What happened in Turkish football today? 09/11/2017

Turkish National Team has shown very poor performance against Romania.

Turkish National Team during its 1st friendly game after World Cup Qualifiers which it played against Romanian National Team has provided very dissapointing performance without having any dangerous attacks until conceding 2nd goal.

In fact, the fact the game has been played both sides were visibly to be negatively affected after
unsuccessful World Cup Qualifiers, however Romania did play much more forward seeking football even through it did lacked creating high level dangerous chances during the game. Turkish National Team with young players and totally different squad and coming out heavily with midfieliders it did had trouble at creating many chances due of lack of good defensive game and also losing lots of balls during passes. Since its friendly game, it could be defended from Mircea Lucescu is be able to look at potential football stars of Turkish football who doesnt get much playing time. It needs to be noted that the factor which of Turkish players not playing enough at their teams, which is criticised by Lucescu, did become visible at the game as the players certainly would given better performance if their recieved more time at the league. This game sadly does show worrying image for future of the Euro 2020 qualifiers.

It would overstatement to state that Romanian National Team has provided top class game and due of having many attacks it did play also slow tempo which affected to the monotonic game. However, if Romania does look to be poor performance, with best player being Grozav, but one thing is certain Romania wanted to win more game compare to Turkey with playing forward-seeking game.

Turkish National Team experience at the game wasnt very satisfactorily but in other hand it has once again showed problems at the team and would probably help Mircea Lucescu to aim to solve them for Albania friendly game but even more important for Euro 2020 qualifiers

Goztepe are interested to transfer Galatasaray player Yasin Oztekin.

One of the main transfers rumours which took place at the Turkish sports media has been news that Goztepe has started transfer negotiations with Galatasaray for purchasing Yasin Oztekin making him as possible 2nd transfer to itself from unwanted Galatasaray player.

As we are at the national team break and also mid-season transfer window is getting closer some of the transfer rumours start taking place actively with the most eye-catching today has been of Goztepe starting negotiations with Galatasaray player Yasin Oztekin. It needs to be stated that Goztepe are aiming to make strong team with possible financial factors it has and hence could be very important transfer and key player for Goztepe if this transfer would take place. Very likely Yasin Oztekin, with possible positive messages coming from Sabri Sarioglu, would make Yasin also interested to join team in the winter. We would see how transfer negotiations would be going as Galatasaray would certainly ask for reasonable price from their viewpoint but the chances it needs to be stated are high for Oztekin to move to Goztepe.

If this would take place it would be advantage news for all parties and we would see how this transfer rumour would develop in upcoming period.

Besiktas are interested to transfer Santos player Lucas Lima.

Meanwhile, and as would be expected Besiktas is also not staying quiet at transfer front as the club are showing interest with Santos player Lucas Lima to who Fenerbahce has shown strong interest beforehand.

With Besiktas almost making certain to get to the Champions League last 16 stages without doubt it would aim to transfer players who are in high quality and would also be legimate to play at Champions League for them after winter, with Lima certainly being a great option for this. It is known that Fenerbahce had a long-term negotiations with Lima during summer transfer window but didnt able to conclude and very likely it would aim to transfer him again in mid-season and hence would be seeing battle between both sides. Stating that Besiktas would have Champions League factor which as known does play huge factor at making transfer deal so hence between both sides Lima is closer to Besiktas if those rumours are true of course.

This transfer for Besiktas if would happen will help to go forward as team and carry on providing good performance at Champions League after winter.

Results:
International Friendly Game:
Romania 2:0 Turkey

In other news:

- Professional Football Decisions Committee decisions: 
1. Karabukspor player Ceyhun Gulselam has recieved 2-game ban for a foul to opponent.
2. Kasimpasa player Mahmud Hassan has recieved 2-game ban for a foul to opponent.
3. Kasimpasa administrator Bekir Bilgin has recieved 21-day deprivation of rights ..and 25,000 TL fine for anti-sportmanship statements. 
4. Goztepe has recieved 15,000 TL fine for opening unallowed banner + 15,000 TL for events at the field + 15,000 TL not leaivng stairs empty.
5. Goztepe player Leo Schwechlen has recieved 2-game ban for foul to opponent
6. Besiktas has recieved 45,000 TL fine for behaviour of fans and 3rd time happening per season + 15,000 TL for events at the field.
- Turkish National Team player Ozan Tufan has become injured during international friendly game against Romania.

- TurkishNationalTeam player Kaan Ayhan has been taken from squad due of injury.

- Trabzonspor player Volkan Sen has resumed his training session after recovering from injury.

- VAR is not expected to be introduced to Super League until 2018-19 season.

- Trabzonspor player Burak Yilmaz has resumed training sessions after recovering from injury.

- Goztepe administrator Talat Papatya: Our aim is still to stay at the league for this season. We aim for 40 points for this season, we achieved 40% of this.We didnt recieve any transfer offers for Jahovic and we dont plan to sell him.

- Galatasaray are interested to transfer Hebei China Fortuna player Ezequiel Lavezzi.

- Besiktas plans to offer 1+1 year extension contract to its player Atiba Hutchinson.

- Tottenham Hotspur are interested to transfer Besiktas player Dusko Tosic.

- Galatasaray administrator Cenk Ergun: We are interested to transfer Juventus player Asamaoh Gyan. But there is new foreign players limit, its impossible to transfer him.