What happened in Turkish football today? 08.12

Disrespect and problem of team game in Galatasaray almost led them to lose Astana.

After dissapointing campaign at the Champions League this season, Galatasaray was playing very important game against Astana for getting ticket for the round of 32 at the Europa League and carry its European journey after winter break. Galatasaray needed not to lose a game and it was capable to do that compare to the strength of its opponent, but as with most of Turkish clubs and national team it decided to do it in hard way.

Saying that it should be remembered that club is not in great condition currently and this point should be taken into account when analysing today's game. However, the side which was at pressure normally should been Astana but it was quite opposite. After watching game, apart of skills of individual players and level of clubs not taken account, it is hard to say that Astana did not deserve win. I would argue that Astana players were playing its best and given all of it with its maximum capability. Same could not be said for Galatasaray.

Galatasaray at some point, especially at 1st half, has played in fact like the scoreline was going well for them and possibly not giving enough pressure towards opponents players. In comparison, just look at Real Madrid who have qualified to next stage of tournament and won Malmo with 8:0 scoreline tonight. Despite of showing strenght of two clubs it kinda does show Real took opponents seriously.  Of course, it is questionable how Besiktas will perform against Sporting on Thursday (forecast on  tomorrow blog) but right now Besiktas is slightly favourite in sense of motivation and performance wise at  game against Besiktas on next Monday.

Short word of Astana, rather than calling them weakest team, club should be praised for its performance at this Champions League campaign. It has played its best in all 6 games of tournament and gained great experience from such major tournament.

Trabzonspor election results has provided motivation to players.

The victory of Trabzonspor against Eskisehirspor was expected to take place, but it needs to be admitted that this victory was done in an easier manner than expected. Among actually winning game with 3:1 victory it was observed that club players has played in more motivational mood and focussing into game. Assuming that game was played in empty field due of ban, it was enjoyable game to watch.

Undoubtedly with new CEO being selected on Sunday, where Muharrem Usta became new club CEO, has affected positively towards players including news that their would be paid wages tomorrow. As it is know club players dont care much about administration factors and only wanted calm and make their stay at club with wages recieving on time. Not achieving that affect performance of players and if whole team is not paid than to a team.

Of course, its hard once again state if this result would bring more victories until winter break as it has played against weakest team in the league so far, but calmness and motivational effect of election results and victory yesterday will only help team in rest of 3 games  until the break.

Antalyaspor wants to be strong but is not managed in way it should. 

Sacking of the coaches at the Turkish League in this season, as in previous seasons, has become habit with high number of teams having different names leading them compare to start of the season. The latest name to be sacked was Antalyaspor head coach Yusuf Simsek.

With buying players such as Samuel Eto'o and wanting to buy others, Antalyaspor needed great performance and be at the top 5 places at the Super League. However, to achieve that it needs top manager and Yusuf Simsek even through is good but he is capability, to all respect, is to be in top half of the table but not in fighting for title.

Another down side that Antalyaspor has also become club which start looking for results by adminstrators of club. Gultekin Gencer believes that he can make top team by getting top players without focussing actually making team to be union. Meanwhile, Samuel Eto'o is providing one of the best performances so far in league but team as 10th position. As once again, it remind unwritten rule of the game: Players win games, teams win titles.

Results
UEFA Champions League, Group C
Galatasaray 1:1 Astana
Benfica 1:2 Atletico Madrid

In other news: 

- Professional Football Disciplinary Committee has announced that Goztepe has punished by automatic 3:0 loss against Nazilli Belediyespor for playing its player Mehmet Enes Ozturk.and also has given fine of 15,000 TL to Mersin IdmanYurdu for including name at squad list who cant play in game against Fatih Karagumruk.

- Professional Football Discipinary Committee has announced that it has referred Osmanlispor for behaviour of fans and its player Serdar Deliktas for foul. Kayserispor, Besiktas, Gaziantepspor and Fenerbahce were referred to PFDK for supporters behaviour during last week games. Fenerbahce player Hasan Ali Kaldirim was referred to PFDK for foul at Gaziantepspor game.

- Fenerbahce: Our player Hasan Ali Kaldirim red card position at game vs Gaziantepspor was in questinable mood and wasnt foul to last "player". Our game against Gaziantepspor had numberof questionable decisions and TFF and Central Referee Committee should take this into account

- Fenerbahce player Volkan Sen has become injured today and didnt complete training session.

