Football Season Guide

On their return to the Super League, Sivas offered a very good performance as a newly promoted side and finished in the 7th place. Could they have done any better? Yes, had they conceded less goals, especially on the road. This season, the board decided to opt for a coach change although Samet Aybaba did well last season. He was replaced by coach Tamer Tuna who did a great job with Goztepe by finishing in the 6th place during the past campaign. He is absolutely a good choice. His biggest advantage is to arrive to a team which have saved most of its backbone. As mentioned before, the defensive performance was their biggest problem in the last season. Until now, they did not make any change on the net. So it seems like they will continue to work with Rochet and Tolgahan. After Elderson left the team following his end of his loan period, they brought Ugur Ciftci from Genclerbirligi in as a backup to Ziya Erdal. At first sight, the fans did not like the idea of signing a player from a relegated team, but he was one of the best performers in the capital city during the last season. The right-back’s responsibility belongs to Barcelona loanee Douglas who has been loaned out for the last three seasons. He did not spend a good season with Benfica in the last season. Even if his CV looks good, the board should bring another man as his backup. In the midfield, they managed to sign Sergiy Rybalka on a permanent deal after he satisfied the board a lot on his loan move. Left-footed wingers Erdogan Yesilyurt and Aydin Karabulut were signed in. Considering that they also have talented Emre Kilinc, they do not have any problem on the left. However, they are short on the other flank. Last season, they generally used a 4231 formation and the coach has preferred to use Bifouma or Robinho as a right winger. Bifouma left the team during the summer. So they need to bring another winger not to face any problem during the season.