(http://fotogaleri.ntvmsnbc.com/galeri.aspx?galleryId=1247&position=1)Yesterday night was a very special night for the Turkish team Sivasspor. Sivasspor finished the Turkish league in second place for the first time in the club history and got the chance to play in the third qualifying round in UEFA Champions League. It was a great success for Sivasspor because usually 3 Istanbul teams; Beşiktaş, Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe finish the league in top three but last year Sivasspor was in the second place. Sivasspor is a team from the city Sivas which is in the middle of Turkey. Sivasspor is also so new in Europe, they don't have so much experience. They finished the league in 4th place in 2008 and participated to the Intertoto Cup. First they eliminated OFK Grbalj from Montenegro. The first match finished 2-2 in Montenegro and Sivasspor won the second match 1-0 in Turkey. Then they paired off with SC Braga from Portugal. But they lost the first match 2-0 in Turkey and the result of the second match was 3-0 in Portugal, Sivasspor lost the game again.
Some of the key players in Sivasspor squad such as Pini Balili, Fabio Alves Da Silva Bilica and Mohamed Ali Kurtuluş were transferred after the transfer season had started. And also their central forward Mehmet Yıldız, who was the top scorer of the team in last seasons was injured. The squad was full of new players and they were playing with a new tactic.
At the beginning of the game, it was easily seen that Sivasspor was not ready for the game. The new players in squad had adaptation problem and they hadn't played with each other for so many times before the match. Probably this match was the first important match for them since the season had started.
First-half ended 3-0 in favour of Anderlecht and the goals were from Tom De Sutter, Mbark Boussoufa and Thomas Chatelle. The first goal was a header scored from corner kick. Second goal and third goals were the mistakes of Sivasspor defence. After the second half, the result was 5-0 which was a great disappointment for the Turkish side. The goals were scored by again De Sutter and Frutos.
Generally we don't expect an UEFA Champions League third-qualifying round match to end with a score like this. But as I said Sivasspor was not ready for such a difficult match. Anderlecht won the match with their experiences. They played in UEFA Champions League for so many times and they know what the difficulty of the matches being played in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League (old UEFA Cup) is. This match was only the 5th match for Sivasspor in Europe. They seemed to be so inexperienced. They couldn't play with a good tactic too. Also their players were new and they were not used to playing with each other.
These are the facts that made Sivasspor lose the match. An UEFA Champions League match was too difficult for them. Maybe they can gain experience by playing in UEFA Europa League and playing against standard or weak teams. They probably lost the chance to play in the next round, in the group stage. But I think they learned how difficult and important an UEFA Champions League match is and next time they'll have to train and work much harder to be ready for hard matches like this.
Some of the key players in Sivasspor squad such as Pini Balili, Fabio Alves Da Silva Bilica and Mohamed Ali Kurtuluş were transferred after the transfer season had started. And also their central forward Mehmet Yıldız, who was the top scorer of the team in last seasons was injured. The squad was full of new players and they were playing with a new tactic.
At the beginning of the game, it was easily seen that Sivasspor was not ready for the game. The new players in squad had adaptation problem and they hadn't played with each other for so many times before the match. Probably this match was the first important match for them since the season had started.
First-half ended 3-0 in favour of Anderlecht and the goals were from Tom De Sutter, Mbark Boussoufa and Thomas Chatelle. The first goal was a header scored from corner kick. Second goal and third goals were the mistakes of Sivasspor defence. After the second half, the result was 5-0 which was a great disappointment for the Turkish side. The goals were scored by again De Sutter and Frutos.
Generally we don't expect an UEFA Champions League third-qualifying round match to end with a score like this. But as I said Sivasspor was not ready for such a difficult match. Anderlecht won the match with their experiences. They played in UEFA Champions League for so many times and they know what the difficulty of the matches being played in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League (old UEFA Cup) is. This match was only the 5th match for Sivasspor in Europe. They seemed to be so inexperienced. They couldn't play with a good tactic too. Also their players were new and they were not used to playing with each other.
These are the facts that made Sivasspor lose the match. An UEFA Champions League match was too difficult for them. Maybe they can gain experience by playing in UEFA Europa League and playing against standard or weak teams. They probably lost the chance to play in the next round, in the group stage. But I think they learned how difficult and important an UEFA Champions League match is and next time they'll have to train and work much harder to be ready for hard matches like this.
ı can't understand why this year sivasspor is bad
ReplyDeleteprobably the adaptation problem.. players have to get used to each other..
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