- Trabzonspor ex-CEO Ibrahim Haciosmanoglu has given his position to Muharrem Usta in ceremony. 

- Besiktas foreign relations manager Erdal Toronuoglu: Sporting Lisbon CEO Bruno de Calvarho told me he wants to buy Ricardo Quaresma.


- It became clear that Mersin IdmanYurdu player Abdul Khalili wants to leave the club.

- Besiktas has principally agreed to loan Arsenal player David Ospina.

- There are rumours that Fenerbahce player Robin van Persie is trying to convince Bayern Munich player Arjen Robben to join the club.

- Bursaspor are interested to appoint head coach Artur Zico as club new head coach.

- ShanghuaShenhua are interested to transfer Besiktas player Atiba Hutchinson.

- Galatasaray wants to offer 10 million euro to Manchester City for purchace of Jason Denayer.

What happened in Turkish football today? 06.12

Fenerbahce had trouble with condition of the field and playing 10 men most time but team itself wasnt great.
The game against Gaziantepspor for Fenerbahce has ended up being very hard game for different factors for Fenerbahce during today Super League games. One of the main factors was very poor conditions of the field as Gaziantepspor has shown that it has worst football field at the whole league. Another aspects was playing with 10 man for 67 minutes (includes 7 additional minutes given in both halves). Despite of all this difficulties Fenerbahce has managed to get very important point for the title race even through it has lost leadership to Besiktas.

Despite of all this issues it has to state that Fenerbahce has hardly played great football today.  Specific, dissapointment was by performance by star of last game against Trabzonspor, Nani who was slow during the game and could not create any goal-scoring positions during game. Prior to last game, Nani was criticised to playing egoistic football which he stopped last week but has returned once again to old habit this week.

Gaziantepspor meanwhile has played fast football without going too much into defence and aiming to win against Fenerbahce especially after winning with 1:0 when sent off happened. Undoubetdly, for
Gaziantepspor it was also hard game due of field conditions and questionable decisions by referees.

Right now Fenerbahce needs to focus to very important game against Celtic where it will need to get 1 point with club which doesnt have chance to qualify at Europa League last 32 stage. At the Super League it has great chance to get leadership once again as next day after Basaksehir on next Sunday there will be game against Besiktas and Galatasaray.

Besiktas needs faster tempo against Sporting

Besiktas has won an important game against Rizespor despite of being playing poorly and not able to provide its fast paced football which we became used to see at start of season. Of course, as long as Besiktas keep winning it should not be seen as crises but undoubtedly this performance does worry supporters, administrators and technical teams of the team.

As been stated at yesterday blog Kayserispor is quality team but it has always trouble at providing high quality football against big 4 clubs. In addition, the team does get positive aspects from this game such as goal scored by Mario Gomez and Sosa, former showing decline at performance while Sosa first time showing his maximum capability at the team. Besiktas has got an important game also prior to important game against Galatasaray, game of two title contenders.

But even more important this morale was needed for very crucial game against Sporting at Europa League where worst score its needs a draw. In that game, undoubtedly, it needs to play same attacking football which it has started campaign with as Sporting will not be slow itself.

Trabzonspor gets points from struggling teams.

Trabzonspor game during 14th week of Super League will be taken place after next day of the election of its CEO. As been stated, earlier selection of new CEO could raise motivation and solve some issues with players but this certainly will not be done at 1 day, but at least club will play against struggling Eskisehirspor.

Following decline after Galatasaray game, it was observed that Trabzonspor only managed to get wins against struggling teams so far and with this transition period club is at, club has recieved best opponent prior to time when things could be slightly solved with players recieving wages very likely next week.

On the side of the Eskisehirspor, it also will play against Trabzonspor who has trouble times so if Eskisehirspor will play its best football its capable to do, it can win this game.

Results
Turkish Super League, 14th week
Basaksehirspor 2:0 Genclerbirligi
Gaziantepspor 2:2 Fenerbahce
Mersin IdmanYurdu 3:0 Rizespor

Schedule
Turkish Super League, 14th week
18:00 Akhisar Belediyespor - Sivasspor
20:00 Trabzonspor - Eskisehirspor

In other news:

- Muharrem Usta has become new CEO of Trabzonspor with 3,062 votes from delegates.

