Defeating Net Global Sivasspor 4-0 in the 12th week of the Trendyol Super League, Fenerbahçe coach Jose Mourinho made 5 changes in the first 11 compared to the squad of the last match against AZ Alkmaar in the UEFA Europa League.
The Portuguese coach also fielded Dominik Livakovic, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Çağlar Söyüncü, Sofyan Amrabat, Allan Saint-Maximin and Dusan Tadic, among the names he gave a chance to in the first 11 against AZ Alkmaar, against Sivasspor in the match at Ülker Stadium.
Rodrigo Becao, Mert Müldür, İsmail Yüksek, Fred and Edin Dzeko, who played in the first 11 in the Netherlands, were on the bench against Sivasspor.
Samet Akaydın replaced Becao, Filip Kostic replaced Mert Müldür, Mert Hakan Yandaş replaced İsmail Yüksek, and Sebastian Szymanski replaced Fred. Mourinho gave the jersey to Youssef En-Nesyri in the forward line.
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FENERBAHÇE STARTED THE SİVASSPOR COMPETITION WITH THE FOLLOWING 11:
Dominik Livakovic, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Çağlar Söyüncü, Samet Akaydın, Filip Kostic, Sofyan Amrabat, Mert Hakan Yandaş, Dusan Tadic, Sebastian Szymanski, Allan Saint-Maximin, Youssef En-Nesyri.
JOSE MOURINHO SERVED THE PUNISHMENT
Fenerbahçe Coach Jose Mourinho, who sat in the stands due to his suspension in the away match against AZ Alkmaar in the fourth week of the UEFA Europa League, was also in the stands against Net Global Sivasspor.
After the Trabzonspor match, the Professional Football Disciplinary Board (PFDK) gave Jose Mourinho a 1-match suspension and goalkeeper coach Sandro Zufic a 2-match suspension, in addition to the red card penalty.
4 MISSING IN FENERBAHÇE
Fenerbahçe could not benefit from 4 of its players against Sivasspor.
In the yellow-dark blue team, Cengiz Ünder and Jayden Oosterwolde, who have been away from the team for a while due to their injuries, as well as İrfan Can Kahveci, who returned injured from the Trabzonspor away game, were not included in the squad.
In addition to these names, Levent Mercan was not included in the squad of the Sivasspor match by the decision of the technical team.
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Alexander Djiku, who left the team alone in the away match against AZ Alkmaar due to his injury, was included in the match squad.
BRİGHT OSAYİ-SAMUEL PLAYED IN THE 100TH LEAGUE MATCH
Fenerbahçe’s Nigerian football player Bright Osayi-Samuel played his 100th match in the Super League in the Net Global Sivasspor match.
Osayi-Samuel, who was transferred to the yellow-dark blue team during the half-time of the 2020-2021 season, played 149 official matches with the Fenerbahçe jersey he wore in the Çaykur Rizespor match played on January 30, 2021.
The 26-year-old football player played his 100th match in the Super League against Net Global Sivasspor and played his 150th official match with the yellow-dark blue team.
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SAMET AKAYDIN IN THE TOP 11 AFTER 337 DAYS
Samet Akaydın, who played in the first 11 against Sivasspor in Fenerbahçe, had a chance in the first 11 in an official competition for the first time this season.
Samet Akaydın, who played 14 minutes in only one of the 18 official matches played by Fenerbahçe in the UEFA Champions League Qualifiers, UEFA Europa League and Trendyol Super League, appeared on the field in the first 11 with the Fenerbahçe jersey exactly 337 days later.
The national football player last played in the first 11 of the Beşiktaş match played away in the first half of the 2023-2024 season, and went on loan to Greece’s Panathinaikos team during the half-time.
Samet Akaydin scored a goal in his first match in the starting 11 months later and put Fenerbahçe ahead 1-0.
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MERT HAKAN YANDAŞ WAS ON THE FIELD FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE LEAGUE AT 11.
Mert Hakan Yandaş, one of the captains of Fenerbahçe, played in the first 11 against Net Global Sivasspor.
The 30-year-old football player, who had a chance in the starting 11 for the first time in the Trendyol Super League this season, had previously had a chance in the 11 in the home match against Lille in the UEFA Champions League Qualifiers.
Mert Hakan Yandaş, who played in 12 official matches this season, joined the game later in 11 of these matches.
The experienced football player was last on the field in the first 11 of the away match against Galatasaray in the Trendyol Super League in the 37th week of last season, which Fenerbahçe won 1-0.
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ÇAĞLAR SÖYÜNCÜ COULD NOT CONTINUE
Fenerbahçe’s Çağlar Söyüncü left the game in the 12th minute due to his injury following the foul committed by Fode Koita. The 28-year-old defender was replaced by Alexander Djiku.
MERT HAKAN IMPRESSED WITH HIS PERFORMANCE
Mert Hakan Yandaş, who started in the 11th instead of Fred in the yellow-dark blue team, contributed to the score with his effective play and won the admiration of the fans.
Mert Hakan Yandaş, who assisted Fenerbahçe’s goal with Samet Akaydin in the match, won the ball with his press before the second goal, which came with a penalty, and made the pass that left Youssef En-Nesyri alone with the goalkeeper.
Mert Hakan, who played a very enthusiastic and aggressive game throughout the match; He was the player who caught the most stray balls (9), made the most tackles (5), and made the most crosses (7).
While Mert Hakan Yandaş was replaced by Fred in the 70th minute of the match, the yellow-dark blue fans applauded the experienced football player.
TADIC CONTINUED HIS GOALS
Fenerbahçe’s Serbian star Dusan Tadic took charge of the penalty shoot-out in the 54th minute of the match and managed to score the net.
Dusan Tadic, one of the leading players in the yellow-dark blue team this season, increased his number of goals in the league to 6.
Tadic, who played in 11 Super League matches for Fenerbahçe this season, had a direct impact on a total of 10 goals by scoring 6 goals and making 4 assists.
SOFYAN AMRABAT LIVED FIRST
Fenerbahçe’s successful midfielder Sofyan Amrabat contributed to goals in three consecutive matches for the first time in his top league career.
Sofyan Amrabat, who sent a great goal to the Sivasspor nets, scored the winning goal in the Trabzonspor match last week and made an assist in the Bodrum FK match.
THIS SEASON’S RECORD
Fenerbahçe (1M), which won 10 of the last 11 Super League matches played at home, conceded only five goals (0.5 on average) compared to 31 goals scored in these victories (3.1 on average).
Having established a great advantage over its opponent, Fenerbahçe played the Super League match against Sivasspor in which the ball was played the most in the opponent’s penalty area this season (45).
