GOLDEN GOAL BY HALIL ALTINTOP KEEPS TRABZONSPOR LIVE

Trabzonspor's Halil Altintop (L) celebrates with his team mates after scoring a goal against Inter Milan during their Champions League Group B. soccer match at Huseyin Avni Aker stadium in Trabzon,Turkey.

This has to be the one of the best match, Trabzonspor played at home in front of home crowd in the Champions League.

Even though Inter Milan scored first with Alverez, Trabzonspor came right back with Altintop(Goldenball)That is Halil Altintop brother of Hamit Altintop from Real Madrid!

Trabzonspor kept the presure in the second half and at one point wood works saved the day for Inter Milan....

Trabzonspor in second place ahead of final matches....

After the match ,Halil Altintop told STAR TV,"It wasn't important how the goal was scored or who scored it. It was important for Trabzonspor, that's why we are all very happy"

"We are satisfied with one point. I believe if we continue to work the way we did we will also get to the second round "

Halil Altintop also said, Trabzonspor was better team, despite Champions League inexperience ...

"Despite this being our first championship we are really playing a good championship season. I hope we will be in the Champions League in future seasons and we can gain more experience and I am sure we will be able to play better matches,"

"If we continue on this road I think we will get a good result at Lille and we will be the side that is smiling."


Trabzonspor have six points with their two rivals for second place on five going into next month's fixtures when the Turks visit French champions Lille while CSKA travel to Inter.

Inter Milan, already through to the Champions League, thanks to a 1-1 draw at Trabzon!

Inter Milan was lucky to get a draw in Trabzon!

BACK TO TURKISH SUPER LEAGUE

(AHMET B TURGUT )

After being disappointed with Turkish National team not making the party in Europe, Turkish football fans will focus the Turkish Super League once again...

The chaos in Turkish football since July of this year, did put a big damage on Turkish football and Turkish National team...

Delaying the league, players not being match fit and the most important of all, undisciplined

famous players receiving yellow cards, damaged and hurt,Turkey's chances to go to Euro 2012
finals!

It was not all Guus Hiddink's foult!

Anyway, this and Abdullah Avci's being a new coach for the Turkish National team is another subject for another time...

I would like to just say this, now....

Abdullah Avci, started his job with very shaky grounds,,,,

Choosing assistant(Okan Buruk) with no coaching experience and getting unknown goal keeper coach was very foolish...

Turkish Football Federation signed a contract with him until 2015...

But, a coach who never felt the pressure when he was coaching Istanbul Buyuksehir ,will feel the pressure from Turkish media and Turkish football fans.....

Coaching a team with no fan base and coaching junior level national team , will not be like coaching Turkish senior national team....

Because seventy million Turks will be on your back....

I wish him a lot of luck, but he has to prove him self......

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Turkish Super League week 11 is back and start on Friday with one match goes on Saturday and Sunday and ends on Monday night with one match....

The most important match will the derby match between Besiktas and Galatasaray ...

After both of the teams, missing out on capturing second place in the week 10, will face each other in a derby match in Besiktas's Inonu Stadium ..

Turkey'e top team Fenerbahce after their unbeaten streak came to end last weekend, will be in away match in Eskisehir..


On the other hand Trabzonspor who is on second with only two points behind will open the week 11 on Friday in Mersin....

With a win they could capture the first place on Friday night....


On Saturday, Fenerbahce has to win on the road in Eskisehir if they want to stay on top of the Turkish Super League...

There is a lot of interesting and very though matches this weekend...

Another week, with a lot of surprise scores could well be happening this weekend

11 WEEK:

18 Nov 2011
19:00 CET Mersin ? : ? Trabzonspor
19 Nov 2011
12:00 CET Ankaragucu ? : ? Karabukspor
15:00 CET Kayserispor ? : ? Orduspor
18:00 CET Fenerbahce ? : ? Eskisehirspor
20 Nov 2011
12:00 CET Antalyaspor ? : ? Buyuksehir
12:00 CET Sivasspor ? : ? Genclerbirligi
15:00 CET Gaziantepspor ? : ? Manisaspor
18:00 CET Besiktas ? : ? Galatasaray
21 Nov 2011
19:00 CET Bursaspor ? : ? Samsunspor

HIDDINK OUT, AVCI IN , IN TURKEY!

NEW COACH ABDULLAH AVCI AND TURKISH FOOTBALL FA PRESIDENT M.ALI AYDINLAR AT THE CEREMONY.
PHOTO BY TFF

Abdullah Avci has been appointed new coach of the Turkish national team, replacing Guus Hiddink.

