Yakışıklı ol.

Klüpte oyna keyfin yerindeyse, yoksa sakatlan.

Adam akıllı Türk stoper olmadığı için mecbur tutmak zorunda kalsınlar. (Yiğit mi oynayacak aq lol)

Bankana zamanında maaşın yatsın.

Allah nazardan saklasın.

Dirk Kuyt, who won a place in the hearts of our fans not only through his consistent performances whilst wearing the Fenerbahçe shirt but also through his character, and who is now part of the coaching staff as First Assistant to our Head Coach, İsmail Kartal, was a guest on the ‘Interview of the Day’ programme broadcast on Fenerbahçe TV.

The Dutch coach, whose path has once again crossed with Fenerbahçe, stated that the meeting he had with our Chairman during his move here was very special to him. Expressing his delight at working alongside an experienced coach like İsmail Kartal, Kuyt also emphasised that the positive atmosphere created within the team is of the utmost importance.

‘I felt very proud when I received that call from our Chairman and he told me the club was considering me for a different role’

Our Assistant Manager Dirk Kuyt, who described the role he has taken on following his meeting with our Chairman as very special, said: ‘I was very happy when I heard that our club was interested in me for a different role – that is, as a coach. Because even when I left here, I knew this wasn’t a farewell and I’d gone with the thought, ‘We’ll meet again.’ I’d told our Chairman exactly that at the time. I think it’s a very special situation. I believe it’s very special to be working with the same chairman here, both as a player and as a coach. “When I received that call from our Chairman and he told me the club was considering me for a different role, I felt very proud. I’m also very happy and proud to have taken on this role. I want to help the team. I want to help this wonderful club achieve success. Because it’s been many years, but I’m very happy to be part of this team,”

I’m very happy to be part of this team

Dirk Kuyt, who previously worked with our Head Coach İsmail Kartal during his playing days at Çubuklu, stated that being part of Kartal’s coaching staff this time around fills him with pride, and went on to say:

“First of all, I must say that I’m very happy to be reunited with Coach İsmail. I worked with him during my playing days too, and to be honest, I had a great deal of respect for him even back then. The respect he has shown me fills me with pride. We have a good rapport. When I compare my playing days with now, it feels as though everything is the same; I have the same feelings – even though a lot of time has passed, my feelings from back then are exactly the same as they are now! It’s a wonderful feeling to be working with him again. It’s not just working with him, but also with his team. Because Coach İsmail is, first and foremost, a very hard-working man, but it’s not just him – everyone in his team is equally hard-working. I’m very happy to be part of this team. We’re really working very hard. We’re doing double training sessions every day. We’re also playing three friendly matches throughout the camp. So seeing how he manages the whole process really inspires great respect in me. Ultimately, everyone on the coaching staff has a specific role to play in ensuring the camp goes as smoothly as possible. As you can see from the outside, the energy is brilliant too. We’re working incredibly hard to ensure the team can reach the form they’re aiming for at the start of the season.”

We need to manage the players’ physical workload as effectively as possible

Our Assistant Coach Kuyt, who highlighted the hard work the coaching staff are putting in to get the players to their best level and the positive energy between them and the squad, said: “Under Coach Ismail’s leadership, the entire coaching staff are working extremely hard. It is important that we give the young players an opportunity to prove themselves. At the same time, we must prepare the team for our first Champions League qualifying matches, and there are players who have been actively involved in matches and training sessions during the World Cup. Therefore, we need to manage the players’ physical workload as effectively as possible. We need to tailor the physical workload to each player’s individual needs. The finer details are crucial for us to plan this correctly. We want everyone to be ready. I am very happy to be part of this coaching staff. It’s not just the coaching staff; we have our medical team and our athletic performance team. We are all working very hard together. At this stage, Coach İsmail is assigning a role to everyone. Indeed, you can see this for yourselves. I must also say that there is a very high level of energy not only amongst the players, but also amongst the staff and the technical team. Everyone is doing their very best to prepare and support the team in the best possible way,”

I can say that we’ve performed well in the majority of the matches, but we want to be perfect.

