Display MoreThanks a lot for these stats! Of course, seeing this does change the overall picture and it is clear Ilkin is having a very good season.
Galatasary is not a team I regularly follow but from what I have seen, and considering I do watch all matches of my favourite Turkish teams (and all Series a teams in top 8), my view is based on facts but also the overall contribution a player brings within the team dynamic but also specific contextual situations. It’s difficult to really make it clear as it is my perception and it’s also very abstract. It’s this “pizazz” factor, this “confidence”, not sure I am making it clear.
I hope Ilkin will have a chance to prove herself better in NT this summer. But probably, it will be Ebrar/Hande starting… and derya is a disaster at the moment so she won’t have as much playing time as she did last summer, most likely, which will give another OH NT player an opportunity when Ebrar or Hande are subbed out.
Thanks for sharing the stats!
I liked your post, since all points have been stated kindly, cleverly and mostly reasonably. It is obvious that, we can't be on the same line all the time. My opinion is; saying "I hope Ilkin will have a chance to prove herself better in NT this summer" is not a very correct statement since she has already proved herself in NT last year. Also please note that, that was not her 1st time contribution to NT but while other known players focused on NT for FIVB Nations League, she was running from one tournament to other such as Mediteranean Games, Islamic games etc and as soon as all completed, she joined to A team and took place in week 5 against Brasil, scoring 10 points, while Ebrar scored 12, Tuğba 11 and Hande 1 point. All these happened after her very devistating injury in 2018 and lasted 2 years and returned to courts at the end of 2020. Back to back two surgeries, which the last one lasted almost 7 hours. So I think, there is nothing to prove from her side. She might be bad for one match or even the whole tournament but this will not be an indicator about her quality and overall performance or cv. She is a human being.
Also, I don't agree with your thoughts about Derya. She was a great contributor, while Saliha and Hande and at some points Ebrar was having difficulties and subbed. She also did a very good job. Also during the finals, while İlkin was having an injury on her wrist and thumb, she did a good job.
About who will be in the starting roster? Well this is up to all mentioned players performance at that time, as well as Santa's decision and tactic. Whoever deserves and fits to Santa's tactic will step in the court and I want to trust to all.