Foreign Players Carry Trabzonspor's Goal Scoring Burden
In the first 6 weeks of the Süper Lig, Trabzonspor found the back of the net 13 times, with all goals coming from foreign footballers. Egyptian star Mohamed Salah scored 7 goals.
In the first 6 weeks of the Süper Lig, the dominance and scoring performance of foreign players in Trabzonspor's frontline drew attention. The Black Sea team shook the opponent's net 13 times during this process, and all of the goals scored came from the feet of foreign footballers.
First Six-Week Performance Table
Entering the season with a coaching change, Trabzonspor recorded 3 wins, 1 draw, and 2 defeats in the first 6 weeks of the Süper Lig. Collecting a total of 10 points in these matches, the claret-blue team sent 13 goals into the opponent's goals while conceding 5 goals.
Mohamed Salah's Share in the Goal Burden
Trabzonspor's most prolific scorer in the attacking line was Egyptian star Mohamed Salah, who largely carried the team's goal burden. Salah single-handedly accounted for more than half of his team's total goals by scoring 7 times.
Contribution of Other Foreign Footballers
Mohamed Salah was followed within the team by Paul Onuachu and Saviolo with 2 goals each. Additionally, Muçi and Dju contributed to the score by hitting the opponent's net once each among the other foreign names.
Comparison with Last Season
The performance of the claret-blue team in the same period of last season was quite different. Trabzonspor had scored only 5 goals in the first 6 weeks, and these goals came from three different players. Last season, Onuachu had scored 3 goals, while Augusto and Saviç recorded one goal each.
Significant Increase in Attacking Productivity
This season, both the increase in the total number of goals to 13 and the rise in the number of foreign players producing scores to 5 drew attention. This situation revealed that the attacking productivity of the Black Sea team has significantly increased.
Future Goals of the Technical Staff
Especially Salah's assumption of the scoring burden in a short time strengthened the decisive role of foreign stars in the team's attacking plan. The technical staff aims to spread this attacking productivity to more players in the later part of the season.