Yes, that's a very bold title.
The reason is the structure of the community, the fact that our traditional understanding always prevails, and the negative small details within the whole affect us greatly.
From this perspective, I'd like to begin our article by comparing the two coaches.
Unfortunately, despite his success last season, Fatih Terim is still not considered a "real coach" by many fans.
Breaking free from this mindset and offering more subdued, realistic criticism would be most beneficial for all of us.
When describing our coach's playing style, we have to say that he spreads his mind on the field with the desire to bring a Guardiola-style approach to the game.
The primary objective is to have possession of the ball.
Subsequently, the strategy involves dividing the court into numerous parallel and vertical lines to create a zone defense; similarly, in offense, the goal is to dominate the court while maintaining possession of the ball.
One of Tekke's most important playing principles is to try to regain possession as quickly as possible when he loses the ball after establishing a numerical advantage within a position.
So what should be done if the opponent breaks through this press, reacts within their own style of play, and attacks with their own unique offensive approach?
We are at a point where our team is struggling, and our coach hasn't yet come up with enough solutions to this problem.
The playing philosophy of Ferencváros' coach, Balázs Borbély, lies precisely here.
Borbély is primarily a coach who employs a dynamic style of play, based on quick transitions, and, importantly, one that doesn't hesitate to give the ball away to the opponent.
While Fatih Terim is a coach who spreads out across the field by maintaining possession, Borbély is a coach who gives the ball away to the opponent and makes transitions very quickly.
It's also true that he built his team accordingly.
From the perspective of the opponent's playing philosophy, I think the moments when they keep possession of the ball in midfield will be the most difficult for us.
What they do best in these moments is: patiently passing the ball, reacting aggressively after losing possession, using the wings to create space between the opposing team's blocks, disrupting their defensive balance, and capitalizing on the resulting gaps, especially with the Haitian Leny Joseph (F. No: 75).
Joseph is not a classic center forward; he's a mobile player, very fast and agile with runs behind the defense, and extremely athletic.
It's worth emphasizing that he performed this role very well in both matches against Twente.
In fact, this is exactly the type of striker that Coach Fatih wants and is looking for.
The most important measure we can take against the player, unfortunately, concerns the area that is our weakest link.
Our biggest handicap is the lack of a strong, quality player with defensive capabilities in midfield.
In this area, if we lose the ball and can't regain it as quickly as possible, the best thing to do is to employ a layered zone defense to prevent the opponent from exploiting their advantageous position of quick transitions.
Every ball won during the opponent's transition game will push the opponent further back and disrupt their chemistry.
In these situations, it's crucial to avoid conceding counter-attacks, as happened in the second 45 minutes of the Beşiktaş match played in Akyazı last season, and to win back loose balls and, to put it bluntly, literally pounce on the opponent.
This is exactly where our lack of a number 6 player becomes apparent.
I'm also curious to see if we can solve this problem with Melih, who came on as a substitute in the Kasımpaşa match.
Actually, Melih is a very strong player and quite experienced at lower levels.
However, how Trabzonspor will perform is a complete mystery.
From what I know, Fatih Tekke, given his positive performance in the Kasımpaşa match, I wouldn't be surprised if he starts with Melih.
When we win the ball, we need to play vertical passes to create attacking opportunities, making good use of the Salah, Onuachu, and Saviola trio; we need to create space between the opponent's fullbacks and center-backs to disrupt their defensive balance.
Our biggest mistake from last season was that we sometimes panicked and had to uncontrollably launch the ball towards Onuachu with loose passes.
This situation is one of the biggest factors causing tension for both the fans and the coach.
Our coach's statement, seemingly employing a strategy of his own, that Ferencváros was a better team than us, also provoked a reaction from the fans.
The fact that our opponent has more European experience as a team doesn't necessarily mean they are a better or stronger team.
On paper, putting Salah aside, it looks like a match between two evenly matched teams.
When Salah's impact becomes evident on the pitch, there's no doubt that it will be the first step not only toward winning the tie, but also toward winning the season.
We need to pass through Akyazı on this tour.
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