- Announcement after Trabzonspor CEO Elections by candidates: Ex-Trabzonspor CEO Ibrahim Haciosmanoglu: 
If I have dissapointed during my reign, I apologize. I will continue my fight over match fixing
Newly elected CEO Muharrem Usta:
I want to thank everyone at Trabzonspor who have voted today. From today we start road to 50th year title.

- UEFA has announced that referee for Champions League game between Galatasaray and Astana will be Scottish referee Craig Alexander.

- Galatasaray CEO Dursun Ozbek: There is no risk for club to be excluded from Champions League. We will meet again with UEFA on February.

- It became clear that Galatasaray player Umut Bulut is willing to terminate section which automatically extends his contract 1 year.

- Galatasaray is willing to pay 1 million Euro each for transfer of Kasimpasa player Ryan Donk and AC Milan player Alex.

- Kayserispor are interested to sign Besiktas players Ramon Motta and Mustafa Pektemek.

- It became clear that Galatasaray player Selcuk Inan has flu and become slightly injured in game against Bursaspor.

- Liverpool are interested to transfer Galatasaray player Kevin Grosskreutz.

- Number of Italian, Spanish,French and English clubs are interested to transfer Fenerbahce player Ozan Tufan.

- Shanghai Shenhua has offered 12.5 million Euro to Galatasaray for Burak Yilmaz

What happened in Turkish football today? 05.12

Besiktas is keep losing tempo and it is becoming worser.

During today crucial game between Besiktas and Kayserispor at the Super League has ended with 2:1 victory for Istanbul side. Despite of win, Besiktas once again has shown that it has lost its attacking gameplay which was visible for the club at the beginning of the season. Besiktas is undoubtedly does not provide positive view prior to very important game against Sporting at Europa League this Thursday.

Besiktas was lucky that it was playing against Kayserispor who as team is not capable enough to provide game which could worry any of the big 4 teams therefore in point wise it was important win but its not opponent which could provide any idea how strong is Besiktas. However, club is losing its tempo for around one month and to some teams at the league  during  this period were capable of playing at the same tempo as Besiktas.

Besiktas head coach Senol Gunes prior to game against Sporting Lisbon game at the Europa League needs to solve problem or crises at attacking section as this slow game will not be helpful on Thursday. Sporting undoubetedly will provide attacking football at the Lisbon and hence might beat Besiktas with the weapon which it has used itself against opponents in start of season.

Regarding of Kayserispor, the club has played positive football with trying to create positions and self-belief that it could bring surprise, which is understandable as club was aware that it might play against Besiktas at the best time during this season period.

Galatasaray as team has regained self-belief and motivation

Newly appointed Galatasaray head coach Mustafa Denizli has won his first game with his club in the game against Bursaspor following first time training with team for one whole week. In performance wise, Galatasaray was still not at its best however it has gained two very important factor at the team: motivation and self-belief. Scoring three goals against strong opponent, despite of poor season, at the game which you dont play greatly needs lots of character.

Undoubtedly, this win is will bring huge motivation to the team prior to game against Astana at Champions League which will decide will club will carry on at Europa League next year or not. Another aspect at the game was protest given by Galatasaray fans towards its player Sabri Sarioglu, however with this protest it seems that it raise motivation to player which led him to provide one of his best games in this season.

After Astana game, Galatasaray will play against Besiktas which undoubtedly will provide some signs if Galatasaray will stay at the title race after winter break. The factors of regaining motivation and self-belief is huge factor for players, now its time for Mustafa Denizli to improve gameplay at the team.

 Gaziantepspor will have hard time against Fenerbahce tomorrow.

It could be comfortably said that right now at the league the club with the best form is Fenerbahce and that is not only case for its leadership position at the Super League table. Fenerbahce didnt lose for about one month and hardly concedes goals. The most important factor also that players, head coach Vitor Pereira and media are aware that this team is not playing its best game but its going in that direction which will be crucial at the end of season if achieved.

