Bulgaristan'a geçen maçta 6 atmıştık yine bundan aşağı bir performans göstermemeliyiz. Şu an averaj bizim en çok ihtiyacımız olan şeylerden birisi. Çünkü çok yüksek ihtimalle grubu 2. sırada tamamlayacağımız için en iyi ikincilerden birisi olmamız önem taşıyor.

Sebebi de playofflarda avantajı ele alıp daha eleyebileceğimiz takımlarla eşleşme olasılığımızın artması. Bu arada İspanya'nın son 2 maçında Yamal olmayacakmış. Yamal olmasa bile İspanya yine yolunu bulur ama hücum güçlerinde biraz zayıflama olacaktır.

Pistons'ın son 2 yıldaki yükselişini hayretle izliyorum. 2 sezon önce konferanslarını dipte bitirmişlerdi. Geçen sezon 6. sıradan playofflara gittiler ama Knicks'e 4-2 elendiler. Bu sezon ise Doğu Konferansı'nın lideri Pistons. Cade Cunningham ve Jalen Duren harika işler çıkarıyorlar. Hele en sonki Wizards maçında Cade'in performansı inanılmazdı. 46 sayı - 12 ribaund - 11 asist ile sağlam bir triple-double yaptı. Bence normal sezonu yine ilk 6'da bitirirler ama playoff performanslarından yine şüphe duyarım.

There are only 3 races to go... First we have a break. There is no race this week. But after this one the rest of the races all will be without a break which sounds great! 



Only one sprint weekend left which is in Qatar. It's the only race Verstappen might get extra points for the championship run. He said it was over but his huge effort during the last race says otherwise.

He is still competitive for his championship chance until it ends officially. By the way the only driver to become an F1 champion 5 times in a row is Michael Schumacher. Verstappen will share this record with him if he makes it this year.

Sunderland have used 4 different formations in 11 matches so far. Changing a system this often doesn't always work well for a team honestly. But they are still in top 4 now so no problem for them currently. 

Trossard can really be a game changer from time to time. Nearly whenever he scores a goal it gives his team an advantage. Like from behind to a tie or from a tie to getting ahead.


Yes, I was really wrong about this.    Arne Slot just gave hope for 2 matches and everything was upside down again in less than no time. This must be the worst way to start an international break.

First of all there shouldn't be any issue for either Norway or Italy to win tomorrow. However even if Italy beat Norway this Sunday this won't be enough for Italy to finish the group in the lead.

Goal difference is taken into account first. It's +26 for Norway while it's +10 for Italy now. There would be a mathematical chance of course. But would you see it realistic? They can't even score as many as Norway in one match.

So Norway should be comfortable with a direct ticket to the World Cup. 

Bir pivottan böyle oyun kurmasını kolay kolay beklemezsiniz aslında. Alperen Şengün kendini bu konuda o kadar iyi bir konuma getirdi ki bu hücumda Giannis gibi büyük NBA yıldızlarından birisiyle oyuncak gibi oynadı. 

Eurobasket'ten beri süregelen bir Alpi - Giannis çekişmesi var. Bunun sahaya yansımasını izlemek büyük keyif veriyor. Playofflarda bir Rockets - Bucks serisi izlemeye hayır demem.

Galatasaray'ın 4-4-2 ile çıkmasına anlam veremedim. Daha doğrusunu söylemem gerekirse Icardi - Osimhen ikilisi ile çıkması garipti. Bence kesinlikle Okan Buruk tek forvet sisteminden şaşmamalıydı. Icardi ile ilgili geçtiğimiz günlerde çıkan haberler sonrası yapılmış bir hamle gibi yorumladım sadece. Fakat Icardi artık bu kadar yüksek bir maaşı hak etmiyor. 8-10 milyon euro gibi uçuk bir para vermek saçmalık yani adam profesyonel futbolcu gibi davranmıyor. Hala kilo vermeye pek niyeti yok gibi.

Ivan Juric is yet to be sacked. It's a matter of time now according to news. I also don't understand the Juric choice. Raffaele Palladino will be signed for the job now. Do you think he is the man for the job? I personally have doubts for now.

But I can say Palladino did a good work at Fiorentina last year. They finished the Serie A in 6th place. You know how bad Fiorentina are this season. He kept Monza in the middle of the standings for 2 years also. Let's see and find out!

Driver of the day was absolutely Verstappen without a doubt! Starting in pit lane but still finishing on podium and doing this without the fastest car on the track... 



Here is what the title race looks like now.

Would you still give the Mad Max a chance? I've seen a statement of him after qualifying like his championship race was over. I wonder if he still thinks the same after this big effort.

But the truth is that the gap is even wider now and only 3 races to go. He will just need some DNF from Norris.

