solved the game, especially after Fenerbahçe fell behind in the second half. Portuguese Mourinho thought he was in the English Premier League and changed the game with his interventions.
Trabzonspor objected 1-0 and Fenerbahçe objected 2-1. This is a great achievement for Turkish football. We could call a sweet-hard game a full Premier League match if it weren’t for the referee and VAR interventions.
Let’s give Fenerbahçe their due; He showed an aggressive and tireless fight. Mourinho is a coach who reads the field well, this victory is his work. Trabzonspor reacted in the same way and showed that it was close to winning. At least he didn’t say ‘I’m out’ early on. Considering a few seasons, this was the match in which the claret-blue team returned to football despite the lack of a squad. Despite the difference in quality, Trabzonspor reacted to its opponent and gave hope for the future.
As for the referee, there is nothing in Trabzonspor’s disallowed goal. Regular goal. There’s no need to even discuss this. It would be in TFF’s favor to play such matches with a well-known, experienced referee. We don’t know why they made such a decision.
While watching the match, other things came to my mind. Those who want to design the future of clubs work minutely on referees and matches. Is this necessary? They overshadowed football and struggle on the field.
If Şenol Güneş’s Trabzon had played with a squad with plenty of alternatives, such as Mourinho’s Fenerbahçe, they would not have lost the match; He might even win. Trabzonspor responded to its opponent in the majority of the match. If you remove the referee, we watched a show in the name of football. Thank you Trabzonspor and Fenerbahçe. Referees and VAR management will be discussed further.
