Okan Buruk: We came here very short!

Galatasaray drew 2-2 with its guest Malmö in the 6th week match of the UEFA Europa League. Galatasaray Coach Okan Buruk made a statement at the press conference held after the match.

Stating that they did not start the match well, Okan Buruk said, “The match ended badly for us. We didn’t start the match well. We didn’t play the end of the match very well either. There were things we did well in the game. We came here very short. Today, we had a lot of injuries again. “We had the problem of not having enough staff,” he said.

“WE MAY HAVE BEEN STANDING BACK TOO MUCH OUTSIDE OUR PLAYING STYLE”

Stating that injuries increase during these periods, Okan Buruk said, “This is a difficult period. Especially these months are the months when the injury rate increases. We are also experiencing the misfortune of this. Davinson Sanchez’s injury, Jelert’s request for a change in the last minutes. Jelert had fatigue pain, I do not consider it as an injury. I think we didn’t play the last part well. We may have retreated too much outside of our style of play. We tried to protect it, but we couldn’t protect it. We didn’t have many options for substitutions. We continue with an average of 2 points in the Europa League. “We want to win the next match and be in the top 8,” he said.

“WE ARE NOT IN A POSITION TO MAKE TOO MUCH ROTATION”

Stating that they are going through an intense fixture schedule, Buruk said, “We are going through an intense match tempo. These months are the harder months. The climate is also changing. Sometimes climate changes can also be effective in these injuries. Our players are generally under load and we are not in a position to rotate too much. Things that will happen in football. Jelert wanted to leave on his own. He had a pain in his foot. “Gabriel Sara was also tired and we wanted to add a livelier player there.”