Football Season Guide

It could be said that the Crocodiles escaped from a big danger in the last season. Had they not recorded late victories, they would have been preparing to play in the 1st division. It was a disappointing and painful season for them. Till the late fixtures of 2017, things started to go badly and for a long time. During this period, the local media and the fans made a great pressure over coach Le Guen and it hurt the whole team unintentionally. After Samet Aybaba was appointed instead of the French coach, he managed to keep the team in the league. Ahead of the new season, he knows that he will face a very tough job, because they could not be very active in the transfer market because of the clubs’ inadequate financial situation. During the summer, they lost some important players. First of all, the hardworking midfielder Agu left the team after his loan period came to an end. It is the same story for Badu. Dzon Delarge also joined Qarabagh. Playmaker Batalla already declared that this is his last season. Soon, they may have to keep on losing blood, because Titi is about to leave the team to join the league rivals Goztepe. Besides him, there is a strong offer for keeper Harun Tekin from another league opponents. Looking at the arrivals, the young Macedonian man Atanasov was signed in along with Aytac Kara. The young winger Lima was loaned in from Estoril. Badji, who has played in the Super League before, was added from Anderlecht. Except him, the fans believe that the others are not good enough to play in the team.