Football Season Guide

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In


Gokhan Akkan (gk) Bodrum FK; Dimitrios Goutas (def) Cardiff City; Pedro Pereira (def) AC Monza; Ogulcan Ulgun (mid) Konya; Henry Onyekuru (att) Al-Fayha; Moussa Kyabou (mid) FC Sheriff; Thalisson (def) Antalya

Out


Alperen Babacan (sp)(def) Bursaspor, Joca (sp)(att) Volos NPS; Amilton (r)(att) Esenler Erok; Oguzhan Berber (r)(def) Sariyer; Adem Eren Kabak (mid) Konyaspor-end of loan, Cagri Fedai (att) Fenerbahce U19 – end of loan

The capital city side returned to top level football 4 years later. Since they have a Super League tradition, they will not face any problem in getting used to its dynamics. Last season, they have offered one of the best defensive performances in the 1st league but coach Huseyin Eroglu said that their top priority will be defence line in the summer transfer market as Super League is something different offensively. Speaking about the coach, he was the coach of Altinordu FK that have produced lots of young prospects like Cengiz Under, Caglar Soyuncu. After he was appointed, they have suffered only two defeats and offered a very strong performance. As they told, they have added keper Akkan, defensive midfielder Kyabou and center-back Thalisson. Left-winger Metehan, who has been the best player of the last season with 14 goals & 8 assists, stayed in the team but 35-year-old Amilton may leave as the league is too fast for him. Besides him, attackers Popa & Gaucho are not in the calibre of the league. They absolutely need quality in offence line. In midfield, Nalepa is a talented option but there are inexperienced Turkish players except him. Unlike Ankaragucu, they have a few strenght on the stands. So, their home fixtures will not be very difficult for the visitors. They can also be the visitor at their home ground when they meet the big four. As their executives say, their 1st target is to stay far from the relegation. If they can manage to do it, they can catch stability as they aim at doing in the long term.

Target


Survival will be a big success fort hem but it should not be a big surprise to see them relegate. As they have done in the past, they can make a surprise run in the cup.