The Mexican midfielder Edson Álvarez began a new stage in his career after arriving last week at Fenerbahce as a loan, after leaving the West Ham United. Just a few days after his arrival, he was immediately considered by his new coach Zeki Murat Gölewho also recently assumed the position after the departure of the Portuguese José Mourinhodismissed after the elimination of the club in the previous phase of the Champions League.
Sunday, Álvarez He had his debut as a starter and played the 90 minutes in the victory of his team 1-3 against the Genclerbirligiinside the Turkish league. However, the performance of the Mexican National Team captain did not convince the local fans, who used social networks to express their disagreement.
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The followers of Fenerbahce They immediately compared the Mexican with the Moroccan Sofyan Amrabatwho recently left the club to be assigned to Betisand the opinions were not favorable for the former player of the West Ham.
Among the most outstanding messages on digital platforms, comments such as: “I’m glad that Edson Álvarez You just have yielded “, “Any money they gave him should recover it and return to the player” o “According to an analysis of 75 minutes, Álvarez It is garbage “. Other fans added that the player “Round the court like Dennis Rodmancatching rebounds without extra efforts “ and? “Amrabat It is better than him “.
The pressure on Álvarez It will not be less, since the Fenerbahce seeks to recover prominence in Turkish football after Galatasarayits maximum rival, it was crowned in the last season of the Super League. The loss of the title prevented them from directly accessing the Champions Leaguewhich forces the Canarian team to now dispute the Europa League.
With this panorama, the club reinforced several positions in the summer market. In addition to the arrival of Álvarezthe team incorporated the Brazilian goalkeeper Ederson And to the Spanish striker Marco Asensiosignings that aim to strengthen a squad that aspires to return to the first planes both nationally and internationally.
For the Mexican midfielder, the challenge will be to adapt quickly to Turkish football and respond within the field to gain the trust of the fans, which for now was not satisfied with his first performance.
