Topic: Turkish Super League 2024/25 Season - page 19. (Read 9492 times)

Overall Galatasaray having good start of their campaign in this season while after having humiliating defeat in first game of the season against Besiktas but in this game against Alanyaspor they needed hard work for having all three points with things are getting tough day by day as we are having challenging schedule ahead of them in this season while they are having defend of their Super League title and also want to give their best into Europa Cup where we are having many big names around them for having not easy games in coming rounds.

Osimhen arrival is surely huge booster for them because this will bring good chance of having better results and give them good advantage of staying at the top of league table.

Kasimpasa game was huge setback for the Galatasaray as they suffered badly after having lead of 3–1 at the end of the first half things were looking one-sided, but we have the worst performance from them in second half which is also wake-up call for them as well because if they play like this surely things will be gone not favourable for them and they can face consequences as well.

Now their attack is lethal in Turkish Super League which is giving them good advantage, but they need consistency because this is important otherwise another result like this is surely going to have huge problem for them.

After having promotion in 2023 Samsunspor having 13th spot with 11 wins and 43 points which is normal for any team which have promotion but in this season they are giving much better and having 6 wins from their 8 games, and they are currently at the second spot as they Besiktas and Fenerbahçe both are had one match in hand, but their quality is good which can give them good chance of having better spot in this season but as you mentioned they need consistency which is important for the clubs if they want to have good end of their season.

Next game against Fenerbahçe is important as both teams are looking for win and most chances Fenerbahçe can handle them better with their strong squad and much better quality which is surely still having chance of staying into top two spots in this season while recently they face problematic results which are not good.

I don't think Samsunspor will continue like this until the end, but I know they are playing very well, if they really continue to play like this, they can be in the top 4.
The problem with Anatolian clubs is instability, if there was stability, they could easily find themselves in the upper ranks of the league.

Fenerbahçe's next opponent is Samsunspor, this match is very important for both teams.

Galatasaray still lead the Super League despite having difficult days recently. They were nearly getting another draw last week. I don't know if the players are complacent or this is because of something else.    They can't keep up a good form unless they don't get better at defending especially. They are the most conceding team among the teams in top 4 now.

By the way there is a surprising team in top 4 which is Samsunspor.    Beşiktaş and Fenerbahçe have a match missing of course but this still doesn't change the fact. Do you believe Samsunspor can be competitive for top 4 until the end?

Galatasaray couldn't win the match against Kasimpasa, despite Osimhen scoring two goals, but maybe he saved the team from losing that match. In the Europa League match against RFS, Osimhen was already absent and Galatasaray couldn't win either, in both matches the defense didn't play their best and that prevented them from winning. Osimhen was out for 6 weeks, that's quite a long period, but they won the match against Alanyaspor without Osimhen and didn't concede a single goal.

Galatasaray managed to get a win at home against Alanyaspor who have quite an interesting head to head record with Galatasaray. Yanus Akgün’s goal in the twenty seventh minute of the game was enough to secure a win for Galatasaray without the Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen. This is a good result for Gala and step forward in boosting their chances at the title this season.

I didn't watch the full match between Alanyaspor and Galatasaray but the 8-minute highlight of the game gave a glimpse of the match. The conclusion is that Galatasaray's performance has declined to a large extent. The was no flow of communication between the attackers and they have slightly solved their defensive problems. Ertugrul Taskiran Alanyaspor's goalkeeper was indeed outstanding saving eight shots but the host should have done more. I might be wrong but I just feel that Victor Osimhen is the perfect striker for Galastaray and his absence is showing. He has the drive to scare defenders into making costly blunders. 

But it is great to see that the defence has improved. Muslera was just on holiday with no save while the defence blocked about five shots. But there was also a slight guffing by the defenders that would have caused a goal. Defenders shouldn't assume that a tackle is a foul until they hear the whistle from the referee.         

If you look at their previous match record, you will know that Galatasaray is not such a weak team.  His team won 6 matches and drew 2, his goal seems to be bigger, now who can know his thinking. Why do they play so little time? Changing sides and losing a match because of a player is not a new thing.

No, it is not such a thing if they should not play well in the match but they have scored 1 goal by which they win the match.  But you can guess from the way they have won difficult matches.Their players are not good but they can give other players a chance.  The players you mentioned are really just playing, not playing well at scoring goals.They will gradually improve themselves and there are experienced players in this team who will teach them how to play well.They will play well in the next matches and win the match, if they lose the match then they will be accused of playing badly.

To be honest Galatasary didn't play well thought they got the win but it was not a deserving win. The presence of Victor Osimehn was missed, the high press, the runs, the hustle and the goal scoring instinct was all missed. Icardi is not doing well at the moment and it time they give Michy batshuayi chance and constant run of games, every time he comes of the bench he always prove he deserves a start but maybe after the international he might get a chance to start a game.

Okan Buruk stated the season very well but of recent the foam have been really bad though not in terms of winning matches but in term of scoring goals. Let see how it goes for them after the international break.

I don't think Barış Alper's situation is related to his tiredness, he has been bad since the beginning of the season. He can't fully focus on the game.

Barış is also interfered with when Barış Alper heads the ball, a penalty could have been given here, a penalty was given in the Fenerbahçe - Galatasaray match.

