Call it luck ....call it Gutsy.......
The match of the week in the week 13, in the Turkcell Super League was the most important match of the week.......
As I wrote in my previous article Fenerbahce was done in Champions League after losing against Porto at home on Tuesday....
I said they were going to be ready for this match, if they were going to stay the course in the league...
This was the match they had to win....
The whole world knew this, accept,Besiktas's humble coach Mustafa Denizli!...
If he knew, a win would make him the top team in the league ......
He would play differently.....
Instead, he was going for a draw ..........
He started the match with Nobre on top while guys like Bobbo, Holosko, and set play master Tello were with him on the bench!.....
I wrote it before the match.......
I said, both keeper have to have flawless match.....
Well, Volkan did, but Besiktas keeper Rustu did not........
In the 11th minute of the match on a corner kick , Selcuk Sahin scored the exactly same goal that he score against Galatasaray.
The stupid defense and Rustu Rechber made a huge mistake, on this goal....
Nobre evened things up for Besiktas in the 21st, but, another stupid mistake cost the second goal on a brake away , and Spanish International player Guiza scored the Fener's second goal in the 27 minute of the match.......
In the 41th minute. after Cisse getting his second yellow card, Besiktas was left with one man short on the field....
When every one thought , at the half, Holosko, who was warming up, was going in to the match .....
But, it was changed in the last second by Mustafa Denizli!.........
He decided not to inject any player until 20 minutes remaining of the match......
While grandpa Aragones was sending fresh players on the field, Besiktas's Mustafa Denizli was day dreaming from the sideline !....
The fear and wrong tactics cost the Besiktas this match........
A player like Holosko who scored a goal and made a assist ,one week before, had to start this match...
He was the only guy that will brake the Fenerbahce defense from the center.....
We all saw Young Serdar Ozkan, did in the first half of the match.......
He had a lot of miss hits and wide shots...........
At the end Besiktas loss this match because of Denizli's mistakes..
There is no ifs or buts about it!......
With this 2-1 win, Fenerbahce, back in this race for the first time this season..
Thanks to Mustafa Denizli................
AHMET TURGUT
WEEK 13, PREVIEW AT THE TSL...
COULD TRABZON STAY ON TOP?.....WHO WILL WIN THE DERBY MATCH?..
The week 13, will take a start on Friday in Kayseri.
The top team of Turkish Turkcell Super league Trabzonspor will have another hurdle in the week 13.
They will face a rough and though team Kayserispor in Kayseri.
This is the only match on Friday.
Three week to go to the end of the first half of the league, Trabzonspor could extend the lead with a win in Kayseri. Again, a draw, will probably knock them, out of the top spot.
That will give, second place team Besiktas, who is two points behind, a morale boost, before the derby match, against Fenerbahce on Saturday.
On the other hand, Kayserispor really struggling as far as scoring goals...
After Gokhan Unal left the team to go to Trabzonspor, Kayserispor has a problem scoring!...
In the 12 matches they scored only eleven goals.....
But, Kayserispor defense has only allowed six goals in 12 matches.
"GAME OF THE WEEK"
The biggest match of the week will take place on Saturday between Fenerbahce and Besiktas.
Besiktas who is ahead of Fenerbahce in the League will face Fenerbahce in the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium.
Fenerbahce after saying farewell to Champions League on Tuesday , now have to turn their attention back to the league.....
If we look at the last six weeks in the league Fenerbahce is better form than Besiktas. out of six matches Fener collected 14 points while Besiktas collected only 11 points. Fenerbahce leads the league form table in the last six weeks.
In this form table we see Ankaraspor second place and Istanbul Buyuksehir on Third place !...........
Warning to the teams that will play these teams this weekend!......
Getting back to , the Game of the week match.....
Rustu Rechber will face his former team in Besiktas goal for the first time!...
On the other hand Fenerbahce Keeper Volkan Demirel having problem handling the ball!...
The Keepers will have to have a flawless match on Saturday...
The mistakes by keepers will result out come of this match....
Lastly, looking at both teams rosters , Besiktas has better players.....
But, Fenerbahce have, Guiza, Carlos Alberto who are world known players....
Who ever takes the control at the midfield will win this match....
So, Alex for Fenerbshce and Delgado for Besiktas in the midfield will be big factors in this match.......
On top. Besiktas has better front attackers........
