Galatasaray Coach Okan Buruk said that they won a very important match in a difficult period against Trabzonspor.
In the 16th week of Trendyol Super League, Galatasaray defeated Trabzonspor 4-3 at home. Making a statement at the press conference held after the match, Galatasaray Coach Okan Buruk said, “Our start of the match was good, we started with a goal. Then we conceded a transition attack and our opponent caught the draw. Then we took the lead again. Towards the end of the first half, our 3rd goal chance came. With a score of 3-1.” We could have gone inside more easily. The second half was perhaps one of our worst matches in terms of defense, as Trabzonspor played one of its best matches on the offensive line. When these two combined, we saw the goals in our goal. One of them was clearly converted from outside. The linesman did not see it and VAR did not return it. As a result, we fell behind and then we entered positions after 3-3, and we won 3-3. He prevented the goal with his intervention. It is a very important and valuable victory for us. At the end of the day, we also congratulated Trabzonspor for their play in a difficult period. I want to say. They also played one of the best matches. We continue on our way. “We maintained the points difference,” he said.
When asked about the position before the third goal scored by Trabzonspor, Buruk said, “We asked the referee coach to find out why VAR did not step in. He said it was a scandalous decision, in his words. He also said that the attack changed because Berkan headed it away.” “We heard it from the referees,” he replied.
Stating that they did not play well in defense, the coach of the yellow-reds said, “The first thing we conceded was; in a very funny way, two of our midfielders went forward during the throw-in, and we conceded a transition goal in our goal while attacking. We wanted to play 3-man while we had the ball. We did not have the best defensive performance throughout the game.” “We need to defend better. There were four players playing together for the first time. It was a difficult day for us.”
“We have high expectations from Batshuayi”
Speaking about Belgian football player Michy Barshuayi, Okan Buruk said, “We have very high expectations from Batshuayi. There were matches when he started in the 11th and he could not give us the full performance. We trust him. We will give him a chance in the 11th as well. The goal he scored from the penalty was important. A little bit.” I wanted to use Barış’s speed. We thought that one of our opponent’s defenders would be from the midfield, and we wanted to use Yunus and Sallai’s mobility from the wings in the first half. “I thought about Batshua at the front and I wanted to take Sallai in the defense when Nwakaeme was pushing Jelert one-on-one. This was actually the reason for my substitution.”
Explaining why Moroccan football player Hakim Ziyech was not in the squad, Buruk said, “Since Yusuf Demir was a foreigner, we had 12 foreign players including Yusuf. I gave Yusuf very little chance. We used him in the last part of the match. My expectations are high from Yusuf. Yusuf is a player with potential.” “That’s why I chose Yusuf over Ziyech,” he said.
“It is very important to experience this joy together”
Emphasizing that it is important to experience the joys together, the coach of the yellow-reds said, “It is very important to experience this joy together. I think the joys in which everyone is together and partners on the way to the championship are very important. I find this very valuable. We remembered the Kasımpaşa match last year. We translated it at the end of the match. It was a match that was closer to the championship. The 4-3 victory against Trabzonspor and maintaining the 6-point difference shows that if we win the Championship. “I think we will say that the match also played a big role,” he concluded his words.