Bugün Liverpool'dan en az 1 puan beklentisi içerisindeyim. Manchester City evinde favori bu bir gerçek ama Liverpool'a karşı son zamanlarda şansları pek yaver gitmiyor. Bu sezon genel olarak Liverpool'dan daha iyi durumdalar bunun farkındayım.

Yalnız diğer yandan Arne Slot da işleri biraz düzeltmeye başladı. Son 2 resmi maçını gol yemeden kazandı. Özellikle Real Madrid maçını görmeliydiniz farka gidebilirlerdi. Bu yüzden hafife alınmamaları gereken bir maç var önlerinde.

Bence Samsunspor yöneticilerini bir konuda da özellikle tebrik etmek gerek. Thomas Reis gibi işinde iyi bir teknik direktörü takımın başına getirmişler. Alman ekolü bir başka oluyor. Kariyerine baktığınızda belki tek aldığı kupayı Bochum ile aldığı 2. lig kupası olarak görebilirsiniz. Fakat Samsunspor'da beklentileri fazlasıyla karşılıyor. Kupa alamasa bile başarılı bir teknik direktör olarak anılacak. Belki de bir bakarsınız Konferans Ligi'ni alıp bahis baronlarını şaşırtırlar. 

It looks like I had a lucky guess on Sunderland to draw against Arsenal.    They couldn't have done more than this honestly. You know how solid Arsenal are in defense in the recent times.

They conceded only 3 goals until this match. But Sunderland scored 2 goals against them which was too unexpected. I can't say they are one of the most scoring teams in the league either.

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Today I'm on Liverpool's side. There is improvement in their effort lately and their recent history against Manchester City is also good.

I only see an easy match for Galatasaray there. A draw would be too surprising. If you noticed Kocaelispor lost all of their matches against challenging teams in top places of the standings. 

Galatasaray are currently the strongest opponent they can face in the league. Maybe they have had 3 days to rest after the Ajax match. But I don't think this will make huge difficulties. They should already be used to this schedule by now.

But do you really believe Joao Pedro is performing well for Chelsea this season?    He also hasn't got used to the team well. He doesn't look like a good fit for big teams but let's see what he will do in the rest of the season.

However honestly I would never prefer him over Osimhen... Osimhen could be like the new Drogba for Chelsea. I'm not exaggerating. I think he is definitely more talented than Drogba. Maybe we might see him at Chelsea in the future anyway.

Things are never going on expectedly in the Conference League this season. Crystal Palace are technically the most favoured team for the championship here. 4.00 odds have been given.

But what have they done so far? They lost 3 points in a really easy match. They are just going on like winning and losing respectively in 3 matches so far. Like a pattern.

League phase doesn't tell us everything, I know.    But I'm really wondering what Samsunspor will do after this phase considering the really impressive performances so far.

Manchester United are the favourite side by a small gap by bookies right now. Although they are playing away... However it's clear now that their form is better lately. They could have beaten Forest too but they couldn't defend well.

Here today I think they won't lose. Tottenham can't be trusted nowadays. One time they win but right after that match they lose points, so inconsistent! Draw or Manchester United has odds around 1.40. I would just take it for a multi betslip. 

Hocam az yukarda şöyle sebebini paylaşmıştım.


Anlam vermekte yine de güçlük çekiyor insan evet. Sosyal medyada tepki almışlardı bu karardan sonra. Belki de bunu tekrar yapmak istemezler yoksa özellikle kombine alan çok fazla seyirci kaybederler.

Luca Banchi'nin devam etmesi gerektiğini düşünüyoruz görünüşe bakılırsa hepimiz de. Bence şu an çok daha iyi sonuçlar alınabilirdi. Boşu boşuna bir sezonu hiç edebilirler. Takımda şu an potansiyel yok diyemem sadece iyi yönetilmeye ihtiyaçları var.

The last time I heard Leclerc's statement, he was talking about his love to Ferrari.    I can imagine how frustrated he is with the crew for sure. But he still keeps calm during interviews.

But how much longer will he stay there I wonder? If things don't come to their favour in 2026 then he might really start thinking of leaving. By the way Aston Martin was interested in Verstappen for 2026 some time ago. If they sign him I doubt Leclerc would also go there.

I don't think Fenerbahçe's win was convincing enough. Only the first quarter was kind of satisfying. During the rest of the game the scores or quarters were very close.

Today Anadolu Efes' job won't be easy against Milano. Kokoškov is still not used to the team well. I wouldn't bet on them yet. Their recent form is just terrible.


Crvena zvezda continued to win. I was too optimistic to expect Panathinaikos to finish their winning streak.    They are still in bad shape and for now the coach Ergin Ataman can't see ahead of himself.

I really didn't understand how neither Chelsea nor another rich European team wanted to sign him. There are many people who think the opposite maybe. But I believe he was worth being bought for €75m.  

Now he is putting on a great show at Galatasaray in the CL and he is top scorer currently. I really don't understand Chelsea's transfer strategies honestly. I don't like Todd Boehly's business model much.