Preview: Turkey v Finland – Will Man City wonder-kid Enes Unal get his chance to shine?
Turkey take on Finland at the Antalya Arena in their fifth World Cup qualification game in Group I.
The Crescent Stars are currently 4th in the group on five points after four games and will have to beat the Fins in order to keep pressure on Croatia, Ukraine and Iceland who are all currently above Turkey in the standings.
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Turkish national team boss Fatih Terim has a youthful side on his hands with the likes of Manchester City wonder-kid Enes Unal, Borussia Dortmund rising star Emre Mor, Basaksehir starlet Cengiz Under and Freiburg defender Caglar Soyuncu all 20 or younger.
Terim could give all four playing time but the youngster with the biggest shot of getting a start is probably Unal.
The 19-year-old striker has hit the ground running at FC Twente scoring 14 goals in all competitions.
Unal is currently the highest Turkish international goalscorer in the history of the Eredivisie with 13 league goals.
The young striker will be competing with in form Besiktas forward Cenk Tosun who has 20 goals this season.
Terim faces a tough task over who to start up front which makes a welcome change considering the lack of quality and depth Turkey have had upfront over recent years.
In midfield Terim is spoilt for choice, in form Besiktas midfielder Oguzhan Ozyakup is likely to feature alongside Galatasaray captain Selcuk Inan but Okay Yosuslu, Mehmet Topal and in form Deportivo star Emre Colak will be vying for a spot.
In the final third Terim will almost certainly pick Arda Turan out wide while he will have to pick between Mor, Volkan Sen, Olcay Sahan and Mainz 05 forward Yunus Malli.
Basaksehir keeper Volkan Babacan is almost certain to start while defensive midfielder Topal is likely to drop into a centre back role alongside either Soyuncu, Bayer Leverkusen defender Omer Torpak or Ahmet Calik.
Terim has arguably his most talented group of players in years but he has not been able to get his new look side to gel just yet.
An interesting tidbit about the Antalya Arena is that happens to power itself through solar energy. Another interesting point is that on international match days the atmosphere is incredible as I found out in the last World Cup qualifier against Kosovo.
Turkey should have enough quality to beat a rather mediocre Finland side at home.
Prediction: Turkey Win
