SOCCER FEVER IS IN THE UNITED STATES....
WE TALKED ABOUT THIS BACK IN 2002....
AND NOW , EVERY SPORTS BAR AND RESTAURANT IS ADVERTISING ABOUT WORLD CUP GAMES AND THE NUMBER ONE SPORTS CHANNEL ESPN AND ABC IS GOING WALL TO WALL WITH THE WORLD CUP COVERAGE,,,
1 HAVE STATED MY DISAPPOINTMENT BACK IN 2002 ,,,BUT II AM VERY HAPPY FINALLY SOCCER IS THE REAL THINK IN THE UNITED STATES..
WATCH OUR PROGRAM WE DID BACK IN 2002,,ME AND ALEX LOJ, ON WORLD CUP SOCCER REPORT TV PROGRAM.....
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
MUSTAFA DENIZLI RESIGNED, DUE TO HEALTH PROBLEMS
Photo courtesy of Besiktas web site
Besiktas coach Mustafa Denizli and Besiktas president Yildirim Demiroren held a press conference on Friday in Istanbul, Turkey
At the press conference Besiktas President Yildirim Demiroren took the podium first and said , what ever writing about Mustaf Denizli and Besiktas team as far as getting Schuster is not truth. He went on to say that Mustaf Denizli is leaving us because of his health issues,all others are not truth"
After, the Turkish legend as a player, now as a coach, the man who coached Istanbul's big three and won two cups with Besiktas in the last season , Mustafa Denizli, took the stage.
He thanked to Besiktas team officials and the Besiktas fans....
He said he is leaving his childhood love team , due to his current health issues ..
He said, he wanted rest and be productive to Turkish football and Besiktas after he gets better...
He also said what ever said until now in the Turkish media was not truth ...
So, now Mustafa Denizli gone who will be the next coach ofi Besiktas...
Will it be Turkish coach or foreign coach?
If you ask me, it should be Turkish coach...
There are only three Turkish team, who has foreign coaches, in the Turkish Turkcell Super League...
GALATASARAY.... GENCLERBIRLIGI AND FENERBAHCE
Recently ....Gaziantepspor hired Tolunay Kafkas....the new team of the Turkish Super League Bucaspor hired Bulent Uygun and Ankaragucu went with Turkish coach too...
So, who will that Turkish coach, be?
Well, we cant forget, Rasim Kara.... Samet Aybaba... and Giray Bulak...
These three coaches, will be helpful to Besiktas, in my opinion.
And they have the experience that Besiktas needs....
AHMET TURGUT
Thursday, June 3, 2010
NORTH AMERICA FUTSAL (SOCCER) SHOW IN TORONTO
ZAFER BIRYOL AND OZDEN ONGUR WILL BE IN TORONTO, CANADA.....
Former Fenerbahce player Zafer Biryol and Denizlispor keeper Ozden Ongun will be in Toronto, Canada this coming Saturday ....
Former Turkish National futsal team player Yekta Ibrahimoglu is organizing the North American Futsal show in Toronto, Canada.
Canadian team ,Milltown FC , also welcomed Zafer Biryol and Ozden Ongur to their practices on Wendsday.
Both of the Turkish Soccer players practiced with Milltowm FC, on Wendsday...
Ozden Ongun is 31 year old goalkeeper with Denizlispor of the Turkish Super League who has also earned 4 National Team caps for Turkey in his career.
Zafer Biryol is a 33 year old former striker for Fenerbahc currently playing for Altay of the Turkish 2nd Division and also has 4 Turkish National Team caps on his resume.
This coming Saturday. it will be Futsal frenzy in the city of Toronto...
AHMET TURGUT
COACHING CRISES IN BESIKTAS!
If any one remembers, Besiktas officials, in the middle of the, this past season, made Mustafa Denizli, sign one more year deal, before the season ended and before the his contract ended!
How absurd that was!
Well, His actual contract did end on May 31th and the new contract, was never send to TFF(Turkish Football Federation),
Besiktas coach Mustafa Denizli was vacationing in Beituful Cesme,Izmir and all of sudden his blood pressure rose and they rushed him to Istanbul to checking to the Hospital.
According reports, Mustafa Denizli told Besiktas officials that he does not want to coach anymore the team, due to medical reasons.
He has a major health issues......
Former Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster name is in the Turkish news papers now as the next coach of Besiktas!
I don't think so......
AHMET TURGUT
Sunday, May 30, 2010
AFTER USA V TURKEY MATCH USA PLAYERS IN THE MIX ZONE
After the match number one attraction was USA player..
They were nice enough to answer the media questions after the match in the media mix zone.
I asked Tim Howard about first half and the Arda's goal and what he thought about Arda Turan..
Watch the video to find out what USA Goalkeeper Tim Howard said about ARDA TURAN...
They were nice enough to answer the media questions after the match in the media mix zone.
I asked Tim Howard about first half and the Arda's goal and what he thought about Arda Turan..
Watch the video to find out what USA Goalkeeper Tim Howard said about ARDA TURAN...
USA BEATS TURKEY FOR THE FIRST TIME...2-1
It was very hot and humid day in the Philly...
But, that did not bother the fans from both sides....
American and Turkish fans were Tailgating hours before the match around the stadium..
And they were having good time too
The Turkish Journalist who came from Turkey fell in love with Financial field stadium and it's press box..
They were just amazed!
This was my second time at this stadium...
I came here when Turkish International keeper Rustu Recber was playing for Barca in a friendly match back in 2003..
Almost 55 thousand fans, showed up for this send-off match yesterday....
TURKEY STARTED.... USA FINISH IT !
