Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Friday, May 30, 2014
Send-Off Series : USA v Turkey
#USMNT, United States National team on Sunday at Red Bull Stadium in New Jersey at 2:00 PM.
Turkey showed some mussels in the second half of the match against Honduras...
Fatih Terim made a good decision to play Mevlut Erdinc and Caner Erkin in the second half !
After slow start in the first half , Turkish National team controlled the match in the second half ....
Goals from Mevlut Erdinc and Caner Erkin gave Turkey 2-0 win against Honduras in RFK stadium.
USA VS TURKEY ! #USAvTURKEY
This match should be good one....
This is USA's second send off match and Klinsmann will put out his best men out there...
Last time USA met Turkey was in 2010 in Philadelphia ,USA won that match 2-1
I think, Fatih Terim will pretty much keep the lineup that he played in the second half against Honduras..
He might inject ,Onur Kivrak in goal and Nuri Sahin and Selcuk Inan there too.
Arda Turan will not be there......
TURKISH NATIONAL TEAM COACH FATIH TERIM IN RFK STADIUM
Terim, would want to win this match....
Ever Since he took over the team , 10 matches he won 9 of them and loss one !
Very physical USA National team could cause problems for Turkish defense...
On the other hand, US defense, has to be careful with side attacks from Turkey.
We will see two teams playing diamond style in the middle of the filed on Sunday !
Who ever is better in that, will win the match...
IT will be very good test for USA before the World Cup......
As far as Turkey, well ,they missed out on going to the World Cup !
And there is many reasons for that ......
Now, Fatih Terim says,
He is developing new generation for the future......
We will see that new generation mixed in with few old ones,against USA on Sunday !
Both teams have really good keepers...
It should be really good atmosphere on Sunday afternoon in Red Bull Arena in New Jersey..
Match will start at 2: 00 PM,ET
And, it will be packed house there...
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Turkish National Team Arrives in USA
Turkish National Team came to Washington early our of Monday morning from Ireland.
Fatih Terim's boys practiced in the DC United training facilities n Monday night .
They will train there today on wednesday they would hold their practice at RFK stadium.
On Monday, American soccer pioneer Hicabi "Turk" Emekli watched the first practice along with his son John Emekli.
Who is Hicabi Emekli ?
After the practice "Turk " met with Fatih Terim ...
Hicabi Emekli came to United States back in 1951 and played for Genclerbirligi....
Turkish National team will face Honduras on Thursday in RFK stadium...
After the match ,Turkish National Team will travel to New Jersey and train at Red Bull's training center before the most important match ...
Turkey will face #USMNT United States National team on Sunday ,June 1th ...
Friday and Saturday they would hold practice in New Jersey....
Also on Saturday, both coaches #USMNT coach Klinsmann and #Turkey's Fatih Terim will hold press conferences at the Red Bull Arena .
THis will be huge test for #USMNT before the World Cup .....
Fatih Terim is trying to rebuild the team with young players ...
Arda Turan is injured and probably wont play ...
Burak Yilmaz and Keeper Volkan Demirel is not with the team.
We should see very young and hungry Turkey team on Sunday against #USMNT !
Last time, back in 2010 , #USMNT beat #Turkey 2-1 in Philadelphia ....
It should be packed house in Red Bull's Arena on Sunday ...
I will be there .
Monday, May 19, 2014
Turkish National Team Visit Soma
The national team visited the town on Monday in a show of solidarity, and prayed at the miners' graves in Soma, Turkey .
After they payed their respect , they flew back to Istanbul to train .
Turkish National team play two friedly matches in Europe before they headed to United States .
Turkish National team will arrive in DC Washington on May 26 , 2014 and will train in DC United's training facilities .
They will face Honduras on May 29th in Washington , DC.
After the match , They will travel to New Jersey on same night .
In New Jersey, Turkish National team will train in New York Red Bulls training facilities on Friday and Saturday .
On June1st , Sunday , Turkish National team will face #USMNT in Red Bulls Arena . This match should be very good match .
USA faced Turkey In a send- off match back in 2010 in Phidelphia and USA won that match 2-1 !
Turkish Super Lig Wrap : Tributes to #Soma Disaster !
Like my self, a lot of people were sadden from the bad news from #Soma ,Turkey
IT was Disaster !
Over 300 Coal Mine workers died .......
So, with this Tragedy cloud over, Turkish Super Lig's last weekend started ...
In every match, in Turkey, there were tribute to #Soma coal mine victims ....
Galatasaray after beating Erciyes 2-1, earned a direct ticket to Champions League ..
On the other hand , Besiktas draw with Gencler and they will play in the Champions League
Qualifying round !
Trabzonspor finished in fourth place after Sivas loss at Karabuk !