At tomorrow game, the opponent for Fenerbahce will be Gaziantepspor which always performs good football against big 4 teams but the way Fenerbahce defends lately it could be even more tough game for Gaziantepspor than usual. Another advantage for Fenerbahce is that Vitor Pereira is starting to realise how is Turkish Super League and what needs to be done to win the games at the Turkish league. He became aware that players play rough game and mediocre teams close in defense.

Apart of regaining leadership from Besiktas after victory against Gaziantepspor tomorrow this game is also importat prior to home game against Celtic at motivational mood on Thursday night. It is important note taking account that Fenerbahce one of the main aim sfor this season is to win European Cup.

Results
Turkish Super League, 14th week:
Osmanlispor 0:1 Kasimpasa
Konyaspor 3:2 Antalyaspor
Kayserispor 1:2 Besiktas

Schedule: 
Turkish Super League
16:00 Basaksehirspor - Genclerbirligi
19:00 Gaziantepspor - Fenerbahce
19:00 Akhisar Belediyespor - Sivasspor

In other news: 

- Turkish Football Federation Arbitration Court has decided to change Gaziantepspor 2 game ban to 1 game with 1 year adjournament.

- Lazio are interested to appoint Hamza Hamzaoglu as club's new head coach.

- Fenerbahce player Robin van Persie has become injured and wont be able to play against Gaziantepspor tomorrow.

- Shanghai Shenhua are interested to sign Galatasaray players SemihKaya and Burak Yilmaz.

- Trabzonspor debt has been announced as 397 million TL.

- Galatasaray administration has told to Kevin Grosskreutz needs to pay 3 million Euro if he wants to leave club.

What happened in Turkish football today? 03.12

Galatasaray win tomorrow will not change anything but loss could bring consequences.

Galatasaray will play 14th week Super League game against Rizespor with its head coach Mustafa
Denizli after club has trained with him for first time in duration of whole week. Quite naturally there are expectations from Galatasaray of signs of improvement at the game with such intense training sessions this week.

The following game is very crucial also for the fate of this Super League season for club. If Galatasaray wins nothing much will change but with a loss, club might arleady be in trouble of its Super League season taking account that it will play against Besiktas and also loss/draw might affect negatively to crucial game against Astana at the midweek.

Mustafa Denizli has an advantage that whatever result of tomorrow game will be it wont affect at his position but future of administration, or at least support by fans towards it, will be waring even more. Lets see how club will treat this issue at critical game.

Murat Yakin has principally agreed with Bursaspor

Yesterday at our blog and Twitter/Facebook pages we mentioned that Murat Yakin has declined coaching offer from Bursaspor, however as it become clear this morning Bursaspor CEO Recep Bolukbasi has principally agreed with Yakin, accordint to media reports.

Murat Yakin is among experienced head coaches in Turkey with good experience in Europe including semi-final at the Europa League. With Yakin, assuming he get used to Turkish Super League and squad, will be able to succeed lots of things at Bursaspor and once again make a team which could be fighting for the league title.

Meanwhile, regarding of false news it is important to note that all information is been corrected by leading sports websites in Turkey (their trustness could be questioned but its only source I have)

Galatasaray administrators has treated Hamzaoglu unethically

ex-Galatasaray head coach Hamza Hamzaoglu has talked about his sacking from the club to the leading Turkish sports channel NTVSpor. During his interview, it became once again seen that Galatasaray administrators had treated unethically with him.

According to Hamzaoglu, his sack was told straight away by administrators as he has entered to conference room where their were waiting for him. He has told that only recently he was talking with them about new transfer targets for January and was expecting for this conversation to take place on the meeting.

Galatasaray administrators understandment of football could be questioned which such behaviour as it seen it has been focussed with ego and score targets not realising that sacking of him or any other coach could bring huge problems for this season league title race.

Results
Turkish Cup, 3rd round
Kartalspor 0:2 Giresunspor
Menemen Belediyespor 0:1 Eskisehirspor
Adanaspor 3:1 Diyarbakirspor
Goztepe 1:2 NazilliBelediyespor
Gaziantepspor 3:2 Golcukspor
Akhisar Belediyespor 5:0 Dardanelspor

Schedule
Turkish Super League, 14th week
20:00 Galatasaray - Bursaspor

In other news: 

- Professional Football Disciplinary Committee has announced that Antalyaspor player Emmanuel Chibuike will be banned to play next two games. ProfessionalFootballDisciplinaryCommittee has given 50,000 TL ban and won't allow part of supporters for next home game.

