29 March 2024

What happened in Turkish football today? 28/03/2024



Lessons were provided to Turkey, now its important to work on them prior to Euro 2024.

Turkish National Team has completed this international team break with two losses at friendly games against Hungary and Austria, both games been played at away. Without doubt, after losing this 2 games, Turkey has good opportunity to go through its weaknesses prior to Euro 2024.

It does need to be mentioned that main aims of friendly games is to test current condition and capacity of the team and hence losing during friendlies could be providing more help if reaction of the teams would be done correctly. It does need to be mentioned that Vincenzo Montella quite logically did focus into some changes of starting 11 to test its players and this results does provide that both with capacity of the players and tactically it did have some absences which especially became clear during Austria game. Montella without doubt would need to focus into defensive and attacking game and also work on ideal starting 11 for Euro 2024.

This two losses, especially against Austria, provided food for thought prior to Euro 2024 and now its important to find solutions of this by Montella.

Broadcaster didnt accept kick-off time of 15:00 from Sivasspor.

Sivasspor has announced that TFF did accept for Super League 31st week game against Fatih Karagumruk kick off time to be changed from 17:00 to 15:00 but broadcaster didnt accept it.

It needs to be mentioned that decision of Sivasspor to change time is that break of fast on the day of the game would be taking place on 19:08, around 8 minutes after final whistle of the game and hence would not be compatible with many people and hence requested for time to be changed. However, broadcaster which very likely has found kick-off time to be too early didnt accept this request and hence it does look  like game would be played at earlier advertised time.

Meanwhile, this event does show effect which broadcaster has towards timing time even through playing at 15:00 at weekday is being too early.

Fenerbahce will be at Champions League next season even if it would be relegated

Fenerbahce administrator Fethi Peker, responsible with law issues of the team, has stated that club could get Champions League ticket for next season even if team will not come out in upcoming games and would be relegated to lower league.

Due of point difference with 3rd spot Trabzonspor being 30 points and with 8 games left of the season it is clear that 2nd spot has been secured for team,it means that team would complete in that spot and be qualified to Champions League, possibly 1st team ever to be in tournament from lower league. This statement also shows that club are considering seriously not to come out to the games for rest of the season.

As it is known there would be administrative meeting on 2nd April which would discuss about actions which needs to be done and even through it is unclear what would be decision be it is for sure to be drastic one.

In other news:
- Besiktas and FatihKaragumruk has ended friendly game with 1:1 scoreline.
- Sivasspor has won friendly game against Sivas Dort Eylul with 3:0 scoreline
- Trabzonspor player Mislav Orsic has recovered from injury. - Fenerbahce administrator Fethi Pekin: Lets say our club doesnt come out to upcoming league games and TFF due of guidelines relegates to lower league. Since mathematically we completed season at 2nd spot, we would be able to compete at Champions League. - Benfica head coach Roger Schmidt has announced that Orkun Kokcu has been forgiven and been returned to main squad.
- Konyaspor CEO Omer Korkmaz has stated that club are in capacity to lift transfer ban. - Samsunspor player Lubo Satka has completed season due of injury.
- Napoli are interested to transfer Galatasaray player Victor Nelsson. - Besiktas are interested to transfer Kasimpasa player Yasin Ozcan. - InterMilan, Juventus, Roma and Napoli are interested to transfer Besiktas player Semih Kilicsoy. - Galatasaray are interested to transfer Real Betis player Nabil Fekir. - Fenerbahce has raised salary from 10 million TL to 25 million TL for extension deal to its player Ismail Yuksek. - Fenerbahce has offered 3-year contract to its player Mert Hakan Yandas for 30 million TL salary.

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