Ex-Liverpool midfielder Nuri Sahin PROTECTS referee from OWN players
Ex-Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund midfielder Nuri Sahin is forced to PROTECT the referee from his OWN Antalyaspor players by using himself as a human shield after controversial defeat to Fenerbache
- Nuri Sahin, 34, played for Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid and also Liverpool
- After finishing his playing career at Antalyaspor, he then became their manager
- Sahin’s side were furious with the officials after their 2-1 defeat to Fenerbache
- Club released a strongly-worded statement, accusing referee of being a novice
Former Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund midfielder Nuri Sahin was forced to protect the referee by using himself as a human shield from his own Antalyaspor players after their controversial defeat to Fenerbache.
The footballer-turned-manager, who also played for Real Madrid, has been in charge of the Turkish side since 2021, having finished his playing career there.
The Antalyaspor players were incensed at full-time by several controversial decisions which saw Sahin’s side lose 2-1 to the Super Lig giants.
Former Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund midfielder Nuri Sahin was forced to protect the referee from his own Antalyaspor players
Antalyaspor were denied an equaliser in the 11th minute of added time thanks to a VAR offside call – after ex-Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi had bagged a brace to bring Fenerbache back from 1-0 down at the Antalya Stadium.
At the full-time whistle, the infuriated Antalyaspor players tried to question referee Kadir Saglam and his team but manager Sahin rushed onto the pitch to protect them.
Sahin was visibly angered by his players and even began pushing them away as they continued to protest with Saglam – while one member of staff appeared to be brandished with a red card.
Sahin’s players were incensed with the referee’s decisions but the ex-Liverpool midfielder even had to push them away from the officials
The tension did not stop there however. After the game, Antalyaspor’s board of directors released a statement with the title ‘Dark Knight’ and branded the referee a ‘novice’.
‘In Turkish football, Sivas and Gaziantep yesterday, Antalya today, is another city where a dark night will be experienced tomorrow,’ it began.
‘We knew Kadir Sağlam before. In the Kasımpaşa match we played in the 5th week of this season, tonight’s referee Kadir Sağlam was also the one who did not give a red card to Larsson’s face in the match against Kasimpasa, but who made up a penalty in the position that went aude, and who was suspended for 4 weeks after this match.
‘We said we don’t want novice referees.
‘In today’s match, the same referee who assisted Fenerbahçe’s first goal, sought the penalty and made up the offside, despite being stopped by a foul while attacking with Bünyamin while he was ahead 1-0.
Sahin played at Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid but in 2012 he had a loan spell at Anfield
‘We’re wondering if there’s any offside talk in the VAR recordings. We demand disclosure, we believe that TFF’s understanding of transparency requires it.
‘We are against the order that treats Anatolian clubs to the championship race. We demand justice not only for our community, but for all Anatolian clubs.’
Fenerbache’s Istanbul rivals Galatasaray also weighed in on the matter, tweeting: ‘Those who do not suffer from justice received their privilege @Fenerbahce.
‘We will continue to seek justice for all. Let the VAR records of the Antalyaspor – Fenerbahce match be announced, let’s see what a cover is for the operation.’
Sahin, 34, made his way round Europe’s elite clubs during his career, even enjoying time in England during a loan spell at Liverpool in the 2012-13 season.
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