Mustafa Baba's Tactical Revolution

There was a moment after Osmanlispor’ 1-0 win against Çaykur Rizespor in the Turkish Süper Toto Lig at Yeni Rize Şehir Stadı, when Osmanlispor manager Mustafa Reşit Akçay (also known as “Mustafa Baba”) shook Hikmet Karaman’ hand. That moment was an idea in my head, to do an article about the weirdest, yet most exciting team in the Süper Lig.

Osmanlispor was founded as Ankara City Council Sport Club in 1978. In 1998 the name was switched to Büyükşehir Belediye Ankaraspor Kulübü and has many sub-divisions branching from the main football division. These include badminton, basketball, boxing, handball, ice hockey, judo, oil wrestling, table tennis and wrestling. Finally, in 2005, the football club changed its name to Ankara Spor A.Ş and only focused on football, while Büyükşehir Belediye Ankaraspor Kulübü continued its activity on branches other than football. 

The current name refers to Osman I, founder of the Ottoman Empire.Spine of the team:

What I mean by this is the people who are basically irreplaceable to Mustafa Baba, the Xavi and Iniesta to Guardiola's Baba, if you will.