{"id":821529,"date":"2025-01-21T08:12:10","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T14:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/21\/osimhens-starting-to-get-angry-ozdenak-says-galatasaray-pressure-mounting-on-super-eagles-star\/"},"modified":"2025-01-21T08:12:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T14:12:10","slug":"osimhens-starting-to-get-angry-ozdenak-says-galatasaray-pressure-mounting-on-super-eagles-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/21\/osimhens-starting-to-get-angry-ozdenak-says-galatasaray-pressure-mounting-on-super-eagles-star\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cOsimhen\u2019s starting to get angry\u201d \u2013 \u00d6zdenak says Galatasaray pressure mounting on Super Eagles star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Former Turkey international G\u00f6kmen \u00d6zdenak believes Victor Osimhen is beginning to show signs of frustration at Galatasaray, <a href=\"https:\/\/Soccernet.ng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soccernet.ng<\/a> reports<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Nigerian striker has made an explosive start to life in Turkey since joining on loan from Napoli in the summer.<\/p>\n<h4>Get Our Sports News First \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VagMHLcA89MZvw0Btc21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Join Our WhatsApp Channel Now!<\/a><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_147681\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-147681\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/01\/imago1047775835-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Victor Osimhen \" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-147681\">Napoli s Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen during SSC Napoli s 2024-25 preseason training camp in Castel Di Sangro, Abruzzo, Italy. Photo by IMAGO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Osimhen has registered 11 goals and four assists in just 14 Super Lig matches, helping Galatasaray maintain their position at the top of the Turkish league despite the absence of injured talisman Mauro Icardi.<\/p>\n<p>However, the league leaders stumbled to a <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/01\/victor-osimhens-goal-rescues-draw-for-galatasaray-at-hatayspor.html\">disappointing 1-1 draw against Hatayspor<\/a>, a team languishing in 18th place in the 19-team Super Lig, over the weekend.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_147520\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-147520\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/01\/imago1054536453-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Nigeria and Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-147520\">Roland Sallai of Galatasaray celebrates with Victor Osimhen. Photo by IMAGO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Osimhen scored Galatasaray\u2019s only goal to continue his red-hot form, but the Super Eagles forward was visibly displeased as his team dropped two valuable points.<\/p>\n<p>Reports suggest that Osimhen even led a crisis meeting with senior teammates in the dressing room to address the team\u2019s lackluster attitude in what was considered a must-win match.<\/p>\n<p>Former Galatasaray player G\u00f6kmen \u00d6zdenak defended Osimhen\u2019s frustrations, agreeing the team could have performed much better against a struggling opponent.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cGalatasaray cannot send the balls they want to Osimhen,\u201d \u00d6zdenak said as per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsgazete.com\/gokmen-ozdenaktan-galatasaray-ve-avrupa-ligi-yorumu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GS Gazete<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIcardi is a player who plays more with his teammates, but Galatasaray\u2019s other wingers and full-backs should feed Osimhen. I see that he is starting to get angry. He is a little right.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder normal circumstances, the Hatayspor-Galatasaray match could have ended 7-0 or 8-0, but it did not. These things exist in football. You beat G\u00f6ztepe and Ba\u015fak\u015fehir, and then you drop two points to Hatayspor. This is how things are. The calculations at home do not match the market.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_147521\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-147521\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/01\/imago1054537272-1.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Nigeria and Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen\" width=\"1560\" height=\"1145\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-147521\">Baris Alper Yilmaz of Galatasaray celebrates after scoring the first goal of his team with Victor Osimhen 45 during the Turkish Super League match between Galatasaray and Eyuspor at Rams Park Stadium on December 1, 2024 in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo by IMAGO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite remaining unbeaten in the league, Galatasaray have drawn three games this season and sit only six points ahead of Jos\u00e9 Mourinho\u2019s Fenerbahce.<\/p>\n<p>The Istanbul giants will face Fenerbahce on February 23 in a clash that could prove decisive in the race for the Turkish title.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Soccer Imhonlamhen Eronmhonsele\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DSC_0327-copy-150x150.jpg\"  height=\"80\" width=\"80\">\t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/author\/imhonlamhen-eronmhonsele\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImhonlamhen Eronmhonsele\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tImhonlamhen Eronmhonsele turns into a ball of passion when writing about Nigerian football and its talents, whether rising stars or established legends, locally and abroad.<\/p>\n<p>From the deepest corners of the Middle East, to the green fields of the Americas, to the celebrated grounds in Europe, and the rich soils of Africa, Imhons is more than glad, usually with a glass of a tasty drink nearby, to capture the essence of the game, by connecting the dots between culture, identity, and football.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/01\/osimhens-ozdenak-galatasaray.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Imhonlamhen Eronmhonsele<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Former Turkey international G\u00f6kmen \u00d6zdenak believes Victor Osimhen is beginning to show signs of frustration at Galatasaray, Soccernet.ng reports. The Nigerian striker has made an explosive start to life in Turkey since joining on loan from Napoli in the summer. Get Our Sports News First \u2013 Join Our WhatsApp Channel Now! 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