Whilst it may not be regarded as one of Europe’s most powerful leagues, the Turkish Süper Lig is once again providing fans with some compelling storylines. Whether it was the fierce clash of Istanbul’s two remaining undefeated powerhouses on Monday or even the emergence of Samsunspor as an early challenger...
The 2023/24 season in the Turkish Süper Lig saw one of the closest title races we have seen in European football over the last couple of years. The contestants were from different sides of the Bosporus in Istanbul: Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe. Both teams were incredibly dominant throughout the season. With...
Over in the Süper Lig, Turkey’s most decorated club, Galatasaray, are vying for a second successive league title under the leadership of Okan Buruk tactics, who has transformed the club’s fortunes after their record-low in 2022. As of late, things have been much more promising, setting up an eagerly anticipated...
Turkey is experiencing a notable surge in its youth talent, laying the foundation for a promising future. Despite the Turkish Süper Lig league not traditionally being recognised for churning out a high number of top talents, the national team's recent form and qualification for the UEFA European Championship in 2024 underscore...
Upon the recent appointment of Julien Stéphan for his second stint as Rennes boss, the club’s technical director Florian Maurice, whose project with the Brittany-based side we recently analysed in detail here at Total Football Analysis, openly admitted to RMC Sport that a Rennes return for Stéphan was not his...
In his first project as a football coach, Nuri Şahin is in charge of the Turkish league side Antalyaspor, which currently is in 13th place, counting 10 victories, six draws and 14 defeats in the league. In a difficult season and despite some bad results, the former Real Madrid player...
Who Is Francesco Farioli? It seems like everything about Francesco Farioli revolves around breaking the norm. The 33-year-old manager has quickly attracted the world’s interest through his fascinating and daring tactics in Turkey, but it is best to start before that to understand Farioli a bit better. His career trajectory...
Since the appointment of Okan Buruk in June 2022, Galatasaray, the historical champion of Turkish football, have made constant progress which was evident recently when they defeated their rival Fenerbahçe 3-0 in the Süper Lig. Okan Buruk who played for 11 years with the Turkish giant, winning six leagues and...
Despite being one of the best-supported clubs in Turkey, life hasn’t been easy for Adana Demirspor. Over the past 25 years, they've had a host of managers (no less than 48, to be precise), unpaid players, nine promotion play-off losses in 14 seasons, fights between players and staff, and even...
In July 2020, Andrea Pirlo was appointed as the new boss of Juventus’ U23s in Serie C. However, merely nine days later, the inexperienced coach was handed an unexpected role as the manager of the Bianconeri’s first team after Maurizio Sarri was dismissed. A month later, before the new Serie...
In May 2019, Jorge Jesus was appointed as the new manager of Flamengo. In a brief stint, the Portuguese created one of the most legendary teams in Brazilian football history. In a little over a year, Jorge Jesus had won five titles and lost four matches. For the first time...
Who Is Arda Güler? Arda Güler (176cm/5’9”) only turned 17 years of age back in February but the Fenerbahçe talent has already made 16 appearances (12 in the Turkish Super Lig and four in European competition) for the first team. Güler scored three goals and provided five assists in those...
President Duílio Monteiro Alves significantly improved Corinthians’ situation throughout 2021. From undoing the terrible actions of the past administration to implementing a new structure at the club, Corinthians went from the lower part of the table to a title candidate. In addition to clearing millions from the wage budget, Duílio...
One month ago, Galatasaray parted way with the experienced Faith Terim, maybe they wanted some changes given the team only had six wins from the first 14 Süper Lig games. Very soon, they identified Domènec Torrent as the successor of Terim, who was the assistant coach of Pep Guardiola since...
Aged 15 years, 09 months & 25 days, Emre Demir became the youngest ever goalscorer in the Turkish Süper Lig in 2019, beating the previous record held by Enes Ünal by six months. He was already the third-youngest player to play in the league having made his debut aged just...
At the beginning of the 2016/17 season, Portuguese manager Vítor Pereira was sacked as the head coach of Fenerbahçe, with the case being taken to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. In a statement released by the club, Fenerbahçe’s board cited a change in tactics—a switch to a back three—as...
Who Is Arda Kızıldağ? Arda Kızıldağ is a 22-year-old academy graduate from relegation-battling Turkish Süper Lig side Gençlerbirliği. He typically plays as a right centre-back in Gençlerbirliği’s 4-2-3-1. The centre-back, who stands at 187cm (6’2”) tall and weighs 78kg (171lbs), has got just over a year remaining on his contract....
Trabzonspor’s title hopes are all but over after their defeat to Denizlispor. The team from Trabzon have had a very successful season losing only four games, but drawing two more games than first place Istanbul Basaksehir. Although Trabzonspor has conceded 1.16 goals per game, it could have been a lot worse...
