A team’s relegation is a big shock for fans after their team saw the last 32 in the most recent season’s Europa League campaign. However, some people also believe that it should not be a surprise considering their unstoppable downfall in the last season’s 2nd period, which affected this season.
No doubt that they kicked off the season terribly, collecting only one point in the initial six games. The board could not stand to see this poor performance and had to make a change on the bench and coach Irfan Buz replaced Bulent Uygun. It affected them positively and the capital city side started to get some good results at home, but they could not do it on the road for a long time, collecting only one point in the first eleven trips. Although they added some new players during the winter transfer market, they failed to get good results early on in 2018 too. Until they defeated Bursa at home in March, they could collect only four points in seven fixtures. For a survival contender, April and May are the most decisive months. In this period, they could taste only one victory, which was not enough to keep them at the top level. In terms of squad quality, they were not bad, but they could never manage to catch a steady run.
Despite their relegation and early exit from the cup, Serdar Gurler deserved to get a big applause with his 13-goal and 6 assist performance in the last season. His efforts enabled him to earn a call-up to the Turkish National Team. The fans do not expect him to stay in the team. There are already offers for him.
As every season, the relegated teams struggle to save their squad for the 1st League. That is what the capital city side will face in the summer. Besides that, they have fewer financial sources left after the club president resigned in January. It seems like a tough season awaits them in their fight to return to the Super League.
