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Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Turkish Super League Week 1 Review

Fenerbahce began the defend of its Super League  title with a thrilling 3-2 defeat of Karabukspor.


Nigeria striker Emmanuel Emenike, Senegal forward Moussa Sow and Cameroon's Pierre Webo on the scoresheet.
Karabukspor twice got back on level terms through Dominick Kumbela and a Michal Kadlec own goal but eventually left with nothing to show for its efforts.
Last season's runner-up Galatasaray also got off to a winning start when prevailing 2-0 at Bursaspor, with Burak Yilmaz opening the scoring after 52 minutes and Olcan Adin sealing it in the closing stages.
Besiktas bounced back from narrowly missing out on a place in the UEFA Champions League group stage when going down 1-0 to Arsenal by beating Mersin by the same scoreline, with Cenk Tosun hitting the back of the net just before the break.
Trabzonspor had to settle for a goalless draw at Erciyesspor, while Sivasspor suffered an early setback when losing 2-1 at home to Gaziantepspor, with Muhammet Demir bagging a brace after John Utaka had put the host ahead.
Eskisehirspor was another team to come from behind and claim victory when edging out Konyaspor, with Hurriyet Gucer equalising Gabriel Torje's early strike before Erkan Zengin netted the winner from the penalty spot on 76 minutes.
Istanbul Buyuksehir held on for a 1-1 draw against Kasimpasa after having Rajko Rotman sent off. 
Rizespor and Genclerbirligi also shared the spoils after Umit Korkmaz netted for the host from Guido Kocer's opener, while Akhisar Belediye won 2-1 at Balikesirspor thanks to goals from Saidi Ntibazonkiza and Mehmet Akyuz.

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Last minute transfers.....

BESIKTAŞ AND GALATASARAY SIGNS NEW STARS ON TRANSFER DEADLINE DAY

 Turkish giants' new stars have come to Istanbul yesterday on the last day of transfer window. Besiktas's new Argentine playmaker Jose Ernesto Sosa arrived in Istanbul on Sunday and was received by a throng of fans at the airport after signing for Besiktas. The 29-year old playmaker underwent a medical examination yesterday. He is expected to sign a three to four year deal with the Black Eagles. 
Jose Sosa spent the second half of last season at Atletico Madrid. Meanwhile, Galatasaray's recent signings-Macedonian forward Goran Pandev and Swiss central midfielder Blerim Dzemaili, both signed from Italian Serie A club Napoli, arrived in Istanbul yesterday. It is believed that Pandev and Dzemaili will sign official contracts after medical checks. According to Transfermarkt.com, Galatasaray have completed the transfers by paying Napoli $1 million (TL 2.1 million) for 31-year-old Pandev and a $3 million transfer fee for 28-year-old Dzemaili. Last season Pandev scored eight goals and produced eight assists in 41 matches for Napoli; Dzemaili found the net six times and made four assists in 29 appearances for the Serie A club.
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Besiktas has terminated the contract of former Super Eagles striker, Michael Eneramo.
For agreeing to leave  10 months before the end of his contract, he will be will be paid 500,000 Euros by Besiktas!
Enaramo has transferred to  Istanbul Basaksehirspor, on a free transfer. He will take home €500,000 every year at Istanbul Basaksehirspor.

Friday, August 29, 2014

Turkish Super League takes a start !





It's here !

Whether you like watching it or not......

Turkish Spor Toto Super League's 2014-2015 season starts on Friday night with two matches..

Newcomer Balikesir host  Akhisar  and Genclerbirligi goes to Rize ....

To tell you to truth after seeing the  Turkish Super Cup match between Fenerbahce vs Galatasaray  ,

I am really not excited about  the future of Turkish football and  Turkish football players ....

The hate and grudge by some players on the pitch along with other things,  going to ruin Turkish football !

Players fighting with players......

Team officials making absurd comments before the match.....

Has to stop!

If  they don't start acting like professional player and professional team official , people will be turned of more ....

As it is , people don't watch and follow the league like before !

TFF and team should get their acts together and  focus on football on the pitch ....

 As far as the league.....

Fenerbahce and Galatasaray will try to earn their  fifth star this season....

Both teams starting league with new coaches....

Galatasaray will be coached by Italian Prandelli  ...

On the other Fenerbahce and Aziz Yildirim decided to part away with  their coach Ersun Yanal and hired his assistant coach Ismail Kartal  to lead  Fenerbahce !


If you ask me, this was bald moved by Fenerbahce .......


On the other hand , Besiktas with new transfer Demba Ba , will try to win  the title that they have not won it since 2009 !

Look for Trabzonspor to  make splash with their new coach Vahid Halilhodzic  ...

Trabzonspor already advanced to to group stages in the Europa League along with Besiktas ...

Trabzonspor signed flash names like Oscar Cardozo and Algerian  defender Carl Medjani ..

Former Turkish National team coach and Trabzonspor coach Senol Gunes will coach Bursaspor this season.

Also, former Trabzonspor coach Mustafa Akcay  will have a new team this season...

Akcay will coach  Akhisarspor .....


With Champions League matches, Europa matches and Turkish Super League matches...

It will be busy Turkish football season !

Galatasaray will play in the Champions League

Besiktas and Trabzonspor will represent Turkey in the Europa League...

