Football Season Guide

Last season, Alanya’s performance was above the expectations, especially following the arrival of coach Fatih Tekke. After the team got the best chemistry with him, they turned into an European ticket chaser than a survival fighter. They have suffered the fewest number of defeats except the top two. If they could manage to turn some draws into victories, they could find themselves in Europe this summer. Last season, they have scored 53 goals and Oguz Aydin had produced 13 goals & 8 assists. No doubt that offensive winger had a very big impact on his team’s success but the fans saw him to go to Istanbul. Along with him, Novais, Eduardo and Sisto will not be a part of the team any more. Anderson was loaned out and Hwang failed to meet the expectations. It is obvious that the coach should work hard to find important replacements for the offence line where he has lost important blood. None of attackers did well in the last season. The board brought Serdar Dursun in. He could be useful but cannot be trustable as the main striker in the long term. Makouta came in from Boavista in order to fill the role of Novais. Early friendly fixtures against relegated Pendikspor and newly promoted Bodrum FK showed that the defence line need time to adapt as they have conceded 9 goals in two fixtures. It seems like the South coast city side will have to wait for one month at least to find their form.