Some Sunderland fans have flocked to a tweet that was recently posted by Black Cats-focused Twitter account @BlackCatsHQ which asks fans of the club if they would like to see Alim Ozturk leave the club this summer.
Some of the Sunderland supporters who have been responding to this post have taken this opportunity to share praise for Ozturk, with most of them declaring that they would like to see the 27-year-old defender at The Stadium of Light next season. One Black Cats fan even stated that Ozturk is one of the best they have when he’s fit.
Read the responses of some Sunderland fans to this post about Ozturk in the tweets below.
Would you like Alim Ozturk to be a Sunderland player next season?YES
NO
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https://twitter.com/BlackCatsHQ/status/1262311043302338560
Think he’s a great pro and great back up . Doesn’t seem to create problems when not in the team ?
— alistair newton (@alistairnewton7) May 18, 2020
Keep
— Owen McKenna (@macca1937) May 18, 2020
Keep him!! When fit he’s one of the best we have, a no nonsense type of defender! But typical Sunderland we’ll probably sell him!!
— carlmcmanus81 (@carlmcmanus811) May 18, 2020
For what we would get for some of these players I would say keep them. What replacement they would bring in is what would worry me ?
— Dan Crowley (@DanCrow61790578) May 18, 2020
Keep.
— Dave Keating (@DavidKeating22) May 18, 2020
Keep.
— aidan (@_aidannikl) May 18, 2020
What do we think?
According to WhoScored, Ozturk has made the joint-fifth highest number of interceptions per game and the joint-fourth highest number of clearances per game for the Black Cats in League One this season. Additionally, he has also completed the third-highest number of long balls for Sunderland in League One this term.
These standout statistics may help us to understand why these Sunderland fans appear to have been impressed by Ozturk this term and why they seem to want him to remain a Sunderland player for next season.