Having defeated its arch-rival Fenerbahçe 2-0 at home this season in the Spor Toto Super League, Trabzonspor aims to end its 26-year longing for the road with its new coach Nenad Bjelica. Having gone through a turbulent period this season after the championship, the burgundy-blue team had their first victory in the Spor Toto Super League last week with Croatian Coach Nenad Bjelica, whom he appointed after the management and technical delegation changes, against MKE Ankaragücü.
BJELICA SURPRISE
Taking important steps towards instilling confidence in his team, Nenad Bjelica is preparing for a surprise against Fenerbahçe in Kadıköy. Trying to establish a new understanding of the game in the Black Sea team, the experienced technical man studies the shortcomings of the yellow-dark blue team with his students, and analyzes his opponent, who is fighting for the championship with his assistants at Mehmet Ali Yılmaz Facilities, and focuses on the formations that they can reveal on the field with the group of players he has.
PLANNING TO TURN LASTING INTO ADVANTAGE
Trabzonspor Coach Nenad Bjelica plans to turn the burgundy-blue people’s away phobia and their 26-year longing against Fenerbahçe into an advantage this season. Trying to relieve mental fatigue in meetings with his players, the Croatian coach draws attention to the importance of the tough competition in order to build team spirit and self-confidence, and emphasizes that they can achieve significant gains with the away win in the season that seems to have been lost.
BJELICA MAY GO TO HISTORY BY ENDING 26 YEARS OF WINNING HISTORY
The Croatian coach, who has been at the head of Trabzonspor for about a month, may go down in history with his victory against Fenerbahçe in Kadıköy on Thursday, May 18. The burgundy-blue team, who defeated the yellow-dark blue team 3-1 at home on August 23, 1997, could not win against their opponent in the league after the aforementioned period. Black Sea team got 13 losses and 12 draws in the last 25 away matches.
The results of Trabzonspor’s last 25 away league matches against Fenerbahçe are as follows:
1998-1999: Fenerbahce – Trabzonspor: 1-0
1999-2000: Fenerbahce – Trabzonspor: 2 -1
2000-2001: Fenerbahce – Trabzonspor: 5-2
2001-2002: Fenerbahce – Trabzonspor: 3-0
2002-2003: Fenerbahce – Trabzonspor: 3-2
2003-2004: Fenerbahce – Trabzonspor: 3-1
2004-2005: Fenerbahce – Trabzonspor: 2 -1
2005-2006: Fenerbahce – Trabzonspor: 2-2
2006-2007: Fenerbahçe – Trabzonspor: 2 -2 (played in İzmir)
2007-2008: Fenerbahçe – Trabzonspor: 3 -2
2008-2009: Fenerbahçe – Trabzonspor: 0 -0
2009-2010: Fenerbahce – Trabzonspor: 1-1
2010-2011: Fenerbahçe – Trabzonspor: 2- 0
2011-2012: Fenerbahçe – Trabzonspor: 1 -0 (League Group)
Super Final: Fenerbahçe – Trabzonspor: 2 -0
2012-2013: Fenerbahçe – Trabzonspor: 0 -0
2013-2014: Fenerbahçe – Trabzonspor: 0 -0
2014-2015: Fenerbahçe – Trabzonspor: 0 -0
2015-2016: Fenerbahçe – Trabzonspor: 2 -0
2016-2017: Fenerbahce – Trabzonspor: 1-1
2017-2018: Fenerbahce – Trabzonspor: 2-2
2018-2019: Fenerbahce – Trabzonspor: 1-1
2019-2020: Fenerbahce – Trabzonspor: 1-1
2020-2021: Fenerbahce – Trabzonspor: 3-1
2021-2022: Fenerbahce – Trabzonspor: 1-1