Defensive woes at Beşiktaş: They have conceded 30 goals!

Facing Adana Demirspor at home in the 22nd week of the Süper Lig, Beşiktaş drew with its opponent in a goalless match. With this result, Beşiktaş has dropped 5 points in its last 2 league matches. The black-and-whites currently sit in 4th place with 36 points, 18 points behind the league leaders with 22 weeks played. The Black Eagles, which have been ineffective in front of goal throughout the season, are also experiencing problems with team defense.

Having scored 33 goals in the 22 league matches played so far, Beşiktaş has been unable to prevent 30 goals from entering its own net. With this performance, Beşiktaş has experienced its second-highest goal-conceding season in the last 10 years of the league.

30 GOALS CONCEDED IN THE 2021-22 SEASON AS WELL

Beşiktaş had experienced this poor statistic in the 2021-22 season as well. That season, the black-and-whites scored 34 goals and conceded 30 in 22 weeks. The seasons in which the Eagles conceded the fewest goals in the last 10 years were the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons, which they finished as champions. While Beşiktaş scored 51 goals and conceded 20 in the 2015-16 season, they scored 44 goals and conceded only 18 in the 2016-17 season.

KEPT A CLEAN SHEET IN 9 MATCHES

Beşiktaş has been able to keep a clean sheet in 9 of its 22 Süper Lig matches. The black-and-white team did not concede any goals in the first week against Fatih Karagümrük, the 4th week against Sivasspor, the 7th week against Konyaspor, the 8th week against İstanbulspor, the 10th week against Gaziantep FK, the 12th week against Başakşehir, the 16th week against Rizespor, the 20th week in the 3-0 win against Fatih Karagümrük, and finally in the goalless draw against Adana Demirspor in the 22nd week.

4 MANAGERS CHANGED

Beşiktaş is also going through an unstable period in terms of head coaches in the 2023-24 season. The black-and-white team has worked with 4 different managers since the beginning of the season. Starting the season under the management of Şenol Güneş, Beşiktaş then continued its journey with Güneş's assistant Burak Yılmaz. Failing to get the desired results under Yılmaz's management, the Eagles brought Rıza Çalımbay to the helm. The Çalımbay era at Beşiktaş did not last very long either. After the 60-year-old experienced coach, Beşiktaş played 3 league matches under the management of Serdar Topraktepe, and finally entrusted the team to the Portuguese coach Fernando Santos.

15 DIFFERENT DEFENSIVE QUARTETS

Beşiktaş has taken the field with different defensive configurations in 15 of the 22 league matches played so far. The player who has played the most in the defensive rotation for the black-and-white team is Onur Bulut.

News Source: 12punto