Italiano's Tactical Stubbornness Pushes Beşiktaş to the Crisis Button

Beşiktaş's single win in their last 5 official matches has made Vincenzo Italiano's tactical approach a subject of debate. According to the article, the Italian coach, as during his time at Fiorentina, is struggling to read matches correctly, and this is putting Kartal in a difficult position. Beşiktaş took a 1-0 lead at Celtic in the 54th minute through Junior Olaitan's goal. The home side, Celtic, equalized in the 62nd minute through Osmand's goal and won the match 3-2. Starting Orkun Kökçü from the bench was also among the decisions criticized. The writer argued that Italiano's wrong moves have lengthened Beşiktaş's reaction time.

Source: Sozcu Spor

Correction (07.11.2026): Italiano waited for Kartal to concede before making a change while leading 1-0. Removed.