If Fenerbahce uses Guiza like a striker , he will cash in for Fenerbahce!...
This is not the only important match on Saturday......
The third place team Ankaraspor and forth place team Sivaspor will play on Saturday in a day matches..........
Before the Saturday Night match, Ankarspor could capture the second place from Besiktas before Besiktas even takes the field on Saturday against Fenerbahce.
Ankaraspor will play at home against ailing Ankaragucu and Sivaspor will also be at home against Gaziantepspor .
So, Leagues most important matches will take on Friday and Saturday in the week 13! ......
Here is the week 13 matches........
Friday Nov 28, 2008 Kayserispor 1- 1 Trabzonspor
Saturday Nov 29, 2008 BB Ankaraspor 0- 1 MKE Ankaragücü
Saturday Nov 29, 2008 Sivasspor 3 - 0 Gaziantepspor
Saturday Nov 29, 2008 Eskisehirspor 4- 3 Denizlispor
Saturday Nov 29, 2008 Fenerbahce 2- 1 Besiktas
TRABZONSPOR'S STALL IS BESIKTAS'S GAIN!...
That is exactly right...
Trabzonspor's drought gave Besiktas to close on Trabzonspor......
Trabzonspor could not cash in the huge weekend after, big guns of the league, Fenerbahce and Galatasaray also draw in Ankara on Saturday.
Like I mentioned in my previous article, Trabzonspor had a chance to extend the lead.
But, another though team of the league, Sivaspor, played good......
Although this was nil nil draw match, there were a lot of excitement ....
A lot of miss chances by both team in a rainy day......
"We had our chances, and should have scored at least in one of them," Ersun Yanal coach of Trabzonspor,told reporters after the game. "The conditions were tough. I congratulate my players for their efforts."
On the other hand, week 12's most beneficiary team was Besiktas......
They were the only team from Istanbul who won their match.....
They also scored two goals against Eskisehirspor at home.....
Coach of Besiktas, Mustafa Denizli, after making mistake in the line-up last weekend against Bursaspor, corrected his mistake in this match on Sunday....
Therefore,Besiktas now two points closer to Trabzonspor in the Turkish Super League after a 2-0 win over Eskisehirspor.
Trabzonspor have 27 points at the end of week 12, and Besiktas is on second with 25 points. Ankaraspor are currently third with 23 points.
Also on Sunday,Denizlispor comeback for a 4-3 victory at home over Bursaspor. It was Denizlispor coach Ümit Kayıhan’s first home game as a Denizlispor coach.
Hacettepe lost 1-0 at Istanbul Buyuksehir and Konyaspor and Kayserispor played for goalless draw.
At the end of the week 12, Besiktas gain ground while Trabzonspor, Galatasaray and Fenerbahce lost a huge chances............
In week 13, Trabzonspor will have really though match in Kayseri against Kayserispor
Besiktas will clash in, Istanbul derby match, against Fenerbahce....
On the other hand, Galatasaray will be at home against Hacetepe and Ankaraspor who is on third will play at home against Ankaragucu and Sivasspor the team who stopped Trabzonspor will also be at home against Gaziantepspor.....
The scores, out of these matches, will determine the standings in the Turkish Super league, next weekend.
COULD TRABZONSPOR OPEN THE LEAD?....
That is the million dollar question, until ending whistle on Sunday!...
Trabzonspor could open the lead, if they beat Sivaspor at home on Sunday...
On the other hand Sivaspor, is not easy cookie that will roll over for Trabzon!..
They are in the race too..
After Istanbul Big guns, Galatasaray, fenerbahce, stall in Ankara on Saturday , this could be a huge opportunity for Trabzonspor open the gap at least between these two teams.
If Trabzonspor beats Sivaspor they will reach to 29 points while your Fenerbahce at 20 points and Galtasaray at 21 points!....
That is why, this match is like nine point match for Trabzonspor.....
But, If Sivaspor wins the match, that would be whole different ball game in the league!....
If Besiktas wins at home on Sunday, the gap will close and there will be only one points difference between Besiktas and Trabzonspor and Sivaspor will move in to third place in the league standings.......
And, Galatasaray , Fenerbahce will thank Sivaspor , stopping Trabzonspor!....
This Week 12, still is huge as far as the out come of the results this weekend!..
This could be the turning point of the league, in the league in my opinion.....
