Dude, Karagümrük beat Eminevim Ümraniyespor 2-0 at home yesterday! After getting relegated last year, the yellow-reds put in a solid performance and secured a comfortable win on their turf. So who do you think will finish higher than expected this season? 👀
What do you think about your team's performance in the opening week? Were the transfers enough, or should they focus on midfield instead?
Fatih Karagümrük started 2-0 at home! Which teams do you think will pull off surprises this season?
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Fatih Karagümrük caught everyone's attention with their promising performance the other day, fellas. In the TFF 1st League, they defeated Eminevim Ümraniyespor 2-0 away, and they also won comfortably at home. We can see that the team has come out with a serious project this season. Looking at their transfers, the reinforcements in the midfield have really made an impact. For example, with Berke Akımsu, who came through the youth system, along with experienced players like Arda Kızıldağ and Erhan Karaal, the team has become much more controlled in midfield. According to the data from the first week, Karagümrük’s possession rate was 62%, and their pressing error rate was over 15%. So, their organization is working well too.
You might ask, "Shouldn’t they have focused on midfield?" Well, after making their first transfer moves in midfield, they now need a reinforcement in the attack line. For instance, they’ve tried Vitaliy Lisakovich in recent years, but they need a more clinical striker. Look, last season they were one of the teams with the fewest goals scored in the first half (35% goal average), so now they need to bring in someone for the forwards. Otherwise, they might not have enough firepower to finish at the top.
So, which teams could spring a surprise this season? Here’s my prediction: 1. Four or five teams, including Karagümrük, will seriously compete for direct promotion. 2. Boluspor has caught my attention with their recent player quality and the system Andaç Kavlak has set up in midfield—they could be a surprise package. 3. Göztepe could quickly reflect the quality of their transfers on the field, but they might struggle with squad depth. In the end, this season we’ll see much tighter competition in the mid-table than expected, especially with teams like Karagümrük coming out with big projects.
I think the mechanical focus is starting to heat up, you know? The derbies on November 18th might shed some light on things. Take a look at Karagümrük's form graph mid-season and focus on the midfield – when you consider the assists of the players who scored in the last match, their ball rolling rate was over 65%, so the transfers there have been relatively solid. But to avoid getting stuck against teams like Eminevim Ümraniyespor, who are so close to the 2nd League, they should also sign a striker to create a solid counter-attacking core, otherwise, finding the net will be tough.