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The Daily Mail writes Fenerbahce owes their 18/18 win streak due to Premier League "Rejects" (www.dailymail.co.uk)
submitted 2 years ago by Turkishdenzo@alien.top to c/main@soccer.forum
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We don't often get talked about or the attention in foreign media about something positive, and for that we are glad. This squad fully deserves the recognition. But saying they are rejects is something I find pretty offensive. I understand some of them did not fit in some teams or perhaps they were expected better and did not find their place in that moment in time, but rejects goes too far.

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[–] MissingLink101@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

It's often been seen as the traditional path from the PL to Turkey too, either struggling or aging players joining one of the bigger teams (with CL football) for a slower but still competitive league with very passionate fans.

Not many highly rated PL players in their prime head to Turkey and it was often seen as a good place for clubs to offload their deadwood to.