What happened in Turkish football today? 26/12/2017

Fatih Terim has won confidently two weeks within a week since being appointed. 

Galatasaray head coach Fatih Terim without doubt would be very satisfied with his team performance as with less a week being appointed as club head coach his team has made 2 out of 2 as it has managed to win Turkish Cup last 16 1st leg game against Bucaspor with 3:0 scoreline.

Galatasaray which has been focussed into getting also good performance with substitutes at Turkish Cup has managed to get scoreline which it was seeking to with 3:0 scoreline. With Fatih Terim joining team and team's aims has been raised it does look like team has secured its quarter-final spot with this scoreline and some fans might even start focussing into making double in this season. One of the stars of today's performance has been mainly Sinan Gumus as he has scored 2 great goals and also Selcuk Inan finding his 1st goal in this season as he is expected to provide even more better performance with Fatih Terim compare to period of Igor Tudor. Galatasaray in 2 games period with Terim started with 6 goals and only conceding 1 providing some bright future for Galatasaray supporters.What was mainly observed that team has been focussed into winning spirit once again.

With Galatasaray starting in pretty fast manner and providing high tempo did surely raise some problems for Bucaspor to get into game and hence had led them to lack their best football as their have aimed during this game. Right now their would aim at least to show better performance during 2nd leg.

Certainly, Fatih Terim would feel very satisfied with those results and would have now chance to do his own revisions at the team during mid-season as his joining to team has been aimed to develop team for 2nd half of season.

Trabzonspor is expected to play a tough game against cup holders Konyaspor.

Without doubt at the paper among Turkish Cup last 16 1st leg games one of the most toughest games at this stage in Turkish Cup does look to be in-form right now Trabzonspor and also Turkish Cup holders Konyaspor which promises to be very exciting game even through not all of the key players would be playing at game tomorrow.

With having very good performance both at the Super League and Turkish Cup with Riza Calimbay during last few months, Trabzonspor would be aiming to end calendar year with a high note with a win against Konyaspor even through it might be tough game for them. It needs to be stated that Konyaspor season so far is not going into the way their have wished too as their are in lower side of the table and would also to provide much better performance at the Turkish Cup and defend its title. It is true that Konyaspor doesnt have coach like Aykut Kocaman this season but still with taking account that Trabzonspor is likely to take league even more serious with finding itself at the league title pot might not give entire attention to the game which could turn into advantage for Konyaspor.

The game promises to be with full of the excitement with both sides aiming to get an advantage scoreline prior to 2nd leg and it is to some extend too close to call who would be favourite.

Aykut Kocaman would play against team which has played an important role at his career. 

In other side, Fenerbahce would be playing its last game of this calendar year against Istanbulspor during Turkish Cup last 16 1st leg and would have to some extend have Istanbul derby at cup with 1st league side.

What makes this game interesting that Fenerbahce head coach Aykut Kocaman would be playing against team at which he has ended his footballing career and started coaching career during period when team was at top division and this game is expected to provide some emotional moments. Apart of this factor and even through Istanbulspor so far has shown decent performance at their own league and also Turkish Cup it would be fair to refer Fenerbahce much more favourite even through it is not expected to be as easy as Adana Demirspor it still expected for them to provide top level performance probably at game where youth and reserve players would be able to show themselves to Aykut Kocaman. It needs to be stated that Fenerbahce would be aiming still to get a comfortable win and enter to mid-season break at high motivation for 2nd half of season.

Fenerbahce are expected to dominate game at home ground but Istanbulspor would come out with strong self-belief and aim to stop them to do so.

Results:
Turkish Cup, Last 16, 1st leg:
Genclerbirligi 1:0 Bursaspor
Galatasaray 3:0 Bucaspor

Schedule:
Turkish Cup, Last 16, 1st leg:
15:00 Giresunspor - Basaksehirspor
16:30 Kayserispor - Antalyaspor
18:30 Konyaspor - Trabzonspor
20:30 Fenerbahce - Istanbulspor

In other news:

- PFDK referrals:
-Alanyaspor, Sivasspor, Besiktas has been referred for events at field.
- Konyaspor has been referred for events at field and accepting unallowed fans
- Fenerbahce and Goztepe has been referred for behaivour of fans
- Karabukspor has been referredfor 6 players recieving yellow cards as teamwise
- Karabukspor player Olafur Skulason has been referred for an anti-sportmanship action.
- Trabzonspor has been referre for behaviour of fans and events at field.

- TFF has announced referees for Turkish Cup last 16 1st leg games to be played on 27th December:
- Giresunspor - Basaksehirspor: Umit Ozturk
- Kayserispor - Antalyaspor: Huseyin Gocek
- Konyaspor - Trabzonspor: Bulent Yildirim
- Fenerbahce - Istanbulspor: Arda Kardesler

- Besiktas: Our club has started transfer negotiations with Domagoj Vida.

- Villarreal player Enes Unal will return to his team on 29th December mid-season training camp from Levente loan.

- Osmanlispor are interested to transfer Yeni Malatyaspor player Yalcin Ayhan.

- Akhisarspor has made principal agreement with Bursaspor player Bilal Kisa.

- Giresunspor has made principal agreement with Karabukspor player Ahmet Sahin.

- Karabukspor consider to sell its players Yatabare, Ceyhun Gulselam and Ilhan Depe.

- Trabzonspor head coach Riza Calimbay has stated that team would make at most 3 transfers in mid-season transfers.

- Karabukspor CEO Ziya Unsal: It does look like referees have decided in their minds that we are relegated. Some decisions are against and it makes us really surprised. We have good players who want to stay at Super League. I believe their will improve.

- LAGalaxy are interested to transfer Fenerbahce player Robin van Persie.

- Galatasaray head coach Fatih Terim assistant coach Hasan Sas has attended his 1st training session at his new team.

- Fenerbahce are interested to transfer Zenit player Domenico Criscito.

- Fenerbahce player Josef de Souza has declined 15 million euro offer from West Bromwich Albion.

- Fenerbahce considers to loan its player Eljif Elmas during mid-season transfer window.

- Duygun Yarsuvat considers to run for CEO election of Galatasaray on 13/20th January.

- Genclerbirligi and Goztepe are interested to transfer Besiktas player Orkan Cinar.

- Montreal Impact are interested to transfer Besiktas player Atiba Hutchinson.

- Galatasaray head coach Fatih Terim would be moving back to his apartment in Florya which he left in 2011 to work on his plans to team.