Sivas finished fifth in the standings with Roberto Carlos ...
Trabzon will start Europa League Playoffs next season.
Sivas has to start in the qualifying round !
Eskisehir is the other team who will represent Turkey in the Europa League next season as
Turkish Cup finalist ,since Galatasaray plays in the Champions League ...
After, Kayseri ,Antalya third team who said good bye to league was Elazig !
Newcomers for next season.....
Mersin, Istanbul BB , Balikesir .....
Good luck to all three in the next season.
Leading goal scorer in the Turkish Super Lig was Sivasspor's Aatif Chahechouhe
He scored 17 goals !
Burak YIlmaz was second with 16 goals .....
One good note......
First Turkish born player who won a league title in Spain, is Arda Turan !
I am very glad for Arda Turan...
Congrats to Arda Turan ...
Monday, May 12, 2014
Turkish Super Lig Wrap : Fenerbahce Claimed their Title Trophy
Fenerbahce trashed Karabuk in their last home match in Sukru Saracoglu stadium in Kadikoy 4-0 !
Karabuk's hopes for Europa League were dashed by Fenerbahce on Friday night ...
The Champions of Turkey , Fenerbahce celebrated the title in the stadium with trophy ceremony in the stadium and after in the streets of Kadikoy !
While Fenerbahce President Aziz Yildirim was making his speech, some Fenerbahce fans started chant "Alex De Souza "
That got, Aziz Yildirim very mad on the stage.....
He said , "We are trying to celebrate the championship and look what you guys are doing !"
"I am the one who brought Alex to Fenerbahce .... I am the one who decided to send Alex because he would not be useful for Fenerbahce "
Speaking to the "Young Fenerbahce Fans " ( Genc Fenerbahceliler ) he said, I will not allow you to this stadium next season ! "
Aziz Yildirim was bitter and very upset at the end of his speech....
He thanked all the players and Ersun Yanal and his assistants for winning the 19th title .
Turkish FA (TFF ) President Yildirim Demiroren represented the title trophy to Aziz Yildirim and Fenerbahce team.
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DOWN TO WIRE.......
YES ,as I predicted before , battle for second place , fourth place and relegation scare
Will go down to the wire !
This coming saturday , we will find out who will finish second and who will be the last team to relegate
Elazig needs miracles to stay in the Turkish Super League after losing against Besiktas this past weekend !
On the other hand, Gaziantepspor needs to at least get a draw in Bursa away match.....
Elazig travels to Rize to play Rizespor !
Winning the match is not enough for Elazig.....
Who will finish second ?
Galatasaray or Besiktas ?
Well. after winning the Turkish Cup, Galatasaray trashed Trabzonspor in Trabzon with four goals !
That jeopardized Trabzon's fourth place hopes but gave Galatasaray advantage against Besiktas
On the other Besiktas won their must win match in Elazig...
There is still one point gap between them!
Saturday's matches will decide , who will finish in second place ...
Both teams are home......
Galatasaray host Erciyes and Besiktas will face Genclerbirligi !
It should be very good SATURDAY ......
On Sunday, the battle will be for fourth and fifth place...
Sivas will be in Karabuk , Trabzon in Antalya and Kasimpasa in Akhisar(Manisa )
Sivas is ahead of them with 53 points while Trabzon with 50, Kasimpasa 48 and Karabuk 47 !
So, on Saturday and Sunday, we will witness the thrill of victory and Agony of defeat !
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Turkish Cup Belongs to Galatasaray !
Wesley Sneijder scored the only goal in the second half of the match and
Galatasaray beat Eskisehirspor 1-0 !
This was Galatasaray's 15th Turkish Cup win in twenty tries ......
Last time time they won the Turkish Cup, it was nine years ago .
Wesley Sneijder was the most valuable player of the Turkish Cup Final match ....
Under Roberto Mancini, who took the team at 9th place in the league from Fatih Terim,
Won their first Cup of the season after falling behind the title race !
But, as Mancini says , he took the club at 9th place and now trying to finish second so they
could go directly to Champions League .
Besiktas and Galatasaray are in neck and neck race for the second place .
Drogba did not play but he shared the teammates and his team's accomplishment on twitter and instagram
Turkish Cup Final match played in Konya,Turkey ....
After the match, Turkish FA official presented the Ziraat Turkish Cup to Galatasaray team.
So, under stress Galatasaray team and mostly Mancini with winning the Turkish Cup,
Shutup his naysayers in Galatasaray community...
Somehow ,some Galatasaray fans and some Galatasaray writers are not happy with Mancini !
Last week, Mancini said, I took this team ,when Galatasaray was in 9th place.....
With winning the Turkish Cup, Mancini eased the critics......
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