- Barcelona Turkish player Arda Turan has been been given an "Man of the Year" by GQ Turkiye

- Fenerbahce player Caner Erkin had argument with club coach Vitor Pereira during training session, as Erkin wanted to leave training early.

- It became clear that Galatasaray player Kevin Grosskreutz has left Turkey.Meanwhile, FC Koln has declined that it interested to transfer him.

- Turkish Football Federation Arbitration Court has reduced fine of Besiktas from 30,000 TL to 15,000 TL.

- Trabzonspor player Sefa Yilmaz is asking for confiscation for not being paid 800,00 TL on time.

- Trabzonspor has announced that club debt is 397,082,380 TL.

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- Besiktas player Necip Uysal and Gokhan Tore will be able to play against Kayserispor after recovery from injury.

- Galatasaray administrators including CEO Dursun Ozbek has travelled to Switzealand to meet with UEFA regarding of FFP.

- Besiktas are interested to sign Slovan Liberec player Tomas Koubek.

- Galatasaray are interested to transfer Akhisar Belediyespor player Hugo Rodallega.

- Galatasaray player Wesley Snejder is thinking to leave club in January transfer window.

- Galatasaray are interested to sign Fluminense player Ronaldinho and Arsenal player Adebayor.

- Besiktas administrators are interested to sign Arsenal player David Ospina while technical team want Deportivo player Fabricio Ramirez.

- FIFA has selected Turkish National Team as the most improved national team of 2015.

- Fenerbahce player Raul Meireles is thinking to leave club due of not recieiving enough playing time.

- Besiktas player Ramon Motta thinks to leave club in January transfer window.

- Bursaspor are interested with BeijinGuoan player Batalla.

- Turkish head coach Hakan Yakin will work with youth team of Swiss club St Gallen.

What happened in Turkish football today? 02.12

Kevin Grosskreutz could leave Galatasaray without playing any official games.

Galatasaray head coach Mustafa Denizli during today press conference with a media outlets has announced that club player Kevin Grosskreutz is unhappy at the club and wants to return to Germany this winter.

The reason of unhappiness ,apart of not playing due of late register of his transfer to FIFA which led him not recieve licence, is that his family is still leaving in Germany and for him travel back and forth from Istanbul raises problems. To which Mustafa Denizli responded saying that it will be helpful if he leaves since without motivation the performance could not be given by Grosskreutz.

Assuming that Mustafa Denizli and club administrators decide to send Grosskreutz to Germany it would mean that player will leave without playing any official games for the club due of problems of signing him in August. However, if Denizli looks fine for get rid of him then he does have good alternatives at hand during transfer window in January.

Murat Yakin has declined offer for Bursaspor job

As it became clear, Bursaspor CEO Recep Bolukbasi had went to Germany to have discussions with Murat Yakin regarding of his appointment as head coach. The following candidate has been seen as best option for club and would help to raise Bursaspor to previous glories which club has seen.

However, to the dissapointment of Bolukbasi, Murat Yakin has declined following offer. It does look like Bursaspor could focus now to appoint sacked Galatasaray coach Hamza Hamzaoglu for the position. Despite if Hamzaoglu declines his interest to coach team currently.

As been mentioned before, Bolukbasi will try his best to appoint good talented Turkish head coach and his works on this is taking place right now.

Besiktas must use its attacking advantage in tactical manner

Despite of Besiktas loss of game against Akhisar and loss of leadership, it is seen that morale of the team is still at the high point in the team. There is no problem at the  union in the team compare to other teams, but problem of losing speed as mentioned before in the blog does exist.

What does Senol Gunes needs to do is find solution how to use its fast players at the right moments of the game and to win games without being at pressure as players tend to stress in this conditions.

Besiktas drop of performance is coming just week before crucial game against Sporting at Europa League which it must get at least draw in away game. Kayserispor game in Super League could be good test of how much club is ready for such big task.

