Galatasaray Coach Okan Buruk said that they wanted to leave the first match of the UEFA Europa League play-off round with the Czech Republic’s Sparta Prague team with an advantageous score.
Buruk made a statement at the press conference held at Florya Metin Oktay Facilities before the match to be held at RAMS Park tomorrow.
Reminding that they competed in the UEFA Champions League this season and continued their way in the UEFA Europa League, Buruk said, “Europe is very valuable to us. We played in the UEFA Champions League and from there we moved on to the UEFA Europa League. It is very important to achieve our goals in this field.” We will have a match. We will think match by match. We are playing the first match on our home field. It will be a match where the away goal advantage disappears and the goals are equal in both fields. This has increased the importance and pleasure of such matches a little more. We want to continue by winning on our own field. With our fans on our field. “We have shown so far what we can do when we come together. Our goal is to win this match and gain an advantage before the rematch.” he said.
“I DON’T KNOW IF IT IS ADVANTAGE OR DISADVANTAGE”
Stating that they will face a good team, the 50-year-old coach said, “Sparta Prague is last season’s champion in its own league. They are the leader this season as well. They came out of a long break in their league. I do not know whether this is an advantage or a disadvantage. It coincides with our high tempo and intense fixture period.” came. We had the chance to both rest and train before this match. We are ready for this match with 100 percent. We will do everything to win. I hope we will leave with an advantage by winning the first match. It is a good and difficult opponent. We have to start well and continue until the end of the match “We need patience here too. I have no doubt that a game worthy of our fans and Galatasaray will emerge. I trust my players.” he said.
“WE WILL PLAY AGAINST A STRONG TEAM”
Okan Buruk stated that Sparta Prague is a strong team.
Reminding that the Czech representative was eliminated by Copenhagen, which later relegated to their group, in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers, Buruk said, “Nobody knows Copenhagen, but they see it as easy. They have neither watched Copenhagen nor know their players, but everyone says ‘Copenhagen is an easy team’. In the first match against Copenhagen. We received a lot of criticism after the 2-2 draw. There is no easy opponent in Europe, especially in the Champions League. Sparta Prague also qualified for the UEFA Europa League after being eliminated by Copenhagen at the beginning of the season. They drew in two matches and were eliminated on penalties. It was a good game. team. We will play against a strong team in terms of play. They have quality players. We also play the big matches much better. We care about this match. There will be a team that wants to play against us. Our goal tomorrow is to win the first match.” He commented:
“There may be ups and downs”
Okan Buruk said that they are aiming for championship in all four tracks they compete in this season.
Stating that the Galatasaray community achieves success when it is united, Buruk continued his words as follows:
We are in a team game. Even though I am at the helm, we perform with my players, staff and management. There may be ups and downs in this performance, but our main goal is Galatasaray’s success. As a community, we demonstrate unity. This has been increasing in the last 1.5 years. This unity brings us victories and success. He brought a championship last season.
“ALL FOUR CUPS ARE OUR TARGET”
“We have more goals ahead of us this season. The first is our goal in the Super League. We will play in the Ziraat Turkish Cup and the Turkcell Super Cup. The Europa League is also one of our goals. We have a goal of winning four cups. We need this unity to achieve this. When we achieve this unity, Galatasaray will win.” “We are revealing the greatness of Turkey. It is necessary to put forward an effective game for this unity.”
“THIS IS OUR BIGGEST GOAL”
“I want everyone who comes to the stadium to participate in our game. There are different stories and matches in football. Sometimes it is necessary to be patient. Our goal is to win every match. We showed this in terms of play and attitude in the Champions League. Next up are the Europa League and Super League. To be successful here and Galatasaray “We want to crown the coat of arms with a cup. This is our biggest goal. As we win, we break records, but the winner is always Galatasaray.”
“I HAVE HIGH EXPECTATIONS FROM THE TEAM”
The coach of the yellow-red team stated that he has high expectations from his team.
Upon being reminded that Sacha Boey left during the interim transfer period, Buruk touched upon the importance of being a team and said:
“The interim transfer period is difficult. We completed this period well. Serge came today and will be with us. We are trying to improve our squad. Our president and board of directors made the reinforcements we wanted. It would have been different if we had completed Derrick Köhn’s transfer earlier, but we did the best with the players we have.” We are trying to do this. We showed this by winning two difficult matches. As long as you are a team, you cannot look for the lack of any player. However, it is necessary to capture the team concept. We achieved the team concept in the last two matches. The game is important, not who is or is not there. We have a large squad. We will compete in 4 lanes with this squad. “Sacha was an important player for us, but every player who will replace him will try to do his best. We will play tomorrow’s match with confidence in the players we have. I have high expectations from my team. I expect a good performance.”
Okan Buruk, regarding the condition of Abdülkerim Bardakcı, who has recovered from his injury, said, “Abdülkerim trained with the team for 2 days. He is now able to play.” said.
Buruk only stated that Hakim Ziyech’s injury continues.
“ALL RESPONSIBILITY IS TFF’S”
Okan Buruk also talked about the ground of Eryaman Stadium, where the match against MKE Ankaragücü will be played in the 26th week of the Trendyol Super League.
Reminding the discussions about the stadium ground and asking whether their choices in the Sparta Prague match would be affected, Buruk said, “We do not know what the results of the maintenance work are. We will see when we go. This is a situation that is the responsibility of the Turkish Football Federation (TFF). That means they deemed it appropriate to play it. When we went to the match, the federation said it was correct. We will see clearly whether the decision is made or not. I think the whole responsibility is on the TFF. We will go and play without thinking about the field. Even if we play on the sand, we will fight to win. In my time, there were clay fields. I am used to it, but I will prepare my players. However, I think the field will improve during the 10-day maintenance period. “All responsibility lies with TFF. Negative things will also be one of TFF’s mistakes.” made his assessment.
2024-02-14 15:39:39
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