Rıdvan Dilmen: “Fenerbahçe will reach the final”
Rıdvan Dilmen analyzed the match where Fenerbahçe defeated Spartak Trnava 4-0 in the UEFA Europa Conference League H Group. Rıdvan Dilmen put forward a noteworthy claim about Fenerbahçe's journey in the Conference League.
Rıdvan Dilmen analyzed the match where Fenerbahçe defeated Spartak Trnava 4-0 in the UEFA Europa Conference League H Group. Rıdvan Dilmen put forward a noteworthy claim about Fenerbahçe’s journey in the Conference League.
The renowned football commentator and former Fenerbahçe player Rıdvan Dilmen commented on the match where Fenerbahçe defeated Spartak Trnava 4-0 at home in the UEFA Europa Conference League. Speaking on Sports Digitale, Rıdvan Dilmen also touched upon Fenerbahçe’s transfer agenda.
“Expected a bigger margin”
Expressing that he expected Fenerbahçe to win the match by a larger margin, Rıdvan Dilmen said, “I was expecting 7 or 8 goals. Fenerbahçe had enough chances. At the beginning of the season, I thought we would reach the semi-finals. Fenerbahçe was the favorite of this group. Today, we played like favorites. We almost played with the main squad only in this match. The fans did not give up on the match, even when they reacted to the wrong decision in the 90+4th minute.” he stated.
Dilmen pointed out that Fenerbahçe only played poorly in the Trabzonspor match this season with their ideal squad, including the Adana Demirspor match where points were dropped.
“The most interesting group in Europe”
Stating that Fenerbahçe’s group was the most interesting group in Europe this season, the famous commentator said, “This season, including the Champions League, this group was the most interesting in Europe. Ludogorets’ goal in extra time against Trnava in the 5th week made us the first. Because if they hadn’t scored in the 90+’, they would have had no chance mathematically.” he expressed.
Dilmen, who said that the results in Fenerbahçe’s group were fair, but the scores were unfair, stated, “Nordsjaelland scored a total of 13 goals against Fenerbahçe and Trnava. Such a team was eliminated. We were a heavyweight team, they were middleweight. I think a fair result came out, but the scores were unfair. Even if Fenerbahçe played until morning, they wouldn’t concede 6 goals to anyone in this group; it happened to be that day.”
“Fenerbahçe defense is the fastest in Turkey”
Emphasizing the speed of Fenerbahçe’s defense, Rıdvan Dilmen said, “I believe that Fenerbahçe is the best organized team in our league. I claim that if you have a 4×100 relay race in our 20-team league, Fenerbahçe’s defense would easily be the first. Right-back Osayi, left-back Ferdi, Oosterwolde is also very fast, and Djiku is very dynamic.” he stated.
“Let Edin Dzeko serve for many years”
Expressing his desire for Dzeko to stay at Fenerbahçe for many years even after retiring from football, Dilmen said, “I would like Dzeko to serve at Fenerbahçe for many years even after he quits playing football. I want such an international brand to be at Fenerbahçe.” he said.
“Fenerbahçe will reach the final”
Predicting that Fenerbahçe will reach the final in the UEFA Europa Conference League, Rıdvan Dilmen said, “If Nordsjaelland had won, we would have been the second in the group, but I am sure Fenerbahçe would have played only 2 more matches. I think Fenerbahçe will advance from the round of 16 and the quarterfinals. I feel like they will reach the final in Athens.” he stated.
“Fenerbahçe squad is Champions League quality”
Stating that the squad of the Yellow-Blues is of Champions League quality, Dilmen said, “Both the fans and the management prioritize the league. In my opinion, even though Fenerbahçe has built a Champions League squad, if there are two favorites in this league, one is Fenerbahçe, and they are playing like it.” he stated.
Transfer comment
Rıdvan Dilmen, who also commented on Fenerbahçe’s transfer agenda, concluded his words with the following statements:
“I am not in favor of Fenerbahçe focusing too much on transfers. There should be no rush. If a player is going, for example, if Batshuayi has decided to leave, a good forward close to Dzeko should be brought in. If Ryan Kent is leaving, a right-footed winger can be brought in.”
“If İrfan Can wasn’t in such good form, Cengiz Ünder would be criticized more. If Batshuayi is going, they should start looking for a striker now. Umut Nayir is our brother, but there is currently a gap.”
