ON the day that Tuncay Sanli signed for Boro, 60 per cent of the visitors to the official website were from Turkey.That alone should have given some indication of the kind of player the club were getting. Thousands of Fenerbahce Fans switched allegiance to Boro as they followed their favourite player to his new English club.

After a slow start to life in the Barclays Premier League Tuncay has now started to shine and show why he is the David Beckham of Turkish football.

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The Press have been falling over themselves to heap praise on Tuncay after his wonder winner at Derby. Read on for our full round up.News of the World: Boro’s victory over Arsenal has certainly improved the self-belief in Southgate’s squad and they could easily have won by a bigger margin and further dented Derby’s already comical goal difference.

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Middlesbrough have seven players in our Premier League Team of the Week and Portsmouth three while Arsenal and Liverpool are represented in the Flops line-up.Middlesbrough dominate following their home win over league leaders Arsenal. They boast three of the back four with centre-halves Jonathan Woodgate and David Wheater accompanied by left-back Emanuel Pogatetz, plus Fabio Rochemback, Gary O’Neil and Stewart Downing in midfield and match-winner Tuncay up front.

Tuncay can follow in the footsteps of Arsenal legends Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp by becoming a big success in the Premier League after a slow start, says Gareth Southgate.The 25-year-old Turkish international has impressed at times but in general has found the transition to the hustle and bustle of the English game a difficult challenge.