Fenerbahçe struggled but won: Cengiz scored, the team fought

Cengiz Ünder has practically become Fenerbahçe's savior with his performance in recent weeks. Sports writers such as Ercan Güven, Ömer Üründül, and Gürcan Bilgiç have also penned articles praising Cengiz's performance.

Hürriyet columnist Güntekin Onay: Cengiz scored, the team fought

With 4 minutes left in the first half, the team took a 1-0 lead thanks to a wonderful goal by Cengiz Ünder in a match where they had not created many chances. Indeed, Cengiz Ünder scored one of the most valuable and important goals of the season. In the second half, Fenerbahçe, struggling to take control of the game, played with a setup and mentality aimed at protecting the score. İsmail Yüksek, Ferdi Kadıoğlu, and Mert Müldür, in particular, fought very hard.

Yesterday was one of the most critical and sharpest turns for Fenerbahçe in the championship race. Throughout the season, we have always talked about Edin Dzeko, Dusan Tadic, and Sebastian Szymanski, but in recent weeks, we have been talking about Cengiz Ünder.

Yesterday, Cengiz Ünder practically carried Fenerbahçe to 3 points single-handedly in the Antalya away game. It is natural for teams to struggle from time to time in the title race. What is truly important is being able to win while struggling. Fenerbahçe won, they struggled, but it is a fact that they missed Fred once again. Will this stumbling be reflected in the score until Fred returns? It is hard to predict, but it will continue to affect their game power.

Milliyet columnist Ercan Güven: The President sent shivers, F.Bahçe trembled

Why would a club president who does "not just everything, but more than everything" required to be a champion on the pitch, add the date of his departure from the presidency as the "final necessary condition" to his championship petition? Mr. Ali Koç thinks that the "system" is blocking Fenerbahçe "because of him"... The president's "delusion" is a victory for those who created this perception, which is grave. Forget the system; even the perception it creates can gnaw away at and consume even the country's biggest club and its wealthiest president. But what is even graver; what if the President's diagnosis is correct?.. That is what is chilling.

Frankly, the Fenerbahçe team in Antalya was at the forefront of those who were worried. They were ineffective in set plays, pressing, and transitioning. Antalyaspor played during both halves of the struggle on a poor pitch, while Fenerbahçe scored the goals...

When Fenerbahçe settled for the three points in the difficult away game with just a single goal, İsmail Kartal did the right thing and refreshed the Fenerbahçe forward line with İrfan Can and King. Ten minutes later, he made the Dzeko-Batshuayi substitution. He knew that Fenerbahçe could only avoid conceding by keeping the ball in the front. However, there was also Livakovic!

Sabah columnist Ömer Üründül: Why are the stars nowhere to be seen?

Fenerbahçe hit a hard rock last night. It was already known by everyone that Antalyaspor had an established order and line suitable for its squad structure. Sergen Yalçın had prepared a good tactical plan. Aggressive pressing on the midfielders and closing down Ferdi's runs were important basic principles.

Again, Tadic was sluggish, and Dzeko was in his known physical decline. The only active name trying to do something was Cengiz. And he signed off on a perfect goal, giving life to his team.

İsmail Kartal says, "I study my lessons very well." Now he needs to sit down and think. In the last 4 matches, a team with so many stars has scored 6 goals, 2 by İrfan Can and 3 by Cengiz. These two don't play at the same time anyway. The last goal is from Batshuayi, whom Kartal neglected due to his Dzeko obsession. Why are the stars nowhere to be seen? Another suggestion of mine is that King should be utilized more.

Sabah columnist Gürcan Bilgiç: We saw the right choice on the scoreboard!

İsmail Kartal managed the match brilliantly from start to finish. We saw on the scoreboard how correct the Cengiz choice was. Not to mention that the Bonucci move was full of wisdom during the moments when Antalyaspor was putting on the pressure.

Fenerbahçe was not having a good day. They repeated the feature of an ineffective and inefficient game in matches where Fred is absent. They wanted to play with pressure again, but when it came to the position phase, they fumbled. Szymanski was far from his expected effectiveness, and in a struggle where Dzeko gave his all, he played the team with 10 men.

The Bonucci move reflects Kartal's uncomplexed and objective perspective. When he saw that the team was not moving forward, he solidified the wall for the sake of the points. Bonucci made the pass, and Batshuayi sent the second goal into the net. This is the gift of "reason."