15 January 2024

What happened in Turkish football today? 14/01/2023



Fenerbahce got crucial and tough win against Gaziantep

Fenerbahce has got very important win against Gaziantep thanks to the header of Irfan Can Kahveci as it turned out to be one of the most toughest games for leaders during this season as opponent showed compact defensive game.

Gaziantep without doubt is being one of the toughest away games as they try to show organised and compact defensive game which led for Fenerbahce to have difficulty at dominance at the field compare to previous games. Stating that, Fenerbahce still has been better side as it been team which did control game but did lack effective attacking game. However, with Irfan Can Kahveci entering to field during 2nd half of the game has led him to raise an attacking game into more dangerous from first minute and hence did find crucial goal from header which he does do pretty low amount. Another aspect which needs to be getting attention without doubt is Livakovic performance as he did do some important saves with most important one coming into last minute of the game and hence had for first time direct impact to final result since joining team. Another point is for Bonucci coming in place of Serdar Aziz and has shown his high class due of stance at defensive side and attitude.

It needs to be mentioned that without doubt Gaziantep did show one of most organised and defensive game during this season against Fenerbahce and in their perspective their would see game where they deserved most a point and this result would have positive impact to upcoming games despite of loss.

Fenerbahce hence did get an important win in difficult conditions and this kind of wins without doubt has positive impact while fighting for title in upcoming weeks.

Trabzonspor focussing into getting result rather than performance has lost 2 points.

Trabzonspor has lost its first points during last week as game has ended with 1:1 scoreline against Antalyaspor which did come out due of outcome of Trabzonspor aiming to show game for result rather than performance wise. 

Even through Trabzonspor did win last 3 weeks, it needs to be mentioned that team didnt provide very good and tempo performance and hence it was expected for team which would provide some resistance and organising positive game could provide some issues, and Antalyaspor has been that side as it has been side which did lose 2 points when looking at willingness to win game. It needs to be mentioned that an early goal which did come from Fountas on 2nd minute has also provided that negative impact as Abdullah Avci side did get result which it seeked for and has lost tempo and control of the game as game developed. Avci keep on stating that he would continue such game as it seemed to be working while he was winning and with this game ending with draw, Avci might reconsider some tactical game.

Antalyaspor rather than losing concentration and motivation after conceding provided much more concentration and knowing that Trabzonspor would not seeking an attacking game it needed to raise tempo and be more agressive and it got awarded with an equaliser and been side to win game.

This result and more important how game has been developed has been reality check for the side as it would be possibly focus into providing more aggresive game on field.

Besiktas is providing more positive game with Fernando Santos

Besiktas newly-promoted head coach Fernando Santos has started his reign at his club with confident win against Fatih Karagumruk with 3:0 scoreline thanks to team youngster Semih Kilicsoy goal and assist.

Even through there are visible improvements at the team during past 2 weeks which would provide hope and optimism both to Fernando Santos and its supporters, it is also visible that lots of work would need to be done at the team especially taking account that it take time for team to find an opener. It needs to be mentioned that this team didnt really provide game which Santos would be aiming to play at and to some extend has been similar tactical game which Semih Topraktepe had with adding some experienced factors to team from Santos. Still, such win does provide lots of positivity for upcoming games among confidence to players.

Besiktas did score 7 goals without conceding any goals and hence does provide a view that team would be showing different game during 2nd half of the season with fighting at least 3rd spot. 

Results:

Turkish Super League, 20th week:

Istanbulspor 0:0 Konyaspor

Antalyaspor 1:1 Trabzonspor

Samsunspor 2:0 Sivasspor

Gaziantep 0:1 Fenerbahce

Schedule:

Turkish Super League, 20th week:

20:00 Galatasaray-Kayserispor

In other news:

- Turkish Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc has stated that criminal case has been started towards Antalyaspor player Segev Jehezkel for openly supporting Israel attacks to Gaza.

-- TFF: We are condemning an action which been done by Antalyaspor player Segiv Jehezkel and support of his club to take him out of squad. We state that disciplinary actions will be taken towards player and action accordingly

- Panathinaikos has loaned Fenerbahce player Samet Akaydin until end of the season.

- Besiktas player Amir Hadziahmetovic has completed season due of injury.

- Ankaragucu administrator Huseyin Aytekin: Our transfer ban is not permanent. We are having 800,000 euro debt, we plan to pay it next week and our ban will be lifted.

- Galatasaray has made sponsorship deal with Yunsa for right shoulder.

- Galatasaray has set transfer fee of its player Sacha Boey as 25 million euro.
- Ankaragucu are interested to transfer Fenerbahce player Lincoln Henrique.
- Galatasaray are interested to transfer Adana Demirspor player Cedric Bakambu.

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