Results
Turkish Cup, 3rd round
Igdir Arasspor 1:3 Bandirmaspor
Tuzlaspor 1:0 Manisaspor
1461 Trabzon 3:0 Pazarspor
Fatih Karagumruk 3:3 (7:8 pen. ) Mersin IdmanYurdu
Madranspor 1:2 Bucaspor
Boluspor 4:1 Umraniyespor
Kastamonuspor 1966 3:3 (7:6 pen.) Kasimpasa
Etimesgut Belediyespor 1:0 Genclerbirligi
Karabukspor 5:2 Payasspor
Sanliurfaspor 1:0 Kirklarelispor
Inegolspor 1:1 (4:2 pen.) Balikesirspor
Karsiyaka 3:2 Tekirdagspor
Adana Demirspor 2:4 Sivas Belediye
Rizespor 1:0 Osmangazispor

Schedule
Turkish Cup, 3rd round
13:00 Kartalspor - Giresunspor
13:00 Menemen Belediyespor - Eskisehirspor
15:30 Goztepe - Nazilli Belediyespor
18:00 Gaziantepspor - Golcukspor
20:30 Akhisar Belediyespor - Dardanelspor

In other news: 

- Galatasaray head coach Mustafa Denizli: I have called Turkish NationalTeam head coach Fatih Terim to discuss about team. I also have called Hamza Hamzaoglu but he didnt answer my call.I always have fought while team been behind the table, we can catch leaders at league

- Barcelona player Arda Turan won't be able to play against Espanyol due of not recieving licence up to that date.

- Trabzonspor player Esteban Alvelado has returned to Trabzon from holiday and attended today's training session.

- Besiktas: Super League game against Konyaspor on 27th December will be played at Fatih Terim Basaksehir Stadium.

- Konyaspor: Antalyaspor supporters will not be taken to Super League on 5th December due of tensions between two clubs.

- It became clear that Fenerbahce CEO Aziz Yildirim would be forced to attend court in case against Hamid Akin.

- Trabzonspor CEO Ibrahim Haciosmanoglu: There is operation to make club weaker and get rid of me. But their wont succeed.Everyone says match fixing case is over but we waiting for UEFA Disciplinary Committee decision. I have announced my candidacy once again because I believe I can win CEO election again.

- Trabzonspor CEO candidate ‪‎CelilHekimoglu‬: We have lost 12-13 points this season due of referee decisions. But this happened due of not being together at club.

- Galatasaray plans to offer 1.5 million Euro for Kasimpasa player RyanDonk.

- Mircea Lucescu manager Ertuglul: If Muharrem Usta becomes CEO of Trabzonspor, Lucescu will come to Turkey to discuss his appointment.

- Temel Eyuboglu: For Trabzonspor CEO elections to run with few candidates I have decided to take away my candidacy for post.

- Galatasaray are interested to transfer Bayern Munich player Xabi Alonso.

- Galatasaray are interested to transfer New York City player David Villa.

- ZoryaLugansk player Pylyp Budkinsky and Dnipro player Evgeny Seleznev were suggested to Galatasaray head coach Mustafa Denizli.

What happened in Turkish football today? 01.12

Players start using Pereira game style effectively.

Fenerbahce has regained its leadership position after it has lost it to Besiktas back at the 6th week of this season Super League. It needs to be stated that regaining the top spot was not easy for Fenerbahce and needed some patience. Quite naturally, the drop of performance of Besiktas in last weeks played an important role to get there.

Fenerbahce tactics, including during win against Trabzonspor yesterday, made it visible and easy to analyse however the system works so far. The main reason why it works and will work because to some extend club head coach Vitor Pereira is practicing Total Football style of game. Pereira from start wanted each player to be involved at the game with smart defence and effective attacks. Following game play needed change of style and high stamina, and this system being new to some players at squad it was naturally for bad beginning at the start of league.

In fact, at stamina, Fenerbahce does have some issues still to solve as it still provides poor performance at last 30 minutes of game and more focus goes to defence. However, Fenerbahce players start to understand what kind of game Pereira expects from them and it does look like for now Fenerbahce can only improve. There is no reason why Fenerbahce will not end as leader prior to mid-season break.

Biggest opponent of players at Trabzonspor is psychology on themselves.

Trabzonspor players mind and performance is still dominated by issues which are outside of football such as uncertainty with wages, match-fixing issue and general issues within the club. The anger towards Lazar Markovic by Salih Dursun, apart of being pushed, has been happened due of this.