The Turkish football federation has appointed Abdullah Avci as Turkey coach.

The federation says it has signed an agreement with Avci until May 31, 2015.

The 48-year-old Belediyespor coach formerly managed the Turkey U-17 team, guiding it to fourth place at the world championships in 2004.

Turkey parted ways with Guus Hiddink on Wednesday following Turkey's failure to qualify for next year's European Championship.

Abdullah Avci after the announcement said, "I am very happy to have been given such an honor,"

Turkish Football Federation president Mehmet Ali Aydınlar said: "Mr. Avcı deserves this post as a UEFA European Under-17 Championship winner and FIFA U-17 World Cup semi-finalist and he got it. I believe he'll put his mark on many successes during his working term"

Born in 1963 in Istanbul, Abdullah Avcı played for Vefaspor, F. Karagümrük, Çaykur Rizespor, Kahramanmaraşspor, Bakırköyspor, Kasımpaşa, İstanbulspor AŞ, Küçükçekmecespor, Nişantaşıspor respectively and retired in 1999 at the club where he started football.

Avcı's coaching career began at İstanbulspor in 1999 before a spell as Galatasaray youth academy chief. He took over Turkey U17 team and in his first season secured victory at the 2005 European finals in Italy and reached the FIFA U-17 World Cup semis in Peru.

In August 2006 he moved to İstanbul BB, leading them to promotion in his first season and keeping them in the Super League ever since. Starting from 2006.


Source:TFF

HIDDINK'S TURKEY CHOKED AT HOME AGAINST CROATIA !

Turkey's coach Guus Hiddink watches the game during the first leg of their Euro 2012 play-off qualifying soccer match with Croatia at Turk Telekom Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. (AP Photo )


This was disaster and choking by whole Turkish National football team on Friday night in Turk Telekom Arena in Istanbul, Turkey!.

No one could even imagine this score, even Croatia coach Slavan Bilic!

Just when the match started, in the second minute of the match, how could you let down!

Where is being focus and being alert on defense!

Where was the team discipline?

Al the trouble and let down in the team started with this...

Every player on the pitch, was shocked and lost their focus...

That was, no no .......

There was still 88 and plus minutes to play... but, Turkish National team players just did not act that way!

After Ivica Olic's second minute goal, Mario Mandzukic doubled the lead at the end of the first half of the match!


You figure, coming out of the locker rooms, you would see more hungry team, right?


Wrong, they were all demolished and distracted!

You would think,they would regrouped at half-time.....

In a "Do or Die" match... but, there was no dignity on the field.....

Croatia scored the third goal, six minutes in to the second half of the match!

Vedran Corluka hit a very good header to the upper left corner and scored Croatia's third goal..

Fans at the Turk Telekom Arena started the booed Guus Hiddink,keeper Volkan Demirel and the team!

Four of the Turkish National players getting yellow card showed there was no disipline on the field..

Starting from 64th minute to 87th minute , Hakan Balta, Emre Belozoglu, Sabri Sarioglu and Arda Turan,all received yellow cards!

That means these four players won't play in the second leg match on Tuesday!

Do you see the team discipline and players dignity playing in this very important match?

Turkish National team as a whole team from top to bottom choked on Friday night...

With the way they played and the dignity they showed on the field!

It was disaster for Turkey and revenge for Croatia .....

After the match everyone asked Guus Hiddink to resign!

They were even talking about new name for coaching job!

Rookie coach Abdullah Avci....

The man who has no international experience but only one year with Turkish U-17 National team!

And he is been at unpressurized job where he is the coach for Istanbul Municipality football team, Buyuksehir ...

The only team without a fan base in Turkey!

He is not the answer for this job ,at this moment,,,,,,

After the match Hiddink said, he was taking full responsibility but his players did not executed things properly!

Maybe Turkey does not need a world famous tactician coach,,,,

Maybe Turkey needs emotional coach from side lined would yell and shout, all the time!

Finally, when you take only two shots on goal in the whole match and on the other hand Croatia takes 10 shots on your goal..that sums up this first leg match!

Like, Hiddink said after the match, "It is almost impossible to qualify now"

Second leg match on Tuesday has no meaning for Turkey!

They have chocked in Istanbul and lost their creditability and pride....

CRUNCH TIME FOR TURKEY AS THEY MEET CROATIA IN ISTANBUL!

PHOTO BY TFF...


Call it revenge.....Call it rematch of the Euro 2008...

Call it crunch time for both teams.....

It is all about advancing to Euro 2012 at the end of the two leg play-off matches!

