Cup holders did get a win against Trabzonspor at home.
Turkish Cup holders Konyaspor player Ali Camdali goal against Trabzonspor has brought team to one step closer to defence their title as their played one of the toughest last 16 ties at this competition and has used its home ground advantage in effective manner.
Trabzonspor which didnt lose game since October has experienced its 1st loss against Konyaspor as both teams are very likely to be coming out with an aim to win or at least get an advantage scoreline with a tie. Trabzonspor did have an issue to get concentrated towards game as it was played in pretty low tempo with both sides had trouble to create high number of chances with most dangerous chance has been 66th minute by Hugo Rodallega. With Trabzonspor also drawing at the league against Karabukspor, Trabzonspor which was at the great form didnt end calendar year in good way but would certainly focus into showing high level performance during 2nd half of the season and also 2nd leg of the tie of this still open tie.
Konyaspor even through didnt show yet great performance at the Super League it did come out to the game in the mind of being Turkish Cup holders and without doubt are seeing this season tournament as an attempt to defends its title.
This tie as expected hasnt been solved after 1st leg and everything is open for 2nd leg game at Trabzon, as both sides would show performance for quarter-final ticket.
Roberto Soldado is likely to bring Fenerbahce quarter-final ticked at Turkish Cup.
Fenerbahce player Roberto Soldado with two goals towards end of the game with 2 goals has very likely brought quarter-final ticket to his team as Fenerbahce has won with 2:0 scoreline against Istanbulspor.
It needs to be stated that Fenerbahce has failed to get into concentration of the game until Roberto Soldado has ended the game and couldnt raise needed tempo as many players very likely has been in their minds into mid-season break. Fenerbahce couldnt get into the higher concentration towards game with controlling game but couldnt provide a very attacking football and has been lacked number of the chances. Istanbulspor did provide an organised game especially defence but without doubt Fenerbahce did help until 79th minute with slow tempo football. In fact, with Soldado getting into game and raising tempo with his performance has proven that with faster tempo Istanbulspor could be beat without hope. Those two goals certainly would allow Fenerbahce to play 2nd leg in more calmer manner compare to 0:0 and 1:0 scoreline.
Istanbulspor meanwhile despite of factor that Fenerbahce with low tempo did help to them to not getting into high tempo, Istanbul still did provide an organised game and has provided good defence and would aim to provide similar performance with possibly creating some chances in 2nd half.
Despite of all this negative sides, Fenerbahce still very likely to get into quarter-final as Istanbulspor is not strong enough to turn around 2:0 deficit with their level of performances.
Fatih Terim has checked his team at two games and now its time to work with team to improve it.
Galatasaray has carried on its top performance with Fatih Terim during Turkish Cup last 16 1st leg game against Bucaspor as it has won game with 3:0 scoreline and during game especially has shown game which is Fatih Terim would be seeking for during this season.
The way Fatih Terim wants for his team as he has stated himself following appointment several times is for team to provide an attacking football and control the game rather than allow opponents to do so. Even through as been mentioned beforehand its hard to judge how successfull Fatih Terim as he would be recieving similar results with Igor Tudor as team does provide similar performance at home and especially during this cup game, to all respect to Bucaspor, Galatasaray was coming out as strong favourite in all of the conditions. Right now the main focus at Fatih Terim is to focus into how to improve his team with current squad and also with transfers during this midseason period to create team which would be able to become title winners and also provide good performance at Champions League when it gets there.
Galatasaray is expected to become totally different team following mid-season break both at the field and outside of it, would it be for better would become clear in short time.
Results:
Turkish Cup, Last 16, 1st leg:
Giresunspor 3:1 Basaksehirspor
Kayserispor 3:1 Antalyaspor
Konyaspor 1:0 Trabzonspor
Fenerbahce 2:0 Istanbulspor
Schedule:
Turkish Cup, Last 16, 1st leg:
16:30 Boluspor - Akhisarspor
20:30 Besiktas - Osmanlispor
In other news:
- Everton: News that our club has offered 20 million euro for Besiktas player Cenk Tosun is an opinion of newspapers and doesnt represent our view.
- Galatasaray considers to keep its player Ryan Donk at the team at least until end of season.
- Besiktas administrator Ahmet Nur Cebi: Demba Ba is still player in Chinese team. He would like to join us but we need to have talks with clubs. Its not simple.I want for Talisca to stay at the team.
- Besiktas are interested to transfer Guagzhou Evergrande player Jackson Martinez.
- Trabzonspor are interested to transfer Antalyaspor player Sakib Aytac.
- Yeni Malatyaspor are interested to transfer Karabukspor player Ceyhun Gulselam and Boluspor player Umut Meras.
- Besiktas are interested to transfer Al Ahli player Moussa Sow.
- Galatasaray CEO Dursun Ozbek tries to convince Abdurrahman Albayrak to his administrative board for CEO election.
- Antalyaspor player Samir Nasri wants to terminated contract with his team.
- Everton has offered 4-year contract to Besiktas player Cenk Tosun with 4 million euro yeary salary.
- Galatasaray are interested to transfer Antalyaspor player Samuel Eto'o.
- Besiktas head coach Senol Gunes has stated that he would for Barcelona player Arda Turan to join them.
- Galatasaray is not considering to keep Manchester City loaned player Jason Denayer at the team.
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