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Player Focus: Fernando Muslera - Galatasaray’s Jewel in the Crown

by Emre Sarigul at Friday, May 15 2015 12:47
Player Focus: Fernando Muslera - Galatasaray’s Jewel in the Crown “The goalkeeper is the jewel in the crown and getting at him should be almost impossible. It's the biggest sin in football to make him do any work.” George Graham once famously said. In contrast Galatasaray goalkeeper Fernando Muslera must feel treated more like a plastic ruby than a pre...
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League Focus: Turkish Super Lig - Europe's Most Entertaining Title Race

by Emre Sarigul at Friday, May 1 2015 18:20
League Focus: Turkish Super Lig - Europe's Most Entertaining Title Race A ‘three horse race’ is how we described the league standings after the winter break, three months on and it is still neck and neck, heading to a photo finish.The main actors have not changed, Beşiktaş are first on 61 points, Galatasaray are second to Bilic’s men only on goal diffe...
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Match Focus: Can In-form Galatasaray Break the Curse of the Şürkrü Saracoğlu?

by Emre Sarigul at Friday, Mar 6 2015 16:26
Match Focus: Can In-form Galatasaray Break the Curse of the Şürkrü Saracoğlu? ‘Derbies don’t have favourites’, but there is always an exception to the rule. The last time Galatasaray beat cross-city rivals Fenerbahçe at the Şürkrü Saracoğlu stadium was back in 1999. Hamza Hamzaoğlu will try to do what the likes of Roberto Mancini, Frank Rijk...
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League Focus: The Süper Lig Title Challengers – A Three Horse Race

by Emre Sarigul at Friday, Jan 23 2015 15:05
League Focus: The Süper Lig Title Challengers – A Three Horse Race It really is neck and neck at the top of the table this season as 19-time champions Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe are entrenched in battle over who will win a historic 20th league title and earn the right to wear a fourth star on their shirt. All the while, second-placed Beşiktaş are intent on r...
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Match Focus: Can Galatasaray Halt the Title Charge of In-Form Besiktas?

by Emre Sarigul at Friday, Jan 2 2015 14:47
Match Focus: Can Galatasaray Halt the Title Charge of In-Form Besiktas? The last time Beşiktaş and Galatasaray met at the Atatürk Olympic stadium there were three goals, one red card and a mass pitch invasion that resulted in Gala being awarded an automatic 3-0 win – just another Istanbul derby.The Black Eagles were accused of naivety in last season’s e...
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Match Focus: Make or Break for Both Sides in Turkey's Intercontinental Derby

by Emre Sarigul at Friday, Oct 17 2014 16:51
Match Focus: Make or Break for Both Sides in Turkey's Intercontinental Derby “Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that,” Bill Shankly was famously quoted as saying. Anyone who has experienced the Intercontinental derby would probably agree.The grand Istanbul derby is older than the Turkish republic i...
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Team Focus: Cesare Prandelli - 99 Problems and 3-5-2 is One

by Emre Sarigul at Friday, Oct 3 2014 15:45
Team Focus: Cesare Prandelli - 99 Problems and 3-5-2 is One “There is nothing wrong with the tactics,” Cesare Prandelli stressed following Galatasaray’s humiliating 4-1 defeat against Arsenal in the Champions League.Prandelli had already used a 4-3-2-1, 4-3-1-2 and 4-2-3-1 before his latest eureka moment - a 3-5-2 setup against Arsenal. The...
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Match Report: Ruthless Welbeck Leads Arsenal to Dominant Win over Galatasaray

by Alistair Tweedale at Thursday, Oct 2 2014 09:50
Match Report: Ruthless Welbeck Leads Arsenal to Dominant Win over Galatasaray Cesare Prandelli's misguided attempts at the Emirates to recreate the dominance of his Italy side over England at Euro 2012 ended in disaster as Arsenal wrapped up a comfortable victory over Galatasaray to get their Champions League campaign up and running.But for the efforts, once again, of the eve...
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