In Fenerbahçe’s away match against Kasımpaşa in the first match of Ziraat Turkish Cup Group B, coach Jose Mourinho made 7 changes in the first 11 compared to the last match against Atakaş Hatayspor in the league.
The Portuguese coach preferred the 3-5-2 system in the match played at Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium.
Jose Mourinho, who went into rotation in the Ziraat Turkish Cup, benched İrfan Can Eğribayat, Alexander Djiku, Levent Mercan, Sofyan Amrabat, Fred, Dusan Tadic and Edin Dzeko, among the names he fielded against Hatayspor, in the Kasımpaşa match.
Putting Ertuğrul Çetin on the field in goal, Mourinho formed the defensive trio with Mert Müldür, Çağlar Söyüncü and Yusuf Akçiçek.
The Portuguese coach gave chances to Bright Osayi-Samuel, İrfan Can Kahveci, Bartuğ Elmaz, Sebastian Szymanski and Filip Kostic in the midfield, and played Youssef En-Nesyri and Cenk Tosun in the forward.
7 missing in Fenerbahçe
Fenerbahçe could not benefit from 7 of its players in the Kasımpaşa match. Dominik Livakovic, Oğuz Aydın, İsmail Yüksek, Jayden Oosterwolde and Rodrigo Becao, who were injured, were not included in the squad for the Kasımpaşa match.
In addition to these names, Allan Saint-Maximin and Samet Akaydin, who recovered from their injuries, were the other players who were not included in the match squad by the decision of the technical team.
4 players in Fenerbahçe’s starting 11 for the first time
In Fenerbahçe, 4 players played in the 11 for the first time this season. Goalkeeper Ertuğrul Çetin, defender Yusuf Akçiçek, midfielder Bartuğ Elmaz and forward Cenk Tosun, who played in the 11 against Kasımpaşa, played in the 11 for the first time this season.
Kasımpaşa played again with its under-19 team
Hosting Fenerbahçe, Kasımpaşa played with its under-19 team, excluding goalkeeper Ali Emre Yanar, in its first group match in the Ziraat Turkish Cup.
The dark blue-white team had previously applied to the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) not to compete in the Ziraat Turkish Cup, but after the negotiations, they decided to continue the cup.
In the previous round, Kasımpaşa, which played with young players away from Gençlerbirliği, defeated its opponent 1-0 and advanced to the groups.
In Kasımpaşa, the under-19 team coach Taner Yapağıcı took the field at the head of the team.
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