As head coach, Sadi Tekilioglu, can do his best to make players to play better football and bring out its maximum performance from team players, but when it comes to psychologically issue it become much harder to solve. It does look that CEO elections at the club on 5-6th December might bring some calm at club, but until then Trabzonspor will have pressure towards players.

Saying that, if election results will bring calmness to club then Sadi Tekilioglu task will become easier as he will be able to concentrate  and focus into performances of team at which players will probably provide right reaction. Because as the team, Trabzonspor deserved to be higher at table.

Mustafa Denizli strictness might bring improvement of game to Galatasaray.

Loss to Kasimpasa, as been stated in yesterday blog, could be foolish to blame into new appointed head coach Mustafa Denizli but it did provide him to understand issues which are present at internal and external level at the club and undoubtedly it will help him to solve some issues or at least let players know prior to game against Bursaspor on Friday how he plans to find solutions to  them.

It was reported today that Mustafa Denizli has told to every coach and player that after game their will all return to club facilities at team bus. Previously, players could return with their own cars after game to home, which led many to use this opportunity. Denizli decision, rightly, was to make team come together. Mustafa Denizli from day one has shown to players that he will be strict to them because thats how you keep focus and togetherness at the team.

Next game against Bursaspor might not end as the win for the team but it should have some improvement at game play. If there wont be improvement than it will have bad ending of 1st half of season and might even have trouble against Astana at Champions League.

Results
Turkish Cup, 3rd round
Aydinspor 1923 1:0 Denizlispor
24Erzincanspor 1:1 (4-5 pen.) Antalyaspor
Sariyer 2:7 Kayserispor
Amed Spor 2:1 Elazigspor
Osmanlispor 0:1 Tepecikspor
Bursaspor 3:0 Utas Usakspor
Konyaspor 4:1 Kocaeli Birlikspor

Schedule
Turkish Cup, 3rd round
11:30 Igdir Arasspor - Bandirmaspor
13:00 Tuzlaspor - Manisaspor
13:00 1461 Trabzon - Pazarspor
13:00 Fatih Karagumruk - Mersin IdmanYurdu
13:00 Madranspor - Bucaspor
13:00 Kastamonuspor 1966 - Kasimpasa
13:00 Etismesgut Belediyespor - Genclerbirligi
13:00 Kardemir Karabukspor - Payasspor
13:00 Sanliurfaspor - Kirklalispor
13:00 Inegolspor - Balikesirspor
15:30 Karsiyaka - Tekirdagspor
18:00 Adana Demirspor - Sivas Belediyespor
20:30 Rizespor - Orhangazispor

In other news: 

- Bursaspor caretaker coach Ersel Uzgur: I dont listen to rumours for me becoming club head coach and I am focussed to Galatasaray game now.

- Galatasaray are interested to sign Hannover 96 player Mevlut Erdinc.

- It became clear that Galatasaray player Wesley Snejder had an argument with referees at break time, where he used some foul language.

- Besiktas CEO Fikret Orman has travelled to London to have negotiations with Chelsea player Papy Djilobodji

- Besiktas are interested to sign Akhisar Belediyespor player Douglao.

- There are rumours that Galatasaray has declined idea of Emre Asik and Umut Davala due of them having connections with coach Fatih Terim.

- Bursaspor CEO Recep Bolukbasi will travel to Germany to have negotiations with head coach Murat Yakin

- Bursaspor CEO Recep Bolukbasi: Due of our fans pressure our ex-head coach Ertuglul Saglam didnt want to stay at club

- Trabzon court has declined request for 11,275 members to vote for Trabzonspor CEO Elections and has stated that 9,997 voters are legitimate

- Kasimpasa are interested to sign Hakan Arikan.

- Bursaspor administrators Mustafa Oran, Mustafa Vardar, Huseyin Akdemir and Osman Malakci have resigned from their positions.

- Galatasaray started negotiations with Kasimpasa player Ryan Donk

- Trabzonspor CEO candidates Muharrem Usta and Celil Sadikoglu are interested to appoint Hamza Hamzaoglu as club new head coach if elected.

- Gaziantepspor player Ognjen Vranjes has broke his angle after Genclerbirligi game and wont be able to play against Fenerbahce on Sunday.

- Besiktas are interested to sign Kasimpasa player Titi

- Antalyaspor has been referred due of fans behaviour and Gaziantepspor player Emmanuel Chibuike had been referred to Professional Football Disciplinary Committee.