Nobody understood why Balkovec didn't see a red card anyway.

Mentioning these players, they're all been trying so hard to keep uplift standards when it comes to their performance, they completely handled their technical qualities and obtaining for straight winnings. Defeats and winnings are both interesting stats to observed in a league. These clubs have total points to accumulate but they just have to portray their very best performance, knowing when to abstract full winnings. Galatasaray is my favorite club when it comes to Turkish league because they've maintain their top heights this season, always available to top up their targets this season.

Did they really play well? I don't think so honestly. I really don't like my team lately.    We are giving big spaces in our defense and making insane mistakes. This was really likely to end in a draw also. We were really lucky Serdar Dursun couldn't score a 100% goal chance in the last moments. But luck wouldn't always be beside us of course.

I think the reason why for Barış Alper is his being fatigued. I agree about Yunus. He has started to play really extra and he is definitely filling Kerem Aktürkoğlu's place well.  

By the way I don't know why Balkovec wasn't sent off. He faked his fall to win a penalty. He should have got the 2nd yellow there.

A big defeat in the Super Cup and a poor performance in European competitions can be an indicator that there is something to improve in terms of strategy, but I don't think it can be a reference for us to say that Okan Buruk is a bad coach , because after all there is a time when a team is at their lowest level and it happened to galatasaray at the beginning of the season, But I think Galatasaray revival after the defeat deserves our appreciation and the proof is that they are still unbeaten in the league to date, Galatasaray have so far played two matches in the Europa League with 1 win and also 1 draw, I think your reference says if Okan Buruk is a bad coach of course based on their failure to maintain the victory over RFS,  but don't we also have to see how solid their game was when facing Paok in the previous Europa League?

I think Okan Buruk is not a good coach. He should have competed in the Champions League with the quality of the squad he had, he failed. He conceded 5 goals in the Super Cup against their arch-rival. He wins in the league but his deficiencies show up in European matches. His wrong decisions lead to point losses. Without the power behind them in the league, Okan Buruk would have been fired long ago.

Okan Buruk is actually a good coach but as you said, he makes very free decisions because there is a little less pressure on him. For example, Barış Alper Yılmaz has been playing for 90 minutes non-stop for several matches, he is a good player and durable but he may get injured because of playing one after another and Okan Buruk not seeing this makes me question him.

I hope he makes better decisions in the next matches and rests some players and doesn't play some players who are not in form for 90 minutes.

I have seen a few matches in this league where it clear that Galatasaray strength and hard work are quite good. Only 1 goal was scored in this match which was a win for Galatasaray and the points were taken after the win. If they play well, they work hard.  And they don't play like other players. They have put some thought into it and they have done it very smart and diligently. They should also work hard and become good players by watch the hard work and progress of other players. Every player has flaws that are correct over time. Nothing can happen to them neither they work hard nor win match. We understand that some matches are follow by loss but loss are follow by loss and these matches are not wins.

Galatasaray got 3 points. They played well but 1 goal is not enough. 1 goal is always a troublesome score.
Gabriel Sara is a very good player, he proves it every day, the pass he gave to Yunus is amazing.
Yunus Akgün continues to prove himself, I think he is the best player of this season.
Barış Alper is not good, he is getting worse every day, he needs to pull himself together.

I think Beşiktaş is lucky today, Gaziantep missed 2 clear chances.
This point loss was bad for Beşiktaş, they have been losing continuously lately.

In my opinion, what is happening with Galatasaray is the following: since they were champions in recent seasons, the coach is not under pressure, the club's management will not be pressuring the coach to also be champion this season. It is difficult for a team to be champion for many seasons and with points far above the rest of the teams. And the Galatasaray management knows this. That is why for this season the coach will be doing whatever he wants, he will not be fired. I also think that there is an excess of confidence on the part of the Galatasaray coach in certain players, he looks at certain players as if they were more important to the team and that they should play more.

The fact is that even if Galatasaray doesn't play well, it's clear that they don't have an opponent of the same level in the League, just look at the table:



Galatasaray are on top and will be until the end of the league. I highly doubt they won't be champions again.

I wasn't impressed with the way they have been playing but they still have alot of time to make amends and become the favourites to win the league. Victor Osimhen is injured therefore he isn't available to help the team but he'll be back soon and this will bring more fire to the team as they're playing better when Victor Osimhen returns. Galatasary played against Alanyaspor and won but it was the scoreline that isn't looking good as they were only able to score just one goal. Although they won the game but they need to score more as that'll make them to be able to kill games faster and not be playing with fear in the last minute of the game.

Although Gaziantep is a weaker team and it is in relegation zone, Gaziantep played quite well today. They could force Besiktas to share point, the match ended up with a draw. Besiktas failed to get full points, Besiktas failed to shorten the point gap with Galatasaray. However, I think the season is still very far from the end, there is still many chances for Besiktas to overtake Galatasaray.

Everyone must predict that it will be an easy match for Galatasaray. In reality, Galatasaray almost failed to win although they really dominated the match. They only could score 1 goal, Yunus Akgün becomes the hero of Galatasaray today. You're right, Alanyaspor can't be underestimated, they really made Galatasaray players difficult to score goals.