Drogba Finally In Istanbul

Photo by Galatasaray.org

Galatasaray's new transfer  Didier Drogba came to Istanbul tonght ......

He arrived in  a private jet with his family , his managers and Galatasaray officials.

Drogba was wearing New York Yankees hat, when he was coming out of the plane.

At the Istanbul airport, a lot of fans greeted  Drogba

From there, he was taken to  "Fulya "Team headquarters...

There, he met coach Fatih Terim  and the other team officials.

He sat with Fatih Terim in the same couch......

Fatih Terim  said, "Galatasaray transfered worlds most known and famous player" I am very happy "

Drogba talking to Galatasaray TV said " I am very happy to be here, it is new page in my life"

I will do my best "

Most valuable player from 2012  UEFA Champions League Final match , Drogba now is in Turkey

It is Turkish Delight for Galatatasaray...

After Sneijder this is huge transfer in the Turkish Football ...

Drogba will wear number 12 jersey with Galatasaray....

Official ! Wesley Sneijder Signs With Galatasaray

Galatasaray Sports Club Vice President Ali Dürüst and CEO Lütfi Arıboğan  with Wesley Sneijder  at the signing ceremony ,Photo by Galatasaray.org
 

He came yesterday, to Istanbul Turkey….

Met with Galatasaray coach Fatih Terim and team officials

Had a nice dinner last night in Istanbul…

And today …..

First went through medical check up …

And just a couple hours ago, he ink the real deal with Galatasaray…

Sneijder signed a 3 1/2 year deal reportedly worth about $6.6 million a year…..

After signing the formal papers, Snijder met with Turkish press for the first time!

During the questions answers, Wesley Sneijder said thesee…..

Sneijder says he had several transfer offers but he chose Galatasaray, which he described as a “top club”

Because they are in the Champions League…..

He said he is match fit and ready to play for Galatasaray,,,

He went on to say, If coach lets me play this weekend , I would love to play in the derby match against Besiktas ,this weekend…..

So, long Sneijder’s transfer saga ended today….

Now, people would like to see ,Sneijder playing !

It is show up time for Wesley Sneijder.

Finally, Wesley Synder Said Yes To Galatasaray !

WESLEY SNEIJDER WITH GALATASARAY CEO LUTFU ARIBOGAN IN ITALY TODAY...

 Finally !

Sneijder said yes to Galatasaray....

He was cornered  by Inter Milan,,,,,

Because Inter Milan and Galatasaray agreed on a price that was good with  Inter Club.

But, He want to play in England  because of his high price tag......

There was no real deal or offer out there!

He waited , and waited.......

Finally, came to agreement with first Inter and then Galatasaray...

This all  started yesterday...and ended on Sunday January 20th,2013 !

He came to Inter about two and half years ago with 30 million price tag.....

But because of his injuries  not playing hurt his career ...

His last two years with Inter was in slump.

According to report Sneijder will get  3.5 million(Euro ) a year until 2017 ....

And, 25.000 per match and...5000.00 for winning Turkish Tittle ,500,000 for going to semi-finals in the Champions League,

On top  of all that, he will pick up  6 million signing on fee from Galatasaray !

That is nice Turkey ! as we say here that is nice America .........

Without a doubt He is really big name in the world of soccer.....

He will sell a lot of Galatasaray #10 Jersey, in Turkey and abroad....

I believe that !

He will be the biggest soccer icon , in Turkey !

Fans around the world will watch Galatasaray matches now every weekend....

It is high price tag transfer for Galatasaray and Turkish Football ...

If Galatasaray and Fatih Terim  uses him correctly ,Galatasaray and Turkish Football could gain from Wesley Sneijder!

Welcome to Turkey, and Galatasaray ,Wesley Sneijder.......

And Finally , "WELCOME TO HELL "

Wesley Sneijder's first interview was on Galatasaray TV ,,,here is the the link......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8nuh3lz0zY4

AHMET B TURGUT

Giray Bulak, Mersin's new coach!

Giray Bulak (R) signs a contract deal with Mersin İdman Yurdu at a press conference with the participation of the club chairman Ali Kahramanlı (L). AA photo






Mersin Idman Yurdu of Turkish super league  signed with coach Giray Bulak on Thursday.

After sacking their former coach Nurullah Saglam on  December 15th, Giray Bulak was the one of the coaches that Mersin did want to sign.....


There were another names like, Mustafa Denizli, Hakan Kutlu, Yucel Idiz......

Giray Bulak resigned from his current job at Trabzonspor as general manager before accepting the job.

He said " “I asked permission from Trabzonspor to work in Mersin "

Journeyman Bulak,  has worked with many teams in the last two decades of his career .....

Giray Bulak started to coaching at Trabzonspor Club with coaching the Trabzonspor Junior team back in 1983.
Since then , he has coached ,Zonguldak,Karabuk, Rize, Van, Elazig,  Goztepe, Konya,Trabzon, Antalya,Denizli, Ankara, Manisa , Rize again ...

He was assistant coach to coach Urbain Breams (89-90 ) and coach George Leekens( 1992 )

Giray Bulak was head coach for Trabzonspor in 1999 -2000 season...