In the first half it was all Turkey...
Arda Turan opened the scoring in the 27 minute after getting a beitiful ball from Kazim Richard.
Before Arda's goal Tuncay Sanli missed a wide open net....
Just before the half time both teams had prety good chances to score but they couldn't....
Tuncay's shot was deflected and Dempsey could not get to Altidore's dangerous cross in the box.
Turkey went in to the locker rooms with one gola advantage,,,
As they started the second half USA coach made four key sub....
But there was no Turkey sub in the beginning of the second half...
Turkish coaching staff was not aware of these players were the players secured spot on the starting eleven for USA in the World Cup 2010....
Lack of knowledge about the USA team and not making chances cost Turkey this match in the second half....
Thirteen minutes in to the second half...Robbie Findley, who came in as sub in the second half ,gave a good ball to Landon Donovan and Donovan narrowly avoided Turkish goalkeeper Volkan Demirel, selflessly setting up Altidore to score the goal easily..
Coach Bradley's four changes were big impact in the second half.. Steve Cherundolo for Spector, Oguchi Onyewu for Goodson, José Torres for Ricardo Clark and Robbie Findley for Feilhaber.
Those changes on the defense and in the midfield made a huge difference on USA team..
Like bob Bradley said, it was like "Night and Day"...
In the 75th minute, Steve Cherundolo another player who came in in the second half, gave a beautiful ball to Donovan who picked out Dempsey on the left side,the ball bounced off Dempsey’s hip and controlled the ball and kicked it under Volkan Demirel.
Dempsey and Jose Torres narrowly missed chances to add a third in the closing moments
Turkey’s best chance to tie the match came when Sercan Yildirim from Bursaspor burst through into the right side of the U.S. penalty area,but it was wasted...
While USA did not have a shot on goal in the first half,they had eight shots on goal in the second half,,,
After the match I attend the both teams press conference ...
Bob Bradly said "Turkey was good in the first half but we were better in the second half"
On the other hand Assistant coach Oguz Cetin, said " Americans were more disciplined and much more physically better than Turkish team as a whole team"
Well I have wrote this last week here on my blog ...
Americans might not be skill full with the ball but they have the discipline playing as whole team....
Hiddink and Oguz Cetin said they have some fixing to do with this team.....
Well, they don't have much time in their hand,,,,
In August and September there are very important matches for Turkey....
lastly, This was the first win for USA, against Turkey......
While USA was heading to the biggest dance in the World ,Turkish team will be heading for beaches for now....
Kudos to USA and good luck in the tournament....
AHMET TURGUT
But, that did not bother the fans from both sides....
American and Turkish fans were Tailgating hours before the match around the stadium..
And they were having good time too
The Turkish Journalist who came from Turkey fell in love with Financial field stadium and it's press box..
They were just amazed!
This was my second time at this stadium...
I came here when Turkish International keeper Rustu Recber was playing for Barca in a friendly match back in 2003..
Almost 55 thousand fans, showed up for this send-off match yesterday....
TURKEY STARTED.... USA FINISH IT !
In the first half it was all Turkey...
Arda Turan opened the scoring in the 27 minute after getting a beitiful ball from Kazim Richard.
Before Arda's goal Tuncay Sanli missed a wide open net....
Just before the half time both teams had prety good chances to score but they couldn't....
Tuncay's shot was deflected and Dempsey could not get to Altidore's dangerous cross in the box.
Turkey went in to the locker rooms with one gola advantage,,,
As they started the second half USA coach made four key sub....
But there was no Turkey sub in the beginning of the second half...
Turkish coaching staff was not aware of these players were the players secured spot on the starting eleven for USA in the World Cup 2010....
Lack of knowledge about the USA team and not making chances cost Turkey this match in the second half....
Thirteen minutes in to the second half...Robbie Findley, who came in as sub in the second half ,gave a good ball to Landon Donovan and Donovan narrowly avoided Turkish goalkeeper Volkan Demirel, selflessly setting up Altidore to score the goal easily..
Coach Bradley's four changes were big impact in the second half.. Steve Cherundolo for Spector, Oguchi Onyewu for Goodson, José Torres for Ricardo Clark and Robbie Findley for Feilhaber.
Those changes on the defense and in the midfield made a huge difference on USA team..
Like bob Bradley said, it was like "Night and Day"...
In the 75th minute, Steve Cherundolo another player who came in in the second half, gave a beautiful ball to Donovan who picked out Dempsey on the left side,the ball bounced off Dempsey’s hip and controlled the ball and kicked it under Volkan Demirel.
Dempsey and Jose Torres narrowly missed chances to add a third in the closing moments
Turkey’s best chance to tie the match came when Sercan Yildirim from Bursaspor burst through into the right side of the U.S. penalty area,but it was wasted...
While USA did not have a shot on goal in the first half,they had eight shots on goal in the second half,,,
After the match I attend the both teams press conference ...
Bob Bradly said "Turkey was good in the first half but we were better in the second half"
On the other hand Assistant coach Oguz Cetin, said " Americans were more disciplined and much more physically better than Turkish team as a whole team"
Well I have wrote this last week here on my blog ...
Americans might not be skill full with the ball but they have the discipline playing as whole team....
Hiddink and Oguz Cetin said they have some fixing to do with this team.....
Well, they don't have much time in their hand,,,,
In August and September there are very important matches for Turkey....
lastly, This was the first win for USA, against Turkey......
While USA was heading to the biggest dance in the World ,Turkish team will be heading for beaches for now....
Kudos to USA and good luck in the tournament....
AHMET TURGUT
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