Galatasaray Coach Okan Buruk said that they showed the quality of Turkish football in the Tottenham match. Making a statement at the press conference held after the match, Galatasaray Coach Okan Buruk said, “Today, we played a special, exciting match for both Turkish football and Galatasaray, where we made our fans happy and happy. We dominated most of the game. We scored a lot of goals. Tottenham team, They are one of the best teams in the Premier League. They did not come out with the best squad today, but they have very good players. In general, I think both our language and our game plan worked until our opponent was down to 10 players. How important is this night for Turkish football? “We clearly showed on the field that it is of good quality. Turkish teams are very important teams, Turkish football is an important value, we showed this clearly on the field. We had a good night. I would like to thank our players for coming here and supporting us,” he said.
“Maybe he can call it the strongest game against English teams in the history of Turkish football.”
“Do you think it's been your best game since you've been in charge of the team?” Buruk answered the question: “I think it was our best match. Maybe it can be called the strongest game against English teams in the history of Turkish football. I can say that we played one of the strongest games in the history of Turkish football against a team of this level, especially in the first 70 minutes.”
“We add value to Turkish football”
The 51-year-old coach asked, “Do you think there is a structure in the Europa League?” He answered the question as follows: “We always laugh about this. It is not something that is said only about Galatasaray. Başakşehir became the champion, they said 'There is structure'. Trabzonspor became the champion, they said 'There is structure'. Beşiktaş became the champion, 'There is structure' ' Galatasaray became the champion, they said, 'There is structure.' “This was our right. There is a structure here,” he says. “We played for Turkish football today. We need to show ourselves in the best way possible in Europe.” He may slander, but the important thing is to show it on the field. I think the Galatasaray team should stay on the field. After all, we cannot achieve anything by humiliating Turkish football. We cannot achieve anything by humiliating Turkish football. We add value to Turkish football by winning such matches. “We showed this clearly today.”
Evaluating the game they played in the last 15 minutes, Okan Buruk said, “We spent a lot of energy. We made changes here. We had players with yellow cards, I took them off. Osimhen wanted to leave on his own. Then Icardi got injured. We lost our formation in the game. Sometimes it is difficult for new players to have an impact. “The main reason was that the opponent found the score 3-2. We didn't give many positions, but they more or less turned all the positions into goals,” he said.
“We need to forget about this victory and prepare for the league match”
Stating that Tottenham is a team that he likes in terms of their game, Buruk said, “They have a very strong game. Their coach is a coach that I like very much. There are many things that I liken to our own game in terms of game. Winning against them gave morale. We will play the Samsunspor match in almost 2.5 days. Morale-wise “It was important. We will be a little tired from that match. We need to forget about this victory and prepare for the league match,” he said.
Regarding the situation of Argentinian football player Mauro Icardi, who was injured and could not continue playing in the match, the coach of the yellow-reds said, “After applying ice to Icardi, his pain decreased. It will be clear after the MRI is taken. I can say that his pain is less.”
