Fenerbahçe leave Rize with the win
Çaykur Rizespor 0–3 Fenerbahçe. Three points, a clean sheet, and 13 on the board after seven games (1)(8). İsmail Kartal was blunt about the feeling: "Galibiyetle ayrıldığımız için çok mutluyum" (13). Your team is third, with a goal difference of +13.
The pundits were not impressed
The scoreline flatters the performance. Hürriyet's Güntekin Onay and Uğur Meleke both went in on it: "Skor 2–0 olana kadar sezonun en kötü oyunlarından biri oynandı! İsmail Kartal'ın dersler çıkarması lazım" (2). That is a coach being told to take lessons from a 3–0 away win. Nihat Kahveci aimed his at Kerem Aktürkoğlu after the match (3). Even Rizespor's Recep Uçar argued his side had done more to trouble Fenerbahçe than most: "Fenerbahçe'yi en çok sıkıntıya sokan takımlardan biriydik" (14). Rizespor controlled the opening and created more going forward (1).
İrfan Can Kahveci's goal was the moment
İrfan Can Kahveci scored the best goal of the night in Rize, a superb strike from the national team midfielder (4).
Kartal is already on Aston Villa
The Rizespor match is done. Kartal named the next job himself: "Aston Villa, Brentford ile 2–2 berabere kalmış. Şimdi konsantrasyonumuzu o maça çevireceğiz. Oyuncularımızla birlikte en iyisini yapmak için çalışacağız" (10). Aston Villa 2–2 Brentford in Premier League week 6, so they dropped points at home before hosting you (15). The Champions League trip to Villa Park is Wednesday, October 14, 21:00 CEST.
Szymanski is available elsewhere
Sebastian Szymanski cannot get minutes at Stade Rennais, and Napoli are watching him (5). The former Fenerbahçe midfielder left the club and may be on the move again. His situation is being tracked by Napoli, with OM and Lyon also in the picture (5).
