In the 3rd match of the UEFA Europa League, Galatasaray defeated its host Elfsborg 4-3 at home. The goals for the yellow-reds were scored by Icardi, Petterson (kk), Barış Alper Yılmaz and Yunus Akgün. Galatasaray Coach Okan Buruk evaluated this victory to TRT Spor.
Here are the explanations of the experienced coach:
“Today is a sad day. The news of the terrorist attack hurt us deeply. I hope it will be something we never experience again.”
'WE PLAYED 3-4-1-2 WITH TWO TRAININGS'
“The game went the way we wanted. We played with the 3-4-1-2 system for the first time. We did this with two training sessions. We did everything right in the first half. We scored 4 goals, but the score could have been 8-9. The second half suddenly became 3-1 When it became 3-2 with an unfortunate penalty, we always had the ball. The opponent had dangerous attacks and they scored 3 goals. Sometimes we had to play for sure and we did the right things for most of the match. “I'll look at the glass half full.”
'WE ARE GOING WITH A 3 GOAL AVERAGE'
“We did not give many positions in the first half. Our opponent played with long balls the whole match. We are a team that always tries to pass the ball. We had not conceded a goal in the last two league matches. The goals we conceded today are also unlucky. Barış's hand position, for example… Other than that, the goals we scored It makes me happy. We are averaging 3 goals in the league and here. This shows how effective we are. We gave away 2-3 goals in the RFS match, but today we have the quality to do better. “These mistakes can be combined with fatigue, but I am happy with the performance of my players.”
'WE MADE OUR FANS HAPPY'
“We took a lot of positions. We watched a good game. We made our fans who came to the stadium happy. But after we conceded 3 goals, we did a check-up test for those watching us. Without doing these, we need to protect the scores, just like the game and the score in the first half.”
'TODAY WE ARE LEADERS IN THE UEFA EUROPEAN LEAGUE'
“We are happy to win. For today, we are the leaders of the UEFA Europa League. We want to continue here too.”
BEŞİKTAŞ DERBY
“We will check the fatigue of the players before the Beşiktaş match. We did a good job with 3-4-1-2, we will use this system from now on.”
ABOUT YUNUS AKGÜN'S PFDK REFERRAL
“We were surprised by Yunus Akgün's transfer. We were surprised before, we are surprised again. We cannot understand what happened. I think that Yunus will not be punished, I hope and there is nothing to punish. The board will decide, we are respectful. Only Galatasaray players are experiencing this. Very We experience many referee mistakes.
Trabzonspor and Galatasaray were exposed to too many referee mistakes. Trabzonspor and we experience this the most. We trust and respect. I want to stay on the field as a coach. Making a referral just because someone asked for it is a problem for everyone. Tomorrow the day after, I will want it too, everyone will want it. We trust TFF, the president and the boards. “We respect their decision.”
'THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TURKISH TEAMS AND EUROPEAN TEAMS'
“I think the team did not fall towards the end, we stayed up and had the ball and the game. I do not believe that there is a difference between Turkish teams and European teams. There are examples of Manchester United and Bayern Munich last year. The Turkish League and Turkish teams are also strong. The beginning of the season is difficult, then in this period “We are showing our superiority. Swedish teams are physically strong, but we surpassed them in every sense and showed the strength of the Turkish teams.”
