Nihat Kahveci evaluated Beşiktaş’s victory over Samsunspor with his comments on the Kontraspor YouTube channel. Kahveci especially praised Rafa Silva’s performance. Kahveci, who brought up the question “Is this the Beşiktaş of last year?” for Beşiktaş’s first half hour of play, said, “But then the effect of the new transfers became apparent and they scored goals. They are continuing the excellent performance they showed against Galatasaray here as well.”
Gabriel Paulista’s Transfer Performance
Kahveci emphasized that Gabriel Paulista was a spot-on transfer for Beşiktaş, saying, “Look, there is a player named Paulista. He is a player who makes all the interventions in the penalty area and also scores goals. Can such a correct transfer be made? When you have quality players, even if you play badly for 30 minutes, they can pull the plug in a minute.”
Criticisms on Ground Conditions
The famous commentator, who also commented on the condition of the pitch of the Samsun New 19 Mayıs Stadium, criticized, “What is the condition of this pitch? You pay a transfer fee of 20 million euros, an annual fee of 4 million euros, But the players take the field with this pitch. Samsun is a team that can pass the ball to the feet. But how do you offer this pitch to them?
Kahveci said, “What happened here? The middle of the pitch is like a potato field. I can’t believe it. There are so many transfers, but it’s a shame for this ground. When the ground is bad, the game plans of “The technical teams are also negatively affected. In order for Samsun to get a point or points, it is necessary for them to improve this ground in the home field.”
Thoughts on Rafa Silva’s Game
Finally, continuing his praise for Rafa Silva, Nihat Kahveci said, “I call Rafa Silva the Talisca effect. He lost some balls in the second half, but I think the critical control he made in the first half is more important than the goal he “Thanks to that control, he had already completed 70 percent of the game,” and concluded his words.
