Super League is on fire

The 25th matchday is over in the Turkish Super League. Fenerbahçe,

Galatasaray and Beşiktaş share the top with 51 points, while one of the most exciting championship fights of recent years is taking place. All 3 teams have full confidence. Galatasaray is in the first place due to the difference between the goals scored and goals conceded. Galatasaray was criticized by both the media and the fans for making the wrong transfers. It is not known whether the transfer policy is correct, but Galatasaray is currently the leader in the management of the club's Legendary Coach, Fatih Terim. Galatasaray experienced tensions with Fenerbahçe many times this season. Apart from the limit issue and the events in the match in Kadıköy, the two teams frequently blame each other about the referees on their official social media accounts. After the victory against Kasımpaşa last week (2-1), these discussions were again occurred due to a penalty position in the match, and Fenerbahçe criticized the situation on its social media account. The success of Galatasaray is the fact that it is the team with the least goals conceded in the league this year. Galatasaray is also the 2nd team to score the most goals in the league. Also, the recovery of goalkeeper Muslera from his injury will provide a stronger backline for the team. Galatasaray couldn't win against Fenerbahçe in the last 20 years, they finally won in 2020, but winning for the second time in a row in Fenerbahçe's stadium gave great morale to the team and the fans. Mustafa Muhammed, who joined the team during the transfer season, Is also loved by the fans and found successful. The fans strongly believe that they will be champions and the main reason for this is that Galatasaray is very successful in championship fights, specifically in the matches which are in May (the last month of the league). The fans even have a saying about this situation "May is ours"(normally it is "Mays are ours" in Turkish when it is translated). Galatasaray will be playing against Alanyaspor in Alanya this week. Alanyaspor is in 5th place with 42 points, so this match will not be easy for Galatasaray, but the fans trust their team.

Beşiktaş, which is in 2nd place with the goal difference, made a poor start to the league. However, they later made great progress and became one of the contenders for the title. Beşiktaş receives praise from both fans and the media for its excellent football which is also fun to watch. Even though Beşiktaş did not spend a lot of money on the transfer, they received great efficiency from players such as Ghezzal, Rosier, and Josef, who were transferred in Summer. Furthermore, Cenk Tosun, who joined the team 2 weeks ago, scored 2 goals against Gençlerbirliği in the last match. Beşiktaş won the match (0-3). The coach, Sergen Yalçın, who is also the legendary football player of the club, is loved so much by the fans. Beşiktaş's most important problem in the last weeks is scoring in goal positions. Despite being the team that scored the most goals in the league, the lack of form of the team's strikers Larin and Aboubakar in recent weeks caused them not to score even though they entered many goal positions. Nevertheless, the forward line got stronger as Cenk Tosun joined the team as a third striker. Fans wholeheartedly believe that they will be champions this year. The team also believes they will be the champions in Ziraat Cup since they are the only team in the big four (Trabzonspor, Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe, and Beşiktaş are named as big four) to qualify for the semi-final by eliminating Konyaspor. In the league, Beşiktaş does not have a match this week because one team is doesn't play every week since the league is played with 21 teams.

Fenerbahçe is 3rd in the league with goal difference, became stronger with transfers such as Mesut Özil and İrfan Can Kahveci, who have joined the team during the transfer season. The transfers made brought along discussions because the rival supporters and clubs say that Fenerbahçe spent more money than the money allowed to spend and exceeded the transfer limit. In the Galatasaray derby played on the 24th matchday, Galatasaray said that Fenerbahçe allowed 3000 fans in the stadium and blamed Fenerbahçe for the abusive cheers of these fans throughout the match. Fenerbahce announced on Wednesday that these allegations are libel. Especially during these weeks, when the title race is very exciting, it is clear that the tension between the clubs is rising. (especially between Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe). Although Fenerbahçe has a very large and strong team, fans and the media say that the football played by the team is below expectations. The coach of the team "Erol Bulut" is criticized by the fans and commenters. Fenerbahçe also accuses the referees (especially VAR) of being unfair. While the referee discussions have increased in recent weeks, Dimitris Pelkas and Luiz Gustavo (2 extremely important players for the team), are struggling with injuries. Fans and commentators believe that the quality of football played by the team will be better after Pelkas and Gustavo get recovered from injury. The fans believe that the team will be the champion with its talented players.

Fenerbahçe will play against Göztepe, which is 11th in the league with 29 points. The match will be in Fenerbahçe's stadium.

Trabzonspor, which is 6 points behind Beşiktaş, Galatasaray, and Fenerbahçe, caught a 6-match winning streak and drew attention. Trabzonspor, which has gained great momentum with Abdullah Avcı, has not been defeated for 9 matches since the Galatasaray match (0-2) in Trabzon, on December 26, 2020. They won against Gaziantep FK with 1-0 last week. In the last weeks, the newly transferred player Bakasetas makes a great contribution to the team. Trabzonspor will face Basaksehir, which is 18th in the league with 24 points, despite being the last champion, in Basaksehir's stadium. Time will show whether Trabzonspor will join the title race.

In conclusion, Trabzonspor is trying to get closer to the top by continuing their winning streak. Fenerbahçe is trying to win the title with its large squad and with the return of injured players to the team. While Beşiktaş trusts the quality of the football it plays, Galatasaray is trying to say "May is ours" by being consistent. Super League proved to be a really exciting league this year and this excitement will probably continue till the end of the league.