Announcing that Yanal would be organizing a press conference in the coming days, Trabzonspor chairman Ibrahim Haciosmanoglu said, "We set up a squad challenging for the league title. I hope we are going to watch a team climbing to the top."
This is the second time that Ersun Yanal will manage Trabzonspor. The former Fenerbahce coach Yanal had been hired in the middle of the 2007-08 season. He left a year later.
During the time he managed the team, Trabzonspor won 26 matches, lost 16 in 53 league matches.