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Abdullah Avci will have presented his coaching career at Besiktas slightly differently. In his first competitive game as a coach of the traditional Turkish club, the former Basaksehir coach plagued numerous injury worries. Nine high performers were injured last week, six of them returned to training only recently. To what extent the actors will be operational on Saturday night is not yet in sight.
Right at the start of the season, it’s off to Sivas, where the “black eagle” at the Anatolian club expected a very difficult task. The hosts from Sivas have in the summer powerful upgraded and are ambitious to settle in the top third of the Süper Lig. As can be seen from the Sivasspor against Besiktas quotas, it is difficult to predict a winner at the season opener of the two clubs.
To succeed Senol Günes at Besiktas will not be an easy task for Abdullah Avci. His skills as a coach Avci but could already prove at Basaksehir. Year after year, the alleged “underdog” from Istanbul mixed in the title race. Start problems in the new Süper Lig season are still likely.
Abdullah Avci is likely to have to rely on players who have not recovered completely due to the many injury worries in the squad. At Sivasspor, on the other hand, preparations are getting better. The Anatolian club has a promising squad under the “atom ant” Riza Calimbay.
However, Calimbay’s coaching record against his old love Besiktas is catastrophic, which is why a Sivasspor against Besiktas tip on the home side with a lot of risk. Only three of the last 27 Süper Lig games against Besiktas have been won by Riza Calimbay.
Sivasspor:
Riza Calimbay takes on the coaching position at Sivasspor in the new season. The “Atom ant”, as the current Sivasspor coach was called on player times, should lead the Anatolian club to long-term success. Calimbay himself comes from Sivas and is a true “Yigido”. For the season opener it is for Calimbay equal to his old love Besiktas. The “Atom ant” played in his entire playing career only with the “black eagle” from Istanbul and thus perpetuated at the traditional club.
Although Calimbay toying with a coaching engagement at Besiktas, it worked so far only as a short-term solution in the 2005 season. Already in his entire coaching career, he preferred an offensive game system. In its commitment to Sivasspor, the “atom ant” is expected to pursue a similar strategy.
Already at the “Cumhuriyet Kupasi” against Fenerbahce in the summer preparation convinced Sivasspor and celebrated a 2-1 victory. In addition to the outstanding offensive performance, the stable defense was also a decisive factor. Anyway Sivasspor conceded in any test match more than one goal.
With new entrants such as Fernando (Porto), Djerlek (Partizan), Yatabare (Konyaspor) and Cofie (Gijon), Calimbay has strengthened significantly on offense. Newcomers such as Goiano, Appindangoye or Osmanpasa, on the other hand, ensure stability in the back row. With 54 goals conceded in 34 league games, the defensive men’s performance last season was catastrophic.
Serious failures do not complain Riza Calimbay in the game against the “black eagle”. Only the injured Yatabare seems to miss the first home game of the season. All in all, these are good conditions for Sivasspor – Besiktas to focus on the odds for a home win.
Besiktas:
Abdullah Avci starts the new Süper Lig adventure with Besiktas on Saturday night. Only a few days after the takeover of the vacant coaching post by Senol Günes, the transfer activities of the “black eagle” started. Unlike its predecessor, Avci is expected to change the game system at Besiktas. Due to numerous injury concerns in the squad had Avci but so far problems to shape the desired starting eleven.
Last week, nine players were on the injured list. To what extent the service providers will be operational on the weekend is not yet in sight. In addition to the numerous injured in the squad, the suspended Jeremain Lens will miss the away game in Sivas. With the big injury worries in the squad, at Sivasspor against Besiktas a prediction on the score seems not to be the best option.
Even in the preparation Besiktas did not show the best performance and was difficult under the new coach. The “black eagle” had to fight especially with the stoppage in their own offensive. In four of the last five preparatory games, the “black eagle” remained without a goal.
But that’s not surprising in the defensive game system under Abdullah Avci. Even in the upcoming away game in Sivas will change the game concept of the 56-year-old little. Already at Basaksehir Abdullah Avci has been able to provide the best defense in the league over the years. The many failures also limit the options on the offensive.
Players like Victor Ruiz, Douglas and Rebocho are said to strengthen the defensive “black eagle” this year. On the other hand, the transfer activities seem to be offensive yet, especially since Tyler Boyd is the only significant entry in the Adler offense so far.
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