A huge match between Trabzonspor and Sivaspor will decide a lot of things in the league if there is a winner in this match!....
A draw, will not be good for Trabzonspor.......
They must beat Sivasspor if they want to stay on top of the league...
Because, they will face a though Kayserispor in Kayseri next wekkend.....
The Saturday results in the league should motivate them more ...
Also on Sunday , Istanbul Buyuksehir will face Hacettepe in empty stadium
Umit Kayihan's Denizlispor will attack Bursaspor at home and the team who is trying to escape from mid charts Konyaspor will have a though test at home against Kayserispor.
The early matches on Sunday will start at 14:00 local Turkey time (07:00 ET)
Trabzonspor v Sivasspor match will start at 15:00 local Turkey time(08:00 ET) and Beiktas v Eskisehirspor match will start at 19:00 Local Turkey time(12:00 Noon,ET)
SATURDAY RESULTS.....
A BORING SATURDAY IN THE TURKISH SUPER LEAGUE!..............
Well, I was wrong!....
I thought , it would be huge Saturday in the TSL......
Neither , Fenerbahce and Galatasaray stepped-up and won their away match.
Instead of Galatasaray , Ankaraspor, after a draw captured the second place from Besiktas at least until Sunday.
There were four matches played on Saturday and out of those four matches three matches ended with nil nil score, accept Gaziantepspor scored two goals and beat Genclerbirligi at home 2-0.
This was bad football(soccer) what I witness on Saturday!...
It is shame we call this league Super league!.....
What is so Super about it?......................
This week ,could have been, the turning point, for Galatasaray and Fenerbahce...
Instead, they played boring soccer!.....
A HUGE WEEKEND IN THE TURKCELL SUPER LEAGUE!.
Week 12, in the Turkcell Super league could be huge in my opinion!....
Here is why......................
There will be a lot of changes in top three ,if there is surprise scores!...
On Saturday, If Galatasaray and Fenerbahce wins their away matches in Ankara we could see Galatasaray and Fenerbahce on top four at the end of Saturday.
Fenerbahce in early match will play against Ankaragucu, the team who is desperate for points .....
On the other hand Fenerbahce with a win could bring their points to 22 points....
If Ankaragucu lose this match it would be disaster for them!....
Later on the night match Galatasaray will take on strong Ankara team Ankaraspor.
With a win,Galatasaray could surpass Ankaraspor and Besiktas in the standings and will capture the second place!....
There is if Galatasaray wins the match...
So, We could call this a huge Saturday in the league!...
I think , week 12th, will be turning point for a teams on top and bottom too.
Also on Saturday, Antalyaspor will host Kocaelispor ...
Antalyaspor with nine points and Kocaelispor with 5 points at the rock-bottom!..
Look for a surprise score here too!....
A win for Kocaelispor, will bring bottom three realy close !.........
Another match on Saturday will be between Gaziantepspor and Genclerbirligi in Gaziantep.
COULD SIVASSPOR AND BESIKTAS CLOSE THE GAP ON TOP?........
This could be a huge Sunday as far as closing on the leader!...
The top team of the Turkish Super League Trabzonspor will be tested again!...
This time at home against the team that is in fourth place with 21 points,Sivasspor.
Trabzonspor have 26 points......
Sivaspor is not the only team could close the gap .....
The second place team Besiktas who has 22 points could be the most beneficiary team of the week 12, if they beet Eskisheirspor at home!...
That is why Turkcell Super league week 12, matches, will be huge and will be deceive!...
The winners will gain a lot.....
In the other matches on Sunday, Istanbul Buyuksehir will host Hacettepe in empty Ataturk Stadium....
I bet you, you wont find 100 fans in this match!.....
We could witness a record in the Turkcell Super League if the weather is bad in Istanbul on Sunday...
I still don't understand why teams like Istanbul Butyuksehir and others who does not have a fan base could play in this league!....
Also on Sunday, Denizlispor will face Bursaspor in Denizli and Konyaspor will be at home against Kayserispor.
A win for both home teams , would mean moving- up in the standings!...
Week 12, in the Turkish Super League could be really crucial for a lot of teams!..
Like I said, Winners will smile all the way to the bank, losers will suffer big time!..
Look for, Sivaspor, Besiktas, Glatasaray and Fenerbahce to gain grounds in the league..