As we approach the end of the pre-season camp, the Dutch coach highlighted that the statistics from the friendly matches indicate the team is making progress, whilst also emphasising their commitment to perfection: “We’re very happy with the team’s progress. Everyone is familiar with Coach İsmail’s style of play and philosophy. The ideas he wants to implement are very clear, and this playing philosophy is exactly the right one for Fenerbahçe! Seeing the effects of this on the pitch is truly wonderful for us. We’ve played two friendly matches, and I can say that we performed well for the majority of those matches, but we want to be perfect. To achieve that, there’s still a great deal we need to do. We need to work very hard. Training sessions are crucial in this regard. We want to help the players every day. The players also need to feel that ‘success will come this way.’ If you look at the match we played the other day, we displayed a dominant performance in the first 35 minutes. We scored two goals, but we could have scored more. However, we want to control the match for the full 90 minutes and dominate the game. To achieve this, we’re training very hard every day. Yes, we’ve achieved good results in our pre-season friendlies, but we want to improve much further. There’s still a great deal we need to work on. We want to improve further and be even more successful. At this point, Coach İsmail is conveying this message very clearly. We’re doing our best to support him as effectively as possible. I can say that we’re heading in the right direction,”

I will do my very best to make this team a success

Dirk Kuyt, who said he was happy to be part of the Fenerbahçe family and that he would do his very best to succeed as part of the coaching staff, spoke as follows:

“This morning, I said to Oğuz and Milan: ‘You have a wonderful life. Enjoy every minute of it. In fact, this is the best life; you have fantastic conditions, we’re training at a good hotel on a good pitch, we have excellent facilities, and in that sense, a footballer’s life is the best.’ But as coaches, we have to get up very early in the morning to prepare. Even if some players have a rest day, another group of players is training, and we have to be working constantly. Of course, I’m never complaining about this situation. I’m very happy and grateful to be part of the Fenerbahçe Family, and I’ll do my absolute best to make this team successful because that’s what our supporters and all of us want.”

I’m still learning, and I’ll continue to learn right up until the end of my career

Our Assistant Coach Kuyt, who emphasises that as a coach he is always striving to improve himself, said: “Every footballer has an understanding of the game, but being a coach is something completely different. I’ve been on this path for about five or six years now. I’m very happy and I’ve worked hard to be successful in coaching. I’m also very happy to be working with such an experienced head coach and his team at the moment. ‘Yes, football is still football, but your role is different and you have to work very hard. I’m doing my very best to demonstrate this. As for my coaching career, I can say that I’m still learning and will continue to learn right up until the end of my career,’

I believe the same positive energy we’ve built within the team will also be present amongst our supporters.

Concluding his remarks with a message of unity and solidarity, our Assistant Manager Dirk Kuyt said, “First of all, I’d like to thank the supporters very much for the support they’ve shown. 15,000 of our supporters also came to the Topuk Yaylası training ground where we held our first training camp. It was truly wonderful! Similarly, the stands were packed during the two friendly matches we played, and they supported us. I believe this will continue throughout the season. I believe the same positive energy we’ve built within the team will also be present amongst our supporters. When we achieve this, we become an unbeatable team. I must also say this: we need our supporters at every match. Together, we can achieve and celebrate great things, and we can do this all together. Once we’ve achieved that, we’ll have plenty to celebrate together,” he concluded the interview.

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Well the diplomatic mission has failed guys

I think İsmail Kartal is a very good coach. He was unsuccessful in previous years due to the management, but sometimes he insists on playing certain players, for example Samet Akaydın, Kurinc, and others. What do you think about this?

