Fenerbahce shows that it wants at least to pass group stage at Turkish Cup.
Listening to statements prior to Turkish Cup between Fenerbahce and Antalyaspor it will be normal to expect that Antalyaspor was much favourable to win Turkish Cup game. Antalyaspor has mentioned that it wants to play final since final game is in Antalya while Fenerbahce has stated cup is not priority for them. However, with 4:2 scoreline it has shown that its guiet opposite to reality. The biggest role has played a performance by Fenerbahce players who are generally substitutes at the team but not in starting 11 like Sener Ozbayrakli and Robin van Persie.
In fact, out of 4 goals scored at the game by Fenerbahce, 3 has come by those players. The two great goals scored by Robin van Persie has shown that he wants to prove himself to the Fenerbahce head coach Vitor Pereira that he deserves his place more in starting 11 than Fernandao, and his happiness after those goals has shown that. Coming to the game in general Fenerbahce did give some attacks, which is unusual to the team, to Antalyaspor but this could be explained by players who didnt play much this season. Fenerbahce in general has shown that it is focussed at the Turkish Cup despite of stating opposite to the media.
Fenerbahce reserve and substitute players with today performance also managed to show us that in fact team has a strong squad and will be able to achieve a lot at the Turkish Cup if it provides focus to the tournament. Fenerbahce as the team with today result has shown that it will at least get to last 16 stage of cup.
Coming to Antalyaspor, it has provided poor performance once again against big 4 teams and with Samuel Eto'o not playing is not real excuse. If team really wants to play final in this season Turkish Cup it needs to improve its performance, or it will be hard for them to get to semi-final even.
Chance for reserves to prove themselves to Denizli has been used.
The games between top sight club against teams which can be categorised as amateur at the Cup had been always difficult to prepare for especially when there need to go for rotation to keep fresh key players for league games. The following issue has come to the Galatasaray while playing against
Kastamonuspor at the Turkish Cup 2nd week game. Even through Galatasaray did manage to win game with 2:1 scoreline, it was not easy win and Kastamanuspor did show worth fight at the game.
In the sense of the game gameplay the game was not with lots at attacks as will be expected at the Turkish Cup between big 4 team and weak team. Similar case was with Fenerbahce game against Tuzlaspor last week and similar things likely to happen at game tomorrow between Sivas Belediyespor and Besiktas. Galatasaray with goals by Emre Colak and Umut Bulut, two experienced players at the squad, has brought an important win but when Kastamonuspor has scored its goal in 73rd minute it showed that it will try to fight for at least a draw as Galatasaray head coach Mustafa Denizli has stated after game.
Meanwhile, as Denizli has stated themselves, playing mainly players who are not at starting 11 provides opportunity to figure it out which players are needed at club or which not especially if starting 11 player gets injured. Its true that by putting 2nd-3rd squad at games likes this show that team is not getting cup in serious manner, but still players should play its best football as surely head coaches of club take notes and will thing of selling or not using players which hardly plays in future. This is an opportunity to prove themselves for players like that.
Coming to Kastamanuspor, by losing two games so far it has hard chance of getting into last 16 stage however with today game at 2nd half it can provide some interesting games and points at upcoming games at the group.
Besiktas is strong favourite agaisnt Sivas Belediyespor even with reserves.
As Besiktas is fighting for league title currently at Super League it would be also be unsurprising that team as Fenerbahce last week and Galatasaray this week will provide more game play for players which didnt get much game-time this season, as it did also last week. Besiktas in game against Sivas Belediyespor should also come as favourite as club becomes to the stage that even players who hardly play also provide high performance as it demanded by the club.
With the strength of clubs even to reserves players against clubs at the group stage, its quite normal for them to get points even when it plays with reserves. Most of the teams have trouble at even getting ever to be at Super League. So it can be stated that with so much quality gap the big 4 teams will get to last 16 without even wanting to. However, what some clubs showed that their able to fight against big 4 teams hence bringing some goals and interesting at those cup games.
Besiktas will very likely to win game but it needs to take account even colder conditions in Sivas than in Ankara which it experienced on Monday in more or less stadium which is been played by amateur teams. Sivas Belediyespor might bring those problems as an advantage to themselves meanwhile.
Results
Turkish Cup, Group A, 2nd week
Amedspor 2:2 Basaksehirspor
Sanliurfaspor 0:3 Bandirmaspor
Turkish Cup, Group D, 2nd week
Bucaspor 2:0 Aydinspor 1923
Turkish Cup, Group E, 2nd week
Kastamonuspor 1966 1:2 Galatasaray
Akhisar Belediyespor 0:2 Karsiyaka
Turkish Cup, Group H, 2nd week
Fenerbahce 4:2 Antalyaspor
Schedule
Turkish Cup, Group B, 2nd week
20:00 Bursaspor - Eskisehirspor
Turkish Cup, Group C. 2nd week
12:00 Kardemir Karabukspor - Trabzon 1461
13:45 Sivas Belediyespor - Besiktas
Turkish Cup, Group F, 2nd week
18:00 Adanaspor - Nazalli Belediyespor
Turkish Cup, Group G, 2nd week
14:00 Kayserispor- Inegolspor
Turkish Cup, Group H, 2nd week
16:00 Giresunspor - Tuzlaspor
In other news:
- Genclerbirligi are close to appoint head coach Yilmaz Vural as club new head coach.
- Trabzonspor CEO Muharrem Usta: We dont need to rush about new head coach in this winter break. We need patience.
- Fenerbahce player Ertuglul Taskiran has become injured during cup game against Antalyaspor.
-Marselya are interested to sign Galatasaray player Aurelian Chedjou.
- EintrachtFrankfurt has loaned Schalke 04 Turkish player Kaan Ayhan.
- It became clear that Trabzonspor administrators start questioning coach Ersun Yanal about his previous period at club during negotiations
- Trabzonspor player Oscar Cardozo won't be playing against Kasimpasa due of injury.
- It became clear that Akhisar Belediyespor players Hasan Kabze and Douglao had fight after Turkish Cup game against Karsiyaka.
- Besiktas are interested to sign Sporting Lisbon player Andre Carrillo.
- Bursaspor will be playing last game at Ataturk Stadium in game against Eskisehirspor tomorrow prior to moving to new stadium Timsah Arena
- Galatasaray are interested to sign Schalke 04 player Joel Matip.
- DanielAmokachi has been appointed to be at scout staff of the Besiktas
- It became clear that Fenerbahce player Lazar Markovic is considering to return to Liverpool at end of the season.
- Galatasaray are interested to transfer Al Ain player Ryan Babel.
- Galatasaray head coach Mustafa Denizli is against selling its player Umut Bulut this January.
- Fenerbahce administrators will have meeting with Robin van Persie after Sivasspor game regarding of his condition at club.
- Trabzonspor are interested to transfer Kasimpasa player Oscar Scarione.
- Galatasaray are interested to transfer Leicester City player Gokhan Inler.
- Galatasaray administrators will not pay bonuses for Turkish Cup games.
- Fenerbahce is terminating contract with its player Raul Meireles.
- It became clear that Galatasaray player Burak Yilmaz recovery from injury might take 2 months.
- Antalyaspor CEO Gultekin Gencer: Samuel Eto'o didnt travel to Brasil to have negotiation with Ronaldinho. Its to have special game.
- Bursaspor are interested to sign Galatasaray player Sabri Sarioglu
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