In the 9th week of Trendyol Super League, Galatasaray defeated Beşiktaş 2-1 in the home match. After the match, Galatasaray Coach Okan Buruk made a statement at the press conference.
The experienced coach continued: “The scenes that we all see with tears from time to time during the process we live in the world are very painful for many people. He started with the statement: “I hope that peace in the world will be established as soon as possible.”
Stating that the choreography prepared by Galatasaray fans for the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey was very beautiful, Buruk said, “I would like to thank our fans for both the choreography and the support they gave to our team.”
“WE FORGET FROM TIMES THAT PLAYERS ARE HUMAN”
Galatasaray Coach Okan Buruk said the following about the TFF Super Cup match against Fenerbahçe being played in Saudi Arabia:
“The place is debatable, everyone may have a different opinion. What the clubs think is also important. It may be a significant income for the clubs. Many countries do it. Spain does this too. It is discussed there too. I won’t say much in this sense, but I would like to reiterate that this is a very wrong time. We play in Europe, we play at a very intense tempo in the country. These players only had one week off. It’s the last week of the year. There is already a derby on December 24th. When the Super Cup match is scheduled 6 days later, we say, ‘So don’t give these players a holiday.’ We sometimes forget that these players are human. These players also need to rest. There are 14 foreign players here. I don’t find it historically accurate, but I respect it in other respects. Of course we will go and play. “I don’t know who decided either.”
ICARDI’S INJURY
Okan Buruk, about the situation of Mauro Icardi, who left the stadium after the match due to the pain in his heel, said, “He received a blow to his foot while in the penalty area. He felt a pain in his heel at that blow. Then he went outside and took off his bandage. When I asked, he said, ‘I will continue playing.’ Subsequently, the pain increased. At the end of the match, he could not run. An MRI will be done on him tomorrow morning. His condition will be clearer after the MRI. Hopefully it’s nothing serious. “He was in a lot of pain at the end of the game,” he said.
Okan Buruk emphasized that they are gradually improving as a team and said, “We continue to win and improve our players. Ziyech will also join us. He will start training with us tomorrow morning. He is one of the players who will be in the squad for the next match. We are still trying to prepare Ndombele. We both compete and prepare our players. We are moving upwards in form. I want to keep all the players ready. In terms of philosophy, we clearly explained to the incoming players what we wanted to play. We need to do better, especially in terms of finishing. I think this is our biggest problem right now. “I can say that we are generally good,” he said.
Buruk explained that Tanguy Ndombele is training well and is able to play and said, “We are planning to use him in the coming matches. Ndombele, Kerem Demirbay and Sergio Oliveria are also ready. They work hard, they wait to play. They are also important players for us. “We will use it longer in the next matches,” he said.
“OUR FINISHING NEEDS TO BE BETTER”
Okan Buruk explained that the first 30 minutes of the match were in their superiority and said:
“One team fell below their own game after being down to 10 people, and a team went above their own game after being down to 10 people. I saw my team losing concentration in the game. I said this clearly at halftime, but we did not start the second half well. The Chamberlain change had a significant impact on our opponent. He challenged us with the positions he developed from the left wing. We shot too many shots, played too close to the goal. While the Galatasaray team was playing so close to the goal and receiving so many balls around the penalty area, they had to finish the match with a clearer score. We did not give clear positions to our opponent. But there were many parts of the game where we gave the ball to our opponent. For this reason, you cannot experience 100 percent joy after the match is over. We will re-evaluate this. We need to congratulate our opponent for his fight. Our finishing needs to be better. Galatasaray needed to improve its player quality and to score more, especially in places where it went to the opponent’s goal so much. “This is what bothered me the most about the match overall.”
Buruk, on the question about the management of the referee of the match, Halil Umut Meler, said, “From what I watched in the club, Mert touched the ball and had a clear hand in the penalty. I saw on the screen that both critical positions given were correct. “I will see clearly what happened regarding the positions in the match in general,” he said.
“WE WILL WANT TO PLAY OUR OWN GAME IN THE BAYERN MUNICH MATCH”
Okan Buruk explained that they will start their preparations for the match against Bayern Munich on October 24 in the UEFA Champions League tomorrow and said, “We will analyze our opponent. We will look at our staff structure. We will create our plan accordingly. We don’t have the chance to work very hard. We will do two training sessions. “We will decide about the game later.” he said.
Stating that it is important for them to continue winning, Buruk said, “Our main goal is to win every match. We want to continue winning. Fenerbahçe’s victory and our 8-game winning streak show how high the top competition is. That’s why we always have to win. We go out to win every match. We will want to play our own game. “No matter who we play against, we need to show this resistance.” He commented: (AA)
Published Date: 00:14, 22 October 2023
2023-10-21 21:14:43
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