Football Season Guide

BB Erzurum made a quick return to the Super League after being relegated in the previous season. Although they faced some ups and downs during the whole season, they did not make any mistakes in the final fixtures. However, they were not very comfortable last season as the fans had to see a coach change one month after the season’s kick off. After him, coach Erkan Sozeri could see March, but he had to be sacked following a home defeat against Fatih Karagumruk. His successor Mehmet Ozdilek, who had worked in Erzurum before, did a good job and led BB Erzurum to the promotion. Ahead of the new season, he is aware that he has to improve the quality of the team. Last season, they were the fewest goal scoring team among the top 7. So the coach is trying to hire some quality attackers. So far, they brought Novikovas in. The Lithuanian player could be useful, but his arrival is not enough considering the departures of Pote and Omer. It is a big blow that they lost keeper Sehic who gave a biggest contribution on being the fewest conceding team of the 1st League last season. It makes sense that they added Mitchell Donald who spent the last season in Yeni Malatya. Besides him, they signed Boumal and Gonulacar, who offered unsatisfactory performances in the Russian Premier League and played for a Turkish 1st League side respectively. It would be useful to search for some options for both defensive flanks. In general, quality is the key word for BB Erzurum. If they can manage to bring some quality players in and use the city’s attitude advantage, they will not have any relegation worry.