Yıldırım's warning before the 8–0
Aziz Yıldırım did not wait until after the match. Before Fenerbahçe beat Eyüpspor 8–0 in the Süper Lig on Sunday, the former president sent the squad a message: "Herkes gider..." (3). Everyone goes.
The timing fits. Your team had lost 1–2 at home to Beşiktaş on Sep 5 and drawn 0–0 away at Gaziantep FK on Sep 14. Four days later, eight goals.
Whether it was the warning or just a bad Eyüpspor side, the result landed exactly when the pressure was heaviest.
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Europe noticed the 8–0
Fenerbahçe 8–0 Eyüpspor stopped being a domestic story fast. Hürriyet reported the win made headlines across Europe, under the headline "Yıkıcı performans!" (2). Destructive performance.
It was a record scoreline for the club in the Süper Lig. The 1–1 draw with AS Roma in the Champions League on Sep 10 is the only point your team has dropped in its last two home games, and that came against Roma, not Eyüpspor.
Back in the title race
The 8–0 also did the standings work. Fenerbahçe sit 6th on 10 points from 6 games with a goal difference of +10 (5).
Sözcü framed it as the week Beşiktaş and Galatasaray both lost and Fenerbahçe closed it with eight goals against Eyüpspor. "Fener'e huzur geldi," they wrote. Calm came back to Fenerbahçe.
Form reads W L D D W. The +10 goal difference is the part that stands out from a 6th place with 10 points.
Ersun Yanal's warning about the calm
Ersun Yanal is not convinced the peace lasts. The coach spoke after the 8–0 win over Eyüpspor and pointed at what happens next: "En ufak sorunda..." At the smallest problem... (10).
He knows the club. If the calm holds through the next run of games, the 8–0 was a turning point. If it does not, it was one good Sunday.
Fenerbahçe watching Chemsdine Talbi for January
Fenerbahçe are monitoring Morocco international winger Chemsdine Talbi with a view to a January move, per AfricanSoccer (8). Talbi is at Sunderland. İsmail Kartal's name is attached to the interest (8).
No fee and no agreement at this stage. The window is still months out.
