What happened in Turkish football today? 22/09/2023

Besiktas get an important 1 point thanks to Gunok and Tosun

Besiktas has been extremely lucky and also needs to be thankful to team goalkeeper Mert Gunok for numerous saves against Club Brugge as an away game against group favourites has ended with 1:1 scoreline.

It needs to be mentioned that Besiktas did show its worst performance during whole season as it failed to get control of the ball and has let Club Brugge to get control of the ball and has shown dominating game with having attacks back-to-back. It needs to be mentioned here that Besiktas decline of performance has been visible against Trabzonspor where it did lose with 3:0 scoreline and hence Besiktas currently is being at decline with performance. It needs to be mentioned that goal which did come from Vanaken wasnt a mistake of Mert Gunok and without doubt has been of careless game by defenders which did failed during whole game. It also needs to be feeling also lucky for having player like Cenk Tosun who is always hungry for goal as he did bring an important 1 point from very poor game.

When looking both in table and performance wise Besiktas did gain 1 point and this game should be wake up call for the team in upcoming weeks without doubt.

Fenerbahce got deserved win against Nordsjaelland

Fenerbahce continues its winning run as it has won all 11 official games during this season and this taking account that it did come out with big rotation in squad especially in attack against Nordsjaelland.

As Fenerbahce head coach Ismail Kartal states himself he doesnt like to refer to this as rotation as he believes that every player is being on level of starting 11 and looking into quality of squad this has been case without doubt. It needs to be stated that game did go for most amount of time with control of Fenerbahce and showing patient game and finding goals actually in best moments of the game with only missing goal due of losing concentration in one point as score has been 3:0. All of the players which did play due of rotation especially Miguel Crespo did show that there in good level right now even through it was clear he is still not in level of his glory days but this game and goal has been important for confidence.

Fenerbahce did get an important win at start of the Conference League and provides lots of optimism for group stage of this tournament.

Galatasaray return to league with tough game against Basaksehirspor

Galatasaray would be returning to Super League with pretty tough game against Basaksehirspor and even through it is being favourite for sure it would play against team which does have new coach and look for turning point.

It needs to be stated that in previous years, Galatasaray tends to struggle after Champions League games and playing against side which tends to be problematic to all top 4 clubs it could be having some issues with showing top level performance possibly. Still, Galatasaray squad without doubt is having much more experienced and quality players to all respect to Basaksehirspor which could turn around game in positive manner as it was case to some extend against Copenhagen. Basaksehirspor still would be expecting to see Galatasaray bit traumatized and also playing against big club to turn around its season could provide some motivation for them.

Galatasaray is coming out as favourite but it would need to fight for it as Basaksehirspor is expected to provide good organised resistance towards them.

Results:

Turkish Super League, 6th week:

Gaziantep 2:0 Istanbulspor

Schedule:

Turkish Super League, 6th week:

17:00 Pendikspor-Fatih Karagumruk

17:00 Rizespor-Sivasspor

20:00 Antalyaspor - Samsunspor

20:00 Basaksehirspor-Galatasaray

In other news:

- TFF arbitration committee has reduced fine given by PFDK to Ahmet Nur Cebi from 400,000 TL to 200,000 TL.

= - Galatasaray player Tete goal against Copenhagen during Champions League 1st week game has been selected by UEFA as goal of the week. 

- - Turkish National Educational Ministry and Sports and Youth Ministry signs protocol with TFF.

- Fenerbahce player Luan Peres will have an operation due of ongoing injury.

- RealMadrid player Arda Guler has resumed training sessions after recovering from injury.

- - TFF are interested to appoint Danuelle Russo as assistant coach, Massimo Crivellero as game analysis and Pierpaolo Polino as athletic trainer at Turkish National Team.

- Besiktas player Salih Ucan has requested 40 million TL salary for extension contract while Cenk Tosun requested 42 million TL.