Galatasaray Coach Okan Buruk made statements after the 2-1 loss Konyaspor match. While answering questions about the referee of the match and Jorge Jesus’ “Play-off should be played”, Buruk also spoke about the claim that fell on the agenda about MHK President Lale Orta.
WHAT IS THE LALE MEDIUM CLAIM?
It has been claimed that MHK President Lale Orta interfered with the commentators in the Trio program of the broadcaster she used to work for and put the video she took from the VAR room in the match summary. It was claimed that Orta, who was angry that the red card comments were made in the program for Donk’s intervention to Zaniolo in the Galatasaray- Kasımpaşa match, called a channel official and asked for a correction. Upon this development, the label “Lale Orta resignation” was on the agenda in social media.
Here are Buruk’s explanations:
“TULA SHOULD MAKE A MEDIUM EXPLANATION”
“Neither I, nor you, nor the fans, nor the football fans, nor the TFF President and management want to believe it. I hope this is not true. All I can say is that it is a misunderstanding or false news. But it is spoken very clearly. I hope it is not true. We can expect an explanation from MHK President Lale Orta.”
“NO PLAY OFF”
“It is difficult to comment on the play-offs. The federation will make its decision. Everyone knows that there will be no such thing in the last 9-10 weeks of the league. An unnecessary agenda is being created. The federation has made its decision, the league is played.”
“I DON’T KNOW THE REASON OF HIS HAPPINESS”
“I don’t know exactly what his unhappiness is (for Jorge Jesus). Just as we’ve all played and played on the court so far, this will continue.”
“IF THEY FINISH THE LEAGUE, WE SAY THANKS”
“As a country, we have experienced such a difficult thing that we are sad to listen to even talk about it. People have lost their homes and their families. What is football in so much pain? There are people who try to get something out of it. Of course, everyone will want their due, but in this case, the league will be lost. If they close, we will say ‘goodbye’.”
“WE WILL STRIVE FOR THE SAME PERFORMANCE”
“We were ahead by 9 points, but now we will look at our opponent’s game. We will look up and try to show the same performance as we have won 14 games.”
“DON’T GIVE TWO RED”
“There were two red card chances in the first half, Leo Dubois stepping on his foot… Ahmet Oğuz pulling Raschica from behind. Zorbay Küçük had two red cards that didn’t show, which had an impact on the match.”
“MERTENS’İ ARADIK”
“It’s very important for Mertens to lead the game on offense. His absence was evident in both games. The performance of the players who played could also have been better. Rashica was one of the best. Then we got Zaniolo there, Milot to the right. We had the strength to do better. Last The game in the episode didn’t suit us.”
“KONYASPOR DESERVE”
“Although we are sad that we lost, we know that we are a good team and we will start to win again. There are red cards that were not given last week and this week. It appears as referee mistakes. But Konyaspor deservedly got points.”
