Galatasaray Coach Okan Buruk made assertive statements before the Tottenham match.
Underlining that Tottenham was very successful last season, the young coach said, “Tottenham was a very successful team last year. They played at the top of the league. This year they may be in 7th place, but statistically they are competing with City. We will play against a good team. The pressure is high.” “They are a team that makes the transition effectively. They have effective players when you give them the ball. Maybe some of their players are not playing, but every player that plays is a special player.” he said.
“THERE IS THE TRUTH OF GALATASARAY”
Drawing attention to the similarity of the two teams, Okan Buruk said, “There is also the reality of Galatasaray. What will we play? We always wanted to make our own game accepted. This is very important today. Points and wins are very important, we aim, but besides that, seeing our game, our team, our playing power.” Being able to compete with them is one of our goals. We will focus not only on winning, but also on playing well. The more we can surprise the opponent, both when we have the ball and when they have the ball, we are a high and ahead team. We are similar in terms of play, we want to win. “Our squad looks offensive, but it is important to be able to defend together. Sometimes we will defend as a 3-man, sometimes as a 5-man team. We will be calm, patient, play our own game and do our best to beat our opponent.” he said.
HE MENTIONED INJURIES
Speaking about the consecutive injuries in Tottenham, Buruk said, “Our opponent’s squad depth is not high. They had a lot of injuries. It was the same last year, they had incredible injuries and lost the leadership and finished 5th. They are a team that plays with high speed and explosiveness. That’s why They have injuries. They have players like Solanke and Kulusevski who will make a difference. Of course, we do not know how the players in front will perform, but we want to show Galatasaray’s playing power from the beginning of the match. The opponent is quality, they will have the ball sometimes. We had the advantage of resting. “We rested for the day. It is one of the target matches for us. I hope it will be a good match for the players, playing against the Premier League team on their own field.” he used his words.
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