What happened in Turkish football today? 30.11

Fenerbahce has won with its classic game style. 

As was expected Fenerbahce was coming out as favourites against struggling, both internally and externally, Trabzonspor and taking account that club win will make them league leaders has provided extra motivation to Fenerbahce.

Fenerbahce in fact has provided similar game play which it was playing during games against Mersin Idman Yurdu and Molde, and hence becoming more clear what kind of gameplay is club head coach Vitor Pereira is awaiting from its players. In fact as usual, club has shown poor performance at the last 30 minutes of  game, and only Trabzonspor being 10 men made things calmer. Even through it is questionable how effective Trabzonspor would be even with 11-on-11.

One of the most talked points is arguments between Salih Dursun and incident involving Fernandao and Lazar Markovic. The arguments between those players had become so heated it involved other players including Trabzonspor head coach Sadi Tekiloglu and Fenerbahce. This arguments, which was used more agressively by Trabzonspor, could happen due of problems which club in and plus playing with its main rivals has heated the club even more.

Overall, Fenerbahce has set its game play which became clear but still seems to be workable and
brought leadership at the Super League. And as usual Trabzonspor needs calmness at its team and administration.

Galatasaray will improve in mid-season but it could be already too late.

Galatasaray was planning to have start of new beginning with its head coach Mustafa Denizli with a win against Kasimpasa, but with its gameplay of past two games did not change yesterday it had ended game with 2:2 scoreline.

In similar manner it should be reminded that if there was uncounted goal by Kasimpasa player Ryan Donk, Galatasaray would even lose so it should seen itself lucky. However, for big team like Galatasaray the loss or draw is not big difference, as it always aims to win games. Galatasaray defence in last two games was providing poor performance which could be present at yesterday game.

Newly appointed head coach Mustafa Denizli has stated that all of the big issues solutions will be done and found after winter break with tactics changes and transfers. Denizli announcement is realistic, but with l 4 games left until break, including crucial game against Besiktas, Galatasaray cant afford losing points or it will see itself outside of title race as early as January. Once again it proves mistake of administraton to send Hamza Hamzaoglu in this period.

Besiktas is losing its tempo.

As this season of Super League and for about 10 weeks Besiktas was proclaimed as most active, in fact most attacking team at the league which this play could easily become champions in May. However, this characteristics Besiktas starts to lose in last 3 games.

In yesterday blog it was mentioned that tactics for Akhisar was to score and defend against attacking team, however there were positions which Besiktas did find good attacks but could not convert it. Besiktas is losing its pace at the games which are crucial. Leading as leaders before mid-season break is very important but it has risk of not achieving that.

Playing constantly as fast pace could be very tiring and naturally might reduce risk of waring down as league progresses, that is what seems to take place with Besiktas. Now club needs to use its speed advantage economically if it wants to get league title this season.

Results
Turkish Super League, 13th week
Fenerbahce 2:0 Trabzonspor

Schedule
Turkish Cup, 3rd round
13:00 24Erzincanspor - Antalyaspor
13:00 Sariyer-Kayserispor
13:00 Amed Sportif Faaliyetler - Vartas Elazigspor
13:00 Aydinspor 1923 - Denizlispor
15:30 Osmanlispor - BuyukCekmece Tepecik
18:00 Bursaspor - Utas Usak Sportif
20:30 Konyaspor- Kocaeli Birlikspor

In other news: 

- Galatasaray goalkeeper coach Claudio Taffarel will stay as assistant coach to Mustafa Denizli until mid-season break.

- It became clear that West Ham United informed to Galatasaray that it will buy its player Burak Yilmaz for 3.8 million pounds.

- Trabzonspor CEO candidate Muharrem Usta: I have talked to Shakhtar Donetsk coach Mircea Lucescu. He looks forward to come back to Turkey

- Rizespor CEO Metin Kalkavan: We are proud of transfer offers we recieve for Leonard Kweuke but we will not sell him.

- Galatasaray player Wesley Snejder: Words which I say about Hamza Hamzaoglu are not translated correctly.

- It became clear that referee Huseyin Gocek has recieved 7.3 points for his performance at Besiktas vs Sivasspor game.