In 1989,  Giray Bulak worked and trained with Ipswich Town.....

Mersin is at 17th place with 15 points in the Turkish Super League....

Struggling Mersin, are in danger zone of Turkish Super league just before the first half is about to be over this coming weekend...

Bulak said, he will make some changes in the team......

Rustu Recber Still Thinking About Philadelphia Union!

With a doubt he is the best goal keeper in the modern times of Turkish Football....

Rustu Recber....

Great career with Turkish National team, Fenerbahce and Besiktas!

He made a name for him self in the 1990's with Turkish National team in the European Championship matches and in the 2002 World Cup.......

Recently he played with Besiktas team who are on second place in the Turkish Super League......

According to him and his agent Ahmet Bulut, Philadelphia Union, MLS team made him a offer...

I Talked to Rustu Recber ,about this yesterday,,,,,,,,,

And Scott Kessler from  brotherlygame.com ,web site , wrote the article...

Here is the article,,,,,,,

Rüştü Reçber: Still Open To Proposals After Rejecting Union's Contract Offer

http://www.brotherlygame.com/rumors/2012/12/18/3779754/rustu-recber-philadelphia-union-mls-besiktas-turkey

Fenerbahce Perfect in Europe

Bekir İrtegün (Fenerbahçe SK)

Bekir İrtegün of Fenerbahçe SK celebrates after scoring a goal during the UEFA Europa League group stage match against Olympique de Marseille

©AFP/Getty Ima

Fenerbahce played  five matches in the Europa League.....

And  They won four and draw one !

Fenerbahce under Aykut Kocaman has won their last four matches in the group....

Yesterday beating  Marseille  was cream of top for Fenerbahce and Fenerbahce fans....

Fenerbahce and Aykut Kocaman was under a lot of pressure!


Winning this match in France was very good ....

Defender Bekir Irtegun's spectacular  half scissor kick goal was something to see!

In the forty minute , Bekir Irtegun  chested down Baroni's cross and did a half scissor kick over his head  and  send the ball over Dirk Kuyt's head in to the Marseille's net....

This was the only goal in this match.....

Fenerbahce did not played superb  but managed to win this very important match in France...


With this win, Fenerbahce sit on top of  Group C with  13 points ...

Second place Monchengladbach  is with 8 points and Fenerbahce will face then in the last match...

As a result of this match, Marseille went out and Fenerbahce earned a spot in the UEFA Europa League round of 32!


Although Fenerbahce won this match, they can't play like this in the Group of 32 matches,,,,

If they do, they will be punished!


Against, Marsielle, if we look at the stats,,,,,,,

Marseille is ahead of Fenerbahce in every column!

Accurate passes,,,, Marseille 86 , Fenerbahce 79....

Possession,,,,, Marseille 52,9 , Fenerbahce  $47.1 ....

Corners.... Marseille 6 , Fenerbahce 1.....

Total passes...Marsielle 434, Fenerbahce  408....

The only difference is, Fenerbahce's goal !

 And  let's not forget that goal was scored by defender not by goal scorers!

Lastly, this was huge win for Fenerbahce in France....

With beating Marsielle in France they stayed perfect this season in the UEFA's Europa League and  they are going to round of 32, as group leader,,,,

AHMET B TURGUT 

Galatasaray Live, After Beating Manchester United!

 
 A CLASS ACT BY SIR ALEX FERGUSON!
After losing against Galatasaray, Sir Alex Ferguson visited Terim in his room and enjoyed a glass of Turkish  wine  with Galatasaray official  A.Albayrak and Galatasaray coach Fatih Terim...









It was a must win match for  Fatih Terim's boys....

And they did it!

Red Devils who already clinch the top spot in the group came to Istanbul with a lot of young talents!

Some people called it ....

United's Kids !

What ever the case is, Manchester United was playing on the pitch.....

That's why  Coach Terim was hopeful to beat Manchester United before the match..

He said they were going to win this match about three days before the match!

Motivator  Fatih Terim, won  a very important match in the group with his best know skill..


Pep talked the players and motivate them to the important match,,,,,,,

A loss for Galatasaray and Fatih Terim wouldn't be nice....

And they knew this...

After losing at home against Karabuk in the league match !

With this win Galatasaray moved to second  place with 7 points while third place Cluj at same points too


So, Galatasaray's last match in the group against Braga  is very important if they want to go advance to next round in the Champions League,.,,,,


They also will need a need hep from Red Devils who will play against Cluj !

Braga is already out of the competition ....

Galatasaray's only goal scorer Burak Yilmaz added one more goal to his goals ...

Burak Yilmaz  have five goal in  the Champions League so far...


What they said........

FATIH TERIM : “We played brilliantly and unselfishly. My players played football in a way we have been expecting for a long time.”

“We are very hopeful for second place,” he added. “There is no guarantee in football, but we will play well at Braga, who no longer have any chance.”

ALEX FERGUSON : “Parts of the game were good, but in the area which we were worried about — set pieces — we suffered.

“Other than that I was satisfied and it was a decent performance, we had some good attacking play in the first half and at that point, the only trouble they gave us was from outside the box”.

AHMET TURGUT