Football Season Guide

Not considering the relegated teams, Kayseri were the lowest goal scoring team of the past season. Besides that, they lost their most effective players like Deniz Turuc and Tjaronn Cherry in the summer transfer market. It means that coach Hikmet Karaman will have to work harder and harder this summer in order to improve his offence line. First of all, they brought offensive wingers like Ziya Alkurt and Nii Plange in. Ziya has offered an important role in Denizli’s promotion to the Super League, but Plange’s quality is a question mark. It is the same story for Kayode who has been far from 1st team action for 2 years. It looks like the goal scoring responsibility will belong to experienced captain Umut Bulut once again. The best news for the offensive plans is the re-signing of Bernard Mensah with a permanent deal. What about the defence line? It cannot be said that it was a trustworthy backline. That is why most of the new arrivals are defenders. Following the departure of Tiago Lopes, Miguel Lopes was added to act at right back. Kucher and Sapunaru were replaced by Poulain and Abdennour. The French center back has done well in Club Brugge, but the Tunisian man has not played football in his loan spells for 2 years. So the fans are worried about his performance. Talented Yasir Subasi will give a competitive season to Sakib Aytac and Atila Turan at left back. Dja Djedje has done a good performance in Ankaragucu. So his arrival should give a tough defensive mentality to the midfield. On the net, Lung was already a trustable keeper and the coach added Eray Iscan & Hakan Arikan. So the net looks the best part of the team now. Hikmet Karaman is a very experienced coach who can make this squad turn into a strong one. So his team can manage to meet the fans’ expectations. In fact, the current squad have potential to reach its goal.