Galatasaray has won against Akhisarspor without providing great football.
Galatasaray has managed to get a win against Akhisarspor during Turkish Cup semi-final 1st leg game with 2:1 scoreline even through it did show once again some signs of away game phobia as it didnt dominate game.
One of the reasons for this as been mentioned by our blog yesterday could have been factor that it wasnt playing with its best squad and was going through big rotation at the squad. In overall, game has been played at low tempo without both sides showing an attacking game and mainly been played at midfield. This performance could be understood from Akhisarspor as it has set its focus for final and did play against stronger opponent so it need to be more precautiously, but performance of Galatasaray could be seen as surprise. Still, Galatasaray did get a win with also help of goal from Sinan Gumus who is showing great performance at the tournament becoming most goal-scorer among Besiktas player Negredo and relegated- Trabzonspor player Hugo Rodallega. One of the worrying aspects has been of injury by Fernando Muslera but he is expected to play against Karabukspor during Super League 24th week game.
Galatasaray did manage to end its unlucky performance at away games and with also playing against last-placed Karabukspor it would be aiming for the win and hence get motivation for future away games.
Besiktas would be aiming to repeat its performance against Fenerbahce
Besiktas without doubt would be aiming to repeat its successfull performance against Fenerbahce as it would be meeting again at home ground against them on 1st March during Turkish Cup semi-final 1st leg game.
As it was remembered, during Super League 23rd week game Besiktas has shown strong dominance at the game and has managed to win game in deserved manner with 3:1 scoreline. It is reported that Besiktas would be going through rotation for the game and would be aiming to repeat similar results with players like Jeremain Lens, Negredo and also Pepe and Talisca returning to squad. among others believing that this squad is also capable to dominate against Fenerbahce. It is visible that Besiktas did get motivational boost since Fenerbahce win both for Turkish Cup and Super League and hence would be aiming to show similar performance once again. Besiktas does need to remember however that this game would have different scenario.
Since the game would be played at Besiktas home their would be favourites but this being derby game Fenerbahce can also get a win and improve its performance.
Fenerbahce would aim to get revenge against Besiktas.
Fenerbahce in other hand would just do that as it would be aiming to get revenge from 1st leg game and also to regain its motivation and confidence which it would need for last weeks of season.
One of the main mistakes of Fenerbahce during the game has been to lose its speed of game and lost entirely control of the game as game progressed, an aspect which certainly has been focussed by Aykut Kocaman during the game. It is expected that team would come out with strong squad, even through it would not be able to use Fernandao who would be missing two games due of his celebration of goal at Besiktas game in the league. Still, Aykut Kocaman would need to provide a motivational boost to the team as it might lose it and might not go to the Turkish Cup with high passion as their did in league believing their can win. This would be psychologically hard game but it would aim to prove everyone its not as weak as Besiktas whose administrators keep staying that as team their much better compare to their opponents.
Fenerbahce without doubt would be aiming to solve its mistakes it shown at the league game and certainly would only think to get a win at this crucial Turkish Cup semi-final tie.
Schedule:
Turkish Cup, semi-final, 1st leg:
20:30 Besiktas - Fenerbahce
In other news:
- Besiktas has transferred Sunderland player Jeremain Lens for 4 years with 4,000,000 euro hence using its option to purchase player according to loan deal. Lens will recieve 8,250,000 euro yearly salary.
- Benfica player Anderson Talisca has extended contract with club until 2020. He is currently loaned to Besiktas.
- Antalyaspor: We have paid compensation prices to Samir Nasri for the payments as he was playing for club as his contract was terminated on 29th January. We didnt pay any additional salaries as has been stated by media.
- TFF has announced that Super League 24th week game between Antalyaspor and Sivasspor on 4th March kick-off time has been changed from 13:30 to 19:00.
- Kayserispor player Muammer Yildirim had an operation yesterday on his shoulder.
- Konyaspor has stated that all gains from ticket sales of Super League 24th week game against Yeni Malatyaspor would be going towards army foundation.
- Bursaspor player Moussa Sow is expected to be at starting 11 against Kayserispor during Super League 24th week game.
- Dursun Ozbek has given hint that he might be running for CEO position once again.
- ClubsUnion CEO Fikret Orman has stated that all CEOs has agreed to offer government to make ClubsUnion law officially in May and make law into effect until end of year. Orman added that now Union is focussed into rules of law
- Besiktas administrator Metin Albayrak: We are playing important games back-to-back so I expect for Senol Gunes to make rotation of squad for Turkish Cup game against Fenerbahce. Its nice to see opponent coach to agree that there was offside with Fernandao goal.
- Trabzonspor player Jose Sosa is expected to start against Besiktas during Super League 24th week game.
- Porto and Ajax are interested to transfer Trabzonspor player Abdulkadir Omur.
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