Derby day in Trabzon
Your team is at Trabzonspor on Saturday, 19:00 CEST, Süper Lig week 6 (1) (2) (5). Galatasaray are top on 13 points from 5, and a fifth straight league win keeps them there (8). The squad landed in Trabzon and is locked in on three points (6) (11).
You already know how this one usually goes. Seven wins in the last ten meetings, one defeat (7).
Osimhen is out
No Osimhen for the derby (6) (10). The squad list for Trabzon also reads without Lemina, Singo and Kaan. The main striker is gone, and the plan is built around who is left.
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Buruk wants Leao to carry it
Okan Buruk met Rafael Leao in person and told him exactly how he plans to use him at Trabzonspor (3). With Osimhen missing, Leao is the one who has to deliver it (6).
Reis has a plan for Salah
Thomas Reis has built his derby plan around one man: Mohamed Salah (4). Salah has four goals in four games for Trabzonspor, and Reis wants him neutralised (4).
Fatih Terim called the Salah signing to Trabzonspor one of the most significant transfers in the history of Turkish football (9). The stakes in Trabzon are big.
Fan reactions
The talk among fans is the squad list. Osimhen, Lemina, Singo and Kaan are all out for Trabzon, and that thread is the one everyone is reading. There is also real frustration about the international break, with talk that the club will ask the Nigerian federation to keep Osimhen out of the qualifiers while he is unavailable, and questions about why the Senegal setup called up an injured İsmail Jakobs but not a fit one. Supporters are also digging into the goal contribution breakdown for the calendar year to see who is actually carrying the load. Trabzon away camp squad thread
