What happened in Turkish football today? 25/06/2024

Turkey are being favourites at the game against Czech Republic.

Turkey will be concluding its Euro 2024 group stage with a game against Czech Republic where 1 point is enough to get to 2nd place  despite of losing to Portugal on previous week and it would be coming out as clear favourite when looking at performance of both sides.

Some Turkish sports media outlets does provide scenarios where Turkey will be ending at 3rd spot and qualify as top 4 in that position, but we would not get into this maths as we believe that Turkey will be able to get at least draw against Czech Republic. With loss towards Portugal which in all fairness has been expected but possibly not in this manner doesnt seem to be having too much impact when looking at mood of the team at training session. With Arda Guler reported to be recovered from his injury, it would be expected for him to start game and positive performance of him would let all this dicussions regarding him not starting against Portugal will be forgotten. Role of defenders would be important for Turkey even if Czech does show unstable game at defence.

Turkey are being favourites but it would be needed to perform according to that if it wants to get to top 2 spots and it capable to get good result for sure.

Czechs will provide defensive game against Turkey.

Czechs when comparing how it performed in 2 games, has been opposite of Turkey as it has weak attacking game but strong defensive game while Turkey is being vice versa, and absence of Patrick Schick due of injury makes thing easier for Turkey without doubt.

Czech Republic did show that there are aware of this situation with performance which it has shown at the game against Portugal as it provided strong defensive game but it hasnt been enough for them to get at least draw. It needs to be mentioned that Turkey attackers as long as their in good form are capable to provide strong shots from far away as Mert Muldur, Arda Guler and Kenan Yildiz has shown and hence it would be important for them to show strong attacking game with keep looking for chances as Czech defensive game is expected to be pretty compact.

Czechs hence would be expected to show compact defensive game and it would be important for Turkey attackers to be active at the attacking area.

Turkish sports media is being too rush to Montella and need to wait until side will end its campaign

Turkish sports media tends to be going very strongly towards Vincenzo Montella loss to Portugal and this actions are not right at all as competitions carries on and Turkey are likely to get knockout stages.

It needs to be mentioned that Turkish sports pundits has stated in interesting manner that Turkey would be favourite for game against Portugal, even through this blog did see best reuslts Turkey could aim for is draw and that if it shows its top performance especially at defence. However, with Turkish media expecting much more better game and even win it has provided reactionary criticism towards Montella in unfairly manner. Now Turkish sports media needs to calm down and be reminded that it country didnt win in competitive game against Portugal and is still being team which is developing.

Turkish media hence does need to reduce tension towards Vincenzo Montella and at least wait until team will be out from Euro 2024.

Results:

UEFA Euro 2024, Group D, 3rd week:

France 1:1 Poland

Holland 2:3 Austria

(Leader of Group D, Austria will be playing against Turkey at last 16 if latter ends Group F at 2nd place)

Schedule:

UEFA Euro 2024, Group F, 3rd week:

22:00 Czech Republic - Turkey

22:00 Georgia - Portugal

In other news:

- Trabzonspor didnt allow its player Trezeguet to join Egyptian Olympic Team for Paris Olympics 2024 due of having Europa League qualifiers in that period.

- Kasimpasa has stated that it has found spending limit which been set to the team by TFF too low.

- Antalyaspor has signed sponsorship deal with Adidas for 2-years.

- Trabzonspor has made transfer deal with Borna Barisic for 2+1 years with 1,500,000 euro +330,000 euro signing money.

-Trabzonspor has signed John Lundstram for 1.5 million euro salary+500,000 euro signing money.

- Trabzonspor has signed Standard Liege player Denis Dragus for 4-years with 1,700,000 euro transfer fee paid in 3 installments, with salary of 1,575,000 euro.

- AdanaDemirspor player Ismail Cokcalis has terminated contract with his team.

- AdanaDemirspor has signed partnership deal with Joma.

- Trabzonspor has started transfer negotiations with Standard Liege player Cihan Canak.

- RafaSilva has arrived to Istanbul for one-on-one transfer negotiations with Besiktas.

- Sevilla has offered Yusuf En-Nesyri from Fenerbahce in return of Irfan Can Kahveci+10 million euro.

- Lille considers to extend contract with its player Yusuf Yazici for 3-years.

- Fenerbahce has started transfer negotiations with Atletico Madrid for transfer with Caglar Soyuncu.

- Galatasaray CEO Dursun Ozbek has stated that team focusses to transfer 2,8,10 positions this summer transfer window.

- Fenerbahce are interested to transfer Borussia Dortmund player Niclas Fulkrug.

- Kocaelispor has made transfer deal with Goztepe player Yunus Emre Gedik.

- Sivasspor are interested to loan Fenerbahce player Emre Demir.

- Trabzonspor CEO Ertugrul Dogan has stated that club are having negotiations with Hull City player Ozan Tufan and are interested to loan Paul Onuachu.

- Antalyaspor are interested to transfer AEK Larnaca player Kenan Piric.