Warning to Fenerbahçe from Yanal: Give Belözoğlu room to work

Emre Belözoğlu has been appointed head coach of Fenerbahçe, replacing İsmail Kartal. Ersun Yanal, a former head coach of the yellow-and-navy club, shared his views on Belözoğlu's time at Fenerbahçe in statements on his YouTube channel.

Yanal said Belözoğlu has taken on a difficult task and can cope with these challenges. Describing Belözoğlu as a man with an upright stance who keeps his word, Yanal said he can do his job where he is. He said he hopes people will understand this correctly and give him room to work.

According to Yanal, the club's management, as the people who brought Belözoğlu in, should respect his decisions, remove the obstacles in his way, and remove those who create obstacles. He stressed that at this stage, not giving Belözoğlu room to work would cause serious harm to Fenerbahçe.

Yanal said he questions the timing of a move from one club to another, but he thinks that, in a situation where a club as big as Fenerbahçe needs him, it would be difficult to turn down this request.