The Antalyaspor Herald
The dugout23 Nov 2026
Ufuk Akyol keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Antalyaspor may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad23 Nov 2026
Dario Šarić falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Match21 Nov 2026
Kocaelispor take the points off Antalyaspor
Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
The dugout23 Nov 2026
Hakan Calhanoglu answers for it
“The supporters are entitled to be angry. So am I. We will put it right.” 0‑2, a manager saying the necessary things, and a dressing room that heard a different version of them.
The dugout23 Nov 2026
Julián Cuesta dropped after a run of poor form
The one version of being left out a player cannot argue with, and the one he takes worst. Somebody else has been better and the team sheet says so, in public, every week until it changes.
The dugout23 Nov 2026
The manager makes an example of Oktay Aydın
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Player ratings23 Nov 2026
Samuel Ballet runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 13. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad23 Nov 2026
The room hears from Kenneth Paal
“Nobody outside is coming to save us.” It was short, it was not comfortable, and by all accounts the Antalyaspor squad were quieter afterwards than they had been all season.
Squad23 Nov 2026
Zeki Çelik is back in contention
The suspension has been sat out and he is available again. Whoever has been playing in his place has had a fortnight to make an argument, and the manager now has to decide whether it was a good one.
In brief
- Market The Abdullah Yiğiter talk will not go away
- Player ratings Dario Šarić on a tightrope all afternoon
- Looking ahead Antalyaspor host Kayserispor