Ndidi believe Beşiktaş can have great season despite derby defeat

Nigerian midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has to believes Beşiktaş J.K can still archive great things in the Turkish Super lig despite an Istanbul derby defeat to Fenerbahce

The Black Eagles blew away a two-goal lead to lose 3-2 to Fenerbahce in a keenly contested encounter at Tupras Stadium on Sunday. Beşiktaş took the led via two quick goals through Bilal Touré and Emirhan Topcu.

They were, however, reduced to 10-men when Orkun Kökçü was sent off for a rash tackle in the 25th minute, as Fenerbahce took advantage of the numerical advantage, and netted thrice through İsmail Yüksek, Marco Asensio, and Jhon Duran.

‘We need to be united, fans and players’

Reacting after the match on the clubs website the vice captain, Ndidi admitted Orkun Kökçü’s dismissal contributed to their defeat.

“The match was going well for us. We knew we had to do our best. We even went 2-0 up. When we conceded a goal after the red card, we gave them the momentum they needed.

“We wanted to stay in the match. We know we have quality. But we need to stay together. We need to be united, fans and players. We can create a situation where we can achieve great things this season.”

The defeat means that Beşiktaş is sixth on the Turkish Super Lig table with 17 points.

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