In the 4th week of the UEFA Europa League, Galatasaray won against Tottenham with a score of 3-2. The victory of the yellow-reds against Tottenham was widely covered in the foreign press.
The performance of Victor Osimhen, who was added to Galatasaray's squad on loan from Napoli, was highlighted.
In the news in The Guardian, the headline “Osimhen led Galatasaray's enthusiastic victory” was used.
Drawing attention to the tempo of the match, The Guardian stated, “It was a breathtaking, crazy match. The only surprise was the number of goals, which did not do real justice to the match. In fact, Tottenham should have been torn to shreds by Galatasaray, who did not know how to pull the handbrake and took twenty-eight shots.”
'HE CRUSHED IT AND PASSED'
The news in The Telegraph was titled “Galatasaray humiliated Tottenham defence”.
In the details of the news, it was a match where all the chaos of the Clown show was experienced and the unfortunate part for Tottenham Hotspur was that they were mostly the ones who were made to feel ridiculous. “Galatasaray crushed Tottenham for most of the night.”
The London Evening Standard's news was titled “Osimhen's two goals ended Tottenham's unbeaten record in the Europa League.”
In the details of the news, which emphasized the atmosphere in the stadium, the following expressions were used: “On a crazy night in Istanbul and in a stadium full of noise, Galatasaray inflicted the first Europa League defeat of the season on Tottenham, while Victor Osimhen scored two goals. Will Lankshear was sent off.”
The Daily Mail's news included the headline: “Victor Osimhen scored two goals, Tottenham collapsed in the tension-filled match in Istanbul.”
'OSIMHEN GAVE A LESSON'
Commenting on Osimhen's performance, Daily Mail said, “Coach Ange Postecoglou and his players will have ringing in their ears when they return to London. It was like a fever dream, Tottenham was destroyed by Galatasaray. Osimhen gave a lesson in the art of playing centre-forward.”
Eurosport in England said, “Osimhen punished the incompetent Tottenham in the victory of the Turkish giant. Ange Postecoglou's team prepared its own collapse. Striker Victor Osimhen, who was loaned from Napoli, added two goals to Yunus Akgün's magnificent opening goal.”
The news on Tottenham's official website included the following statements:
“Defeat in an action-packed match in Istanbul. The Turkish champion, who had many scoring chances but could not increase the number of goals with Forster's saves and poor finishing, left us in a difficult situation from time to time. Osimhen was a troublemaker for our team, he always found space to create positions.”
In the news in Vavel, Dries Mertens was mentioned in parenthesis:
“Galatasaray rose to the occasion, ending Tottenham's invincibility. The player of the match was Dries Mertens… The 37-year-old made two assists and caused problems for the Tottenham defence, showing that he has aged like a fine wine. The former Napoli striker was at the center of everything, nine He made an incredible key pass.”
The mistakes of Tottenham's defense were pointed out in the Daily Mirror:
“Tottenham's second-rate defense staged the comedy of errors. Galatasaray, which had the opportunity to score 10 goals against the opponent, taught Tottenham a lesson. Victor Osimhen scored two goals. If the home team had not been wasteful in their twenty-nine goal attempts, Tottenham would have been a laughing stock in Istanbul “It was going to happen.”
The Sun's headline said, “Postecoglou paid the price for the squad he changed a lot, and was defeated by the Turkish giant.”
Referring to Jose Mourinho's words, the news said, “Osimhen's transfer to Galatasaray was one of the most interesting moves of the transfer period. Napoli's world star center forward, in the words of Fenerbahçe Coach Jose Mourinho, was transferred to the 'Turkish League, which no one watches. “How could he not go to one of the biggest clubs in Europe? Osimhen destroyed Tottenham; Galatasaray gave him a lesson in football.”
