Caner Erkin’s Experiences with Vitor Pereira
Playing for the Trendyol 1st League Club Eyüpspor, Caner Erkin shared remarkable revelations about his experiences while playing for Fenerbahçe. He disclosed that he had clashed with Vitor Pereira, who had excluded him from the squad before a Galatasaray match. The seasoned footballer also discussed the events during Vitor Pereira’s second term as coach at Fenerbahçe and expressed the dialogue between him and Fenerbahçe President Ali Koç as follows: „Ali Koç came and said, ‚I’m bringing yours.‘ We didn’t have a coach at that time, Emre Belözoğlu had left. Volkan Demirel was coaching the team. I said, ‚Mine? I clashed! In my opinion.‘ I was right. ‚This is not for me,‘ I told the president. But I said, ‚I insulted, shouted, and called the man.'“
Caner Erkin’s Memory of the Galatasaray Match
„On that day, he threw my belt.“ Caner stated that he was very angry when he learned from someone else that he had been excluded from the squad for the Galatasaray match: „He had kicked me. If he came and told me, there would be no problem. He is the coach, I am the player. You shouldn’t let him play, there is no problem. I said to Pereira: Who are you? I have given everything I had here!“ „The president told me to welcome him.“ Caner Erkin mentioned that Ali Koç laughed when he said he would bring Pereira back to the team and said, „I said, ‚Okay, there’s no problem for me, but I don’t know if he has one.‘ ‚You will meet him,‘ he said. Since I was the team captain, I said ‚Okay.‘ I greeted you, there are photos. This issue was opened. Pereira said, ‚Okay, no problem, these things happen.‘ He said he had given his responses.
Successes in Caner Erkin’s Career
Caner Erkin is an experienced footballer who played for Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe, and Beşiktaş, totaling 402 games. He made a significant contribution to his teams by scoring 25 goals and providing 101 assists throughout his career.