Football Season Guide

Eyupspor could write the history in the last season and make it to Europe but the departure of Ahmed Kutucu effected them very negatively. They could enjoy only 4 victories in 15 fixtures following the end of January. It was known that coach Arda Turan was going to leave at the end of the last season and it happened so. The board filled his role with Selcuk Sahin who will experience his 1st experience as the head coach. So far, he has worked in Basaksehir and Turkish national team as assistant coaches. Some fan groups questioned the board’s coaching decision by claiming that he is not good enough to replace coach Arda Turan. They added Dragus on loan from Trabzon in order to fill the role of Kutucu. Considering that they also have Thiam and Bozok, the new coach should not face any goal scoring problem. Looking at other departments of offence line, there are Ampem, Akbunar, Akbaba, new signing Gurler, they look very satisfactory. On the net, there are some interests of some big clubs on Berke Ozer. So, he could be sold at any time. That is why they signed Halil Yeral in but he is not that good to cover him. Following the departure of Caner Erkin, there is only Meras at left back. So, they need some reinforcement there. The fans wonder how new right backs Calegari & Unvan will perform following their summer arrivals. Niyaz already left and Midtsjö & Tokoz are about to leave. In order to fill them, Demirbay was added but they still some numbers in midfield. In general, they have a good squad to repeat the last season’s success but the new coach has to prove himself. This looks the crucial point in early fixtures in order to gain some credit from the fans.