This two match series will be heart-stopping for both National team fans!

The first match in Istanbul on Friday night in Turkey ...

Second leg match will be in Croatia on Tuesday...

Turkish National team has to have a good score on Friday night...

I know Bilic and his boys, will be happy with a draw in Istanbul, Turkey...


Hiddink and his boys should start firm on defense and find the goals from counterattacks!


It is huge match for Turkey and Turkish fans....


Guus Hiddink will miss Nuri Sahin, who is recovering from a knee injury, on the other hand

Slaven Bilic’s team is also hit with injuries. Forward Mladen Petric, first-choice defender

Ivan Strini, and midfielder Niko Kranjcar are all out....

According to ESPN's Soccer Power Index considers this the closest of the four matchups,

as Turkey (ranked 28th) and Croatia (14th) are two of the four best teams in the playoffs. SPI

gives Croatia a narrow 56.1 percent edge to advance, though Turkey is a 45 percent favorite to

win the first leg, with Croatia given a 24.4 percent chance of winning that game.

Hiddink today at the press conference said "We are ready to give them a very hard night,"

Turkey's top goal scorer in the league, Burak Yilmaz was also attended the press conference with


his coach Hiddink and said "Playing at a EURO is a dream for any player and we all have a chance to make this come true."

The match will start at 14:05 ET, and ESPN3 will broadcast the match live...

In Turkey ,STAR TV will broadcast the match live...

65th Birthday for Guus Hiddink!

Photos by TFF

Turkish National team players, surprised Turkish National team coach Guus Hiddink and gave a little birthday party and a cake!

Turkish National team has been camping at Swiss Hotel in Istanbul before the big show down against Crotia on Friday..

All the players, gave a very expensive pen to coach Guus Hiddink too.

After recieving the pen set, Hiddink said, he wants to write the story, if they go to EURO 2012, with that pen!



Turkish National team has beeen working out at Besiktas's Inonu Stadium which is very close to Swiss Hotel The Bosphorus...

National Team will practice on Wednesday and Thursday there and Hiddink and some players will hold a press conferense on Thursday too.

Thursday practice will be at Turk Telekom Stadium.....


On Friday, at 21.05 local Turkey time , Turkey will face Croatia in Turk Telekom's "Aslantepe" Stadium.

GUUS HIDDINK ANNOUNCED TURKEY SQUAD AGAINST CROTIA

Guus Hiddink coach of Turkish National team announced the Turkish National Team squad for Cratila play-off matches...

Turkey-Croatia EURO 2012 play-off match will be played at Türk Telekom Arena on Friday, November 11 and kick off at 21.05, local Turkey Time...


Croatia-Turkey EURO 2012 play-off second leg match will be played at Stadion Maksimir on Tuesday, November 15 and kick off at 20.05, local Croatia Time..




Turkey squad:.....

1-VOLKAN DEMİREL

FENERBAHÇE A.Ş.

2-TOLGA ZENGİN

TRABZONSPOR A.Ş.

3- SİNAN BOLAT

STANDARD LIEGE

4- GÖKHAN GÖNÜL

FENERBAHÇE A.Ş.

5-SABRİ SARIOĞLU

GALATASARAY A.Ş.

6- SERVET ÇETİN

GALATASARAY A.Ş.

7-ÖMER TOPRAK

BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN

8- EGEMEN KORKMAZ

BEŞİKTAŞ A.Ş.

9-REMZİ GİRAY KAÇAR

TRABZONSPOR A.Ş.

10- HAKAN KADİR BALTA

GALATASARAY A.Ş.

11- İSMAİL KÖYBAŞI

BEŞİKTAŞ A.Ş.

12- HAMİT ALTINTOP

REAL MADRID

13- GÖKHAN TÖRE

HAMBURGER SV

14- SELÇUK ŞAHİN

FENERBAHÇE A.Ş.

15- MEHMET TOPAL

VALENCIA C.F.

16- EMRE BELÖZOĞLU

FENERBAHÇE A.Ş.

17- SELÇUK İNAN

GALATASARAY A.Ş.

18- CANER ERKİN

FENERBAHÇE A.Ş.

19- ARDA TURAN

CLUB ATLETICO DE MADRID

20- OZAN İPEK

BURSASPOR

21- BURAK YILMAZ

TRABZONSPOR A.Ş.

22- KAZIM KAZIM

GALATASARAY A.Ş.

23- UMUT BULUT

TOULOUSE FC

24- HALİL ALTINTOP

TRABZONSPOR A.Ş.