Football Season Guide

Yeni Malatyaspor

In


Gokhan Tore (mid) Besiktas JK; Ghaylen Chaaleli (mid) Esperance; Moryke Fofana (att), Adis Jahovic (att) Konya; Ufuk Ceylan (gk) Alanya; Teenage Hadebe (def) Kaizer Chiefs; Ozer Ozdemir (def) Le Havre; Guilherme (mid) Benevento – on loan.

Out


Danijel Aleksic (r) (mid) Ahli; Adem Buyuk (sp) (att) Galatasaray; Michael Pereira (r) (mid) CFR Cluj; Aboubakar Kamara (sp) (att) Fulham – end of loan; Baris Alici (sp) (mid) Fenerbahce – end of loan; Guilherme (k) (mid) Benevento – end of loan.

Last season absolutely was a great one for Yeni Malatya as they finished in the European Cups spots. Now, the fans at least expect them to repeat this success, but it will not be easy as they had to kick off the new season earlier than the other teams. In the past, some teams like Konya and Akhisar had to offer bad performances following early kick off. Coach Sergen Yalcin said that they know about it and they will do everything in order to avoid the effects of that. To have a wide-range squad is the biggest solution to that. Looking at the coach’s squad, it seems like he can handle with that easily. It is true that he has lost some important players like Aleksic, Pereira and Adem Buyuk, but those players were replaced greatly. First of all, they added Adis Jahovic to the offence line and he proved how useful he is against Olimpija Ljubljana. Besides him, offensive wingers like Bifouma and Fofana will have a great role in the coach’s offensive plans. There are also Gokhan Tore and Guilherme on the coach’s pocket. So there are plenty of options offensively. Their defensive performance was acceptable. So they did not add many players to the backline except Hadebe. In general, Yeni Malatya have a good squad to be successful, but they need to overcome early kick-off handicap. If they beat it, they have the capacity to reach their season goals.

Target


They aim at repeating last season’s success, but anywhere in the top ten should be welcomedl. A good cup run may replace the league success.