Antalyaspor Coach Sergen Yalçın Criticizes Referee and Announces Departure: “Leaving at the End of the Season”

In his statement after the Pendikspor match, Antalyaspor Coach Sergen Yalçın harshly criticized the performance of the referee of the match, Tugay Kaan Numanoğlu. Sergen Yalçın also made a statement about his future in the team.

In the 35th week of Trendyol Super League, Bitexen Antalyaspor lost 2-1 to Siltaş Yapı Pendikspor, which they hosted at home. Speaking to beIN Sports after the match, Antalyaspor Coach Sergen Yalçın blamed referee Tugay Kaan Numanoğlu.

Sergen Yalçın, who started his speech by saying “It is not easy to play with 10 people with so many shortcomings”, used the following phrases about Tugay Kaan Numanoğlu’s performance:

It was a good game to watch, it would have been a good game if the referee hadn’t intervened. There is no way Turkish football can be trusted as long as referees like Tugay Kaan Numanoğlu manage matches. I have never seen such a bad referee in my life. The goal we conceded is upside down, and whoever draws that line will suddenly be the goal. This is not possible, especially with referees like Tugay Kaan Numanoğlu. Because we are comfortable, there is little response. If we were in the relegation zone, if we were close on points with the opponent, big events could happen today… He should do another job, if he has another role, let him do that .

He is leaving at the end of the season

Regarding his future in the team, Sergen Yalçın said, “In the meeting we held with the president and the management during the weekdays, we exchanged ideas. We decided not to continues at the end of the season. Our last three games in Antalyaspor. We would like to thank the management and fans of Antalyaspor.

Responding to the news about him, the 51-year-old coach said, “According to ethical values, I will not negotiate with another club while I am working for one club. Please ignore the news. I’m a coach, if an offer comes at the end of the season, we’ll sit down and see, frankly, we haven’t received a big offer so far.” said.