Besiktas has got 4 point advantage at the top with high quality football.
At the week when all of the league title contenders has drawn their games, Besiktas has got an important win against Akhisar Belediyespor with 3:1 scoreline during Super League 21st week and has got 4 point difference from its closest opponents of Basaksehirspor.
Being aware of the importance of today's game as it would help to get its leadership more stable, Besiktas players has provided full focus towards the game which has reflected with control of the game and getting scoreline which it was seeking for. Despite of not scoring a goal at today's game, Ricardo Quaresma has shown a very good performance with high number of crosses into penalty zone including Cenk Tosun goal. Ricardo Quaresma carries on good season with providing most assists of this season. Meanwhile, Cenk Tosun carries on scoring and has reached already 16 goals following 21st weeks at the Super League and slowly moves towards becoming best goal scorer of the season and aiming to end season with 25+ goals at the end of the season. Apart of this two players its important to note that whole team has shown top football at today's game.
Akhisar Belediyespor did show high concentration during the game and needs to be stated did provide good performance however it wasnt able to respond to game of the Besiktas which didnt have any mistakes. In fact, the fact that team has been prepared in good manner during last minutes of the game which also brought them goal in 81st minute by Olcan Adin.
Besiktas as been stated 2 weeks ago at our blog is the team to beat and its getting even more confident to the last 13 weeks with 4 point advantage at the table and are coming as strong favourites against Hapoel Beer-Sheva at Europa League and Galatasaray Super League game.
Fenerbahce are not being very creative attacking wise.
Fenerbahce carries on providing pretty dissapointing football without providing much fighting spirit at the front as it has concluded Super League 21st week game against Kasimpasa with goalless draw.
Fenerbahce it needs to be noted has provided much better and to some extend organised football compare to Kasimpasa which has focussed mainly into defence and counter-attacks. Despite of having control of the ball in duration of the whole game, Fenerbahce had lacked number of high chances which has led forward players, firstly Moussa Sow and after substitute Fernandao to create any chances not for providing poor performance but mainly due of the factor of not recieving good balls from wingers or other players. Fenerbahce has certainly loss its passion to perform fast-paced football taking account that today's win could at least put them closer to the fight for 2nd place Champions League at least as Galatasaray and Basaksehirspor are not getting top result. Fenerbahce players seems to be lacking motivation and concentration which mainly needs to be solved by head coach Dick Advocaat.
Meanwhile, Kasimpasa as been stated has been mainly focussed into defensive and counter-attacks and didnt provide show much risky football where it has mainly focussed not to concede. Still its important point for them taking account that their have lost to Fenerbahce in last 8 games.
Fenerbahce is not providing good view especially before 2nd leg game against Krasnodar on the 23rd February especially taking account that it needs to come back from 1:0 scoreline from 1st leg.
Galatasaray didnt get good result but tactical there is hope for future.
Galatasaray performance at the Super League 21st week game against Rizespor with its new head coach Igor Tudor didnt provide huge difference compare to Jan Olde Riekerink however its incorrect to criticise him as he joined only this week.
Stating that it became visible from the game that Igor Tudor will be mainly focussing into attacking style of play which was seen at the 1st 60 minutes of the game until Galatasaray has become tired from unusual high speed game it had compare to previous games. It needs to be stated that players did provide good performance but 1:0 scoreline against team like Rizespor which can provide good counter attacks and raise its tempo when needed the scoreline will not be enough. Regardless of the result, performance by the team as Tudor has stated himself does provide some positive manners as players has shown some good response to what he wants. But this is critical weeks for them and their would come out to get must-win game against Besiktas next week where such performance is likely not to be enough, however Igor Tudor does have a week to get prepared to this game.
Overall, for perspective of Galatasaray the result is not satisfying at all but performance and tactical changes does provide some hope for the fans but as again Besiktas game might not come at the best time for them taking circumstances.
Results
Turkish Super League, 21st week:
Genclerbirligi 2:0 Konyaspor
Fenerbahce 0:0 Kasimpasa
Adanaspor 1:5 Osmanlispor
Besiktas 3:1 Akhisar Belediyespor
Schedule
Turkish Super League, 21st week:
20:00 Trabzonspor - Alanyaspor
In other news:
- Fenerbahce CEO Aziz Yildirim: If right actions were made following matchfixing against FETO their will not be failed coupdetat.Their were listening to me illegally since 2016. Their tried to connect me to Ergenekon case but couldnt.
- Besiktas player Ricardo Quaresma has become injured following Super League 21st week game against Akhisar Belediyespor.
- Abdurrahim Albayrak has stated that he will be running for Galatasaray CEO position in next election whenever it happens.
- Sao Paulo are interested to transfer Fenerbahce player Robin van Persie.
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