Week 1 :  Follow Turkish Super League Live Scores here.....
18:00Balikesirspor? - ?Akhisar Belediye Genclik Ve Spor
18:00Rizespor? - ?Genclerbirligi
August 30
15:30Eskisehirspor? - ?Konyaspor
16:00Bursaspor? - ?Galatasaray
18:00Istanbul Basaksehir? - ?Kasimpasa
18:45Mersin? - ?Besiktas
August 31
15:30Erciyesspor? - ?Trabzonspor
15:30Sivasspor? - ?Gaziantepspor
18:00Fenerbahce? - ?Karabukspor

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Besiktas must score goal or goals against Arsenal !



It is must win for Arsenal  but  a draw with away goal or  goals, will be good for Besiktas...

That's why it's very important  to Besiktas score goal first at the Emirates stadium tonight.

While Arsenal having problems on and of the pitch, Besiktas could well advance if they play as a team.


 Arsenal missing Ramsey, plus injuries is huge plus for Besiktas...

Atiba Hutchinson playing tonight is huge for Besiktas.....

If Atiba connects with Demba BA  , Ba could score goals...

Plus, Olcay and Oguzhan should  have very good match at the midfield.

Necip is also ready to take on the pitch tonight...

If Besiktas defense and Besiktas keeper Toga Zengin plays flawless, Besiktas will advance .

The pressure  is on Arsenal....

Winner will collect 8.6 Million Euro.

Like Besiktas coach Bilic said , Besiktas is not afraid of Arsenal tonight !

So, Besiktas players has to show that tonight at Emirates stadium ...

It could well be another miracle match for Besiktas in London, England !

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Fenerbahce defeat Galatasaray on penalties to win Turkish Super Cup

The most notable piece of action - away from both sets of supporters throwing bottles and flares onto the pitch - came during a penalty shoot-out between the two Istanbul-based rivals.
Games between Turkish giants Fenerbahce and Galatasaray are extremely competitive due to their domestic success and the fact that they are both based in Istanbul.

Read more here....

Monday, August 25, 2014

Turkish Super Cup : Fenerbahce vs Galatasaray


Last season's  Champions  of Turkish Super League Fenerbahce and the winner of Turkish Cup Galatasaray will meet in Manisa before the new season that starts this weekend ..


All the money received from this match will be donated to #SOMA victims.....

The match will start  on Monday at  18:30 Turkey local time and will be broadcast by ATV .

It will be first matches for both coaches with their teams...

Fenerbahce's coach Ismail Kartal will be on the for the first time as a head coach in his career  after Fenerbahce sacked Ersun Yanal !

He was assistant coach for Ersun Yanal .....


On the other hand for Galatasaray's coach Italian Casare Prandelli  will be his first match too.

Prandelli took the job after , Mancini was let go by Galatasaray ......


Dirk Kuyt for Fenerbahce and Wesley Sneijder for Galatasaray will play tonight.

Both of  the teams, did not make fancy transfers  in this summer transfer window  ....





Friday, August 22, 2014

Good results for Trabzon and Karabuk

It was a good night for Karabukspor and Trabzonspor  in the UEFA  Europa League playoffs on Aug. 21. 

Karabukspor won it with , one-goal victory over French opponents Saint-Etienne 1-0 at home, while Trabzonspor beat Russia’s Rostov 2-0 in the first leg of the playoffs in a bid to advance to the group stages in the second-tier European club competition. 


Karabukspor forward Domi Kumbela got the solitary goal in the 60th minute with a vicious drive that clipped the post on the way in. Karabükspor will advance to the Europa League group stages with a win, draw or even one-goal loss – provided it scores – in France next week.

Coach Tolunay Kafkas praised his players for executing his tactics perfectly on the pitch.

“Our opponents are really strong, both on a physical and tactical level,” Kafkas said. “My players executed very well on the pitch and we controlled most of the game.” 


Cardozo scores on debut with Trabzon...

Oscar Cardozo made his  debut with a classy strike during his team’s 2-0 win over Rostov. 

Algerian defender Carl Medjani tapped in the opener, also scoring on his debut on 37 minutes, despite appearing to be in an offside position.

Cardozo doubled the lead in the 73rd minute when he intercepted the ball outside the penalty area and chipped the ball over Rostov’s Croatian goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa.

Cardozo and Medjani, along with former AC Milan winger Kevin Constant and Algerian defender Essaid Belkalem, are among the top signings for Trabzonspor, which was the most active Turkish club during the transfer window. 

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Besiktas was better side !






Besiktas had  many chances to score  but  Arsenal keeper Wojciech Szczesny 

played major role to 0-0 score !


He was the best player in this match  for Arsenal....

For Besiktas ,it was definitely Demba Ba !

He took three shots on goal in the first half and two of them were saved by Szczesny..

His amazing shot from center of the field at the six second of the match was amazing !

Watch it here....

 Wojciech Szczesny  saved the day  for Arsenal  ....


Besiktas keeper Tolga Zengin also made two key saves for Besiktas !


Besiktas will miss those chances , if they don't go to Champions League 

Around 50 thousand Besiktas fans put pressure on Arsenal  before and during the match.

They also honored their late honorary President Suleyman Seba who died last week . 




There were even  banners for Ferguson, Missouri at the stands....


Besiktas and Arsenal will take their fight  in the second leg match at Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal with home advantage is little closer to CL but, if they play like they played on Tuesday night, Besiktas will give cause problems !

Demba Ba , will be their goal weapon once again.. 


The second leg match will on next wednesday at Emirates stadium in London.

Just like the score , nothing is finished for both teams !

Besiktas needs to score goals and answer every Arsenal goal with a goal ...

The stakes are huge for both teams !

It's like do or die match....