What happened in Turkish football today? 20/05/2019

Fenerbahce has made things much difficult for Erzurumspor at its fight to stay at league.

Fenerbahce has managed to win Erzurumspor during Super League 33rd week and has provided dissapointing result to the opponent as their chances to stay at the Super League has been reduced as among winning last week game, Erzurumspor also needs to await loss of points both from Bursaspor and Goztepe.

With Fenerbahce securing its stay at the Super League during last week game, team did come out without much aims apart of ending season at high note and aim for 6th spot. Meanwhile, their is talk at today's media that 6th place for Fenerbahce could mean that it could get to Europa League next season if Trabzonspor would recieve ban from UEFA. However, it needs to be noted that chances for UEFA to provide such ban looks to be unlikely for now and also Fenerbahce chances of getting 6th place could be hard even if it manages to win last week against Antalyaspor. Only goal which has come during game has been from penalty kick which was decided from VAR which was good news for Istanbul side while to some extend it was worst scenario for Erzurumspor. It needs to be noted however that Fenerbahce didnt provide great performance mainly focussing into securing its score at the end of the game, which is performance which does provide team which is showing poor performance as it is anti-football style. Fenerbahce only focus right now is new season as even through worst scenario didnt take place, it was season which everyone at club would like to forget.

Erzurumspor meanwhile in all fairness did try everything to win game and has been highly detirmined and aimed to provide positive game, which once again does show that this team doesnt much deserve to be relegated as it has shown right reactions to game but it chances to stay are pretty low as it need to win Kayserispor and wait for loss from Goztepe and draw from Bursaspor. Today at least its clear that Erzurumspor will not give up during last week game.

Erzurumspor does have difficult situation at stay at the league but it needs to stay focussed for their chances at last week and should give their best against Kayserispor and wait for good news from other 2 games.

Galatasaray has deserved to win Basaksehirspor and hence win title.

Galatasaray has managed to win 22nd league title in its history and also 8th title with its head coach Fatih Terim with great performance during "winner takes it all" game against Basaksehirspor which it has won with 2:1 scoreline and has shown great organised and highly motivated game.

Galatasaray as been mentioned for long time has used all its advantages to its own hand during game which is to control situation at the critical weeks during title race and as a team it has played several times such crucial games while its opponent Basaksehirspor during its short history has experienced first time such a game. With also strong support from fans it has managed to win game. It needs to be admitted that despite of losing 1st half with 1:0 scoreline during 1st half it has provided better performance during game and with providing right change during half-time and also obtaining right and strong suggestion from Fatih Terim it has started 2nd half with strong attacking game and has been looking for chance as among scoring 2 goals, it has also got 2 offsides just before offside. Those offside decisions either would lead team to provide much more stronger performance or mentally affected. It has used this disallowed goal mentally rightly and has carried on attacking game with Henry Onyekuru scoring goal which brought team league title. Now, it could be argued if Galatasaray has shown great performance during whole season which would be discussed at blog at the end of the season as we would go through general overview of season, but coming to yesterday game without doubt Galatasaray has shown strong, confident performance and has deserved this win and hence title in all fairness.

This title hasnt been easy one at all but detirminated, confidence and self-belief of whole team has made it possible and has provided back-to-back league titles.

Basaksehirspor needs to find ways to win games when it matter, or it will never become champions. 

If all of advantages which has been mentioned towards Galatasaray has played directly its role for winning game and hence title, all of disadvantages which was visible in recent games has led team to lose game and title.

Only way for Basaksehirspor to win game has been to provide some change of tactics and also be ready to create Plan B. When watching game yesterday and even if Basaksehirspor looked like it has controlled game during 1st half especially after goal, it was visible that if Galatasaray would have scored goal then whole game would go towards control of Galatasaray and hence would lead team to lose title. This clearly what happens and more importantly Basaksehirspor, and especially lessons which were not learned from Besiktas game earlier. As been mentioned in previous section, full review of season would be given at the end of the season and surely their would be some positive aspects would be found from Basaksehirspor front, but looking at game against Galatasaray and also recent weeks, in fact after national team break and local election break on April, their is hardly anything positive hard to state about Basaksehirspor. If Basaksehirspor both with Avci or with different coach, will not figure out how to provide strong performance at times when it actually matters and not be able to change tactically game during game when thing does go as planned, it would never win league title regardless if it has fans or not. Basaksehirspor would be playing at Champions League qualifiers and it needs to provide some tactical changes or this performance at best would only lead to play-off stage.

Basaksehirspor has made similar mistakes as it did previous seasons and this time with 8 point advantage. Once again making one point making 8-point difference with 2nd place could be seen as success, but losing this advantage right before end of the season is huge failure.

Results:
Turkish Super League, 33rd week:
Ankaragucu 3:1 Sivasspor
Erzurumspor 0:1 Fenerbahce

In other news:

- TFF has announced referees for 1st League Play Off semi-final 1st leg games, which are:
22nd May;
19:00 Gazisehir Gaziantep-Osmanlispor: Halil Umut Meler
21:00 Adana Demirspor-Hatayspor: Halis Ozkahya

- Spor Toto Organisation CEO Bunyemin Bozgilik: From yesterday results, Galatasaray has become champions. Their would play last game against Sivasspor away. Their requested us to hand title after at own stadium celebrations, which date is not yet announced.

- Galatasaray has gained 1 billion TL for winning 2018-19 season Super League title.

- Besiktas player Domadoj Vida and Rizespor player Dario Meljnak has been selected to Croatian National Team for Euro 2020 qualifiers against Wales and also friendly game against Tunisia.

- Mircea Lucescu has declined rumours that he made deal with Besiktas for head coach position.

- Besiktas will have one-on-one negotiations with Basaksehirspor head coach Abdullah Avci during this week.

- - Galatasaray CEO Mustafa Cengiz: When we started our CEO period we had 40% debt and transfer ban but we have managed to solve this issues. We believe some referees has been over, but we wouldnt give names here.
- Galatasaray administrator Abdurrahim Albayrak: I didnt say that I know some stuff out of nowhere but we are going to TFF CEO election soon. There is no reason to raise tension.

- Besiktas administrator Umut Guner: We are happy with Adem Ljajic. I think he would be at our team next season. We would pay for 2.5 years to Torino with 30 installments.

- Stuttgart player Ozan Kabak has been nominated as best rookie of the year for end of the season Bundesliga awards.

- Galatasaray are interested to transfer NAC Breda player El Khayati.