Çevrisi; İsmail Kartal'ın çok iyi bir teknik direktör olduğunu düşünüyorum. Önceki yıllarda yönetimsel hatalar yüzünden başarısız oldu, ancak bazen Samet Akaydın, Kurinc ve diğerleri gibi belirli oyuncuları oynatmakta ısrar ediyor. Siz ne düşünüyorsunuz?

I am coming from Kosovo for the match (yes i am the guy that came for super kupa and i asked for tickets 3 days ago for this match),

Now i want to see him play. What do you think will he make it?

Side note, my first Fener game was vs Genclerbiligi. Where Vedat scored twice

tv100: You must access tv100 through your provider, their Youtube livestream doesn’t show the games.

Let’s make this a quick guide on where to watch qualification games for newer fans or fans outside of Turkiye.

Will update the description of this post as I read your comments.

Is there a chance we can pin this post until qualification games are over?

Does anybody know is there a good chance of getting like 3 tickets seated together for the qualifier game

For me : Greenwood

2025 - Tedesco
2026 - Ismail Kartal

Hi!

I have a original Fenerbahce Home jersey from 1995/96 with the number 5 on the back. Im not 100% sure if it is a match issue jersey, but i highly expect it because the jersey has a Flock, which feels "sandy", it has seamed sponsor logos and it has no wash care label on the inside.The only downside is that it says "XL" instead of a number on the neck tag. I also asked some collectors/stores and they were not sure either. But one of the biggest, classicfootballshirts, said that it seems like a match issue jersey because of the Flock( i can also provide screenshots if you want to).I found it in an hungarian used store(Hada), but im not a collector and it does not fit me so I would like to sell it.If you want to buy it just send an offer

Thanks for your help!

Officially licensed match shirts bearing the names of our new signings, Mason Greenwood, Nathan Aké and Vedat Muriqi, are now available to our fans at Fenerium stores and via Fenerium’s official online channels.

As our Fenerbahçe side continues its preparations for the 2026–2027 season, gearing up for the new campaign with the key signings it has added to its squad, the officially licensed match shirts bearing the names of our new signings have also gone on sale.

As in every season, Fenerium is once again sharing the excitement of our team with our supporters this season, continuing to offer the opportunity to support our club through its officially licensed merchandise. The interest shown in our licensed products remains one of the most important factors supporting Fenerbahçe on its path to achieving its goals.

The standout transfers of the new season – Mason Greenwood’s number 11, Nathan Aké’s number 15 and Vedat Muriqi’s number 19 shirts – feature among the season’s most prominent licensed products; our supporters will be able to proudly display their loyalty to the team in the stands, in their daily lives and in every aspect of their lives.

I think with 3 more transfers to the first line-up,
our squad will definitely qualify for the champions league, finish the league phase at least in the last 24 and win super league.

I don’t think we need a left winger, since Kerem-nene-oguz can play that position good enough.

kante should stay if he agrees on decreasing his salary. Otherwise guendouzi can play nr 6 and we can buy a nr8 like Veerman.

Born on 1 October 2001 in Bradford, England, Mason Greenwood began his football career in Manchester United’s youth academy.

The 1.81 cm-tall player, who spent three seasons with the English club after being promoted to the first team in 2018, scored 35 goals and provided 12 assists in 129 appearances for the Red Devils.

Spending the 2023–2024 season on loan at Getafe, a La Liga side in Spain, Mason Greenwood recorded 10 goals and 6 assists in 36 matches.

Greenwood, who moved to Marseille of France’s Ligue 1 in August 2024, spent two seasons with the blue-and-whites.

In his first season, Mason Greenwood scored 22 goals and provided 5 assists in 36 matches; in his second season, he directly contributed to 37 goals with 26 goals and 11 assists across 45 matches.

Mason Greenwood, who represented England at youth level, also earned one cap for the senior national team.

The 24-year-old footballer, capable of playing in any position on the front line, stood out particularly for his successful performances on the right wing.

Mason Greenwood’s star shone brightly thanks to his speed, ability to beat his man, assists and finishing ability, all of which he utilises effectively with both feet.