In the 16th week of the Super League, Galatasaray defeated Trabzonspor 4-3 on its field. After the match, Okan Buruk, the coach of the yellow-red team, made a statement at the press conference.
Stating that they started the match well with a goal, Okan Buruk said, “Our start to the match was good. We started with a goal. Then we conceded a transition attack and it was a draw. After 2-1, we had the chance to score the 3rd goal. We could get in more easily. While our opponent’s offensive line played one of their best games, it was also one of our worst games in terms of defense. One of the goals was clearly converted from outside. A match in which we fell behind. Then we got into the game again. We won 4-3. The opponent had a clear position from 3-3. We could have fallen back. On the day when we were not at our best, we even calculated the times of the players entering from the bench. At the end of the day, we won an important match in a difficult period. I want to congratulate Trabzonspor for the game. We continue on our way. “The same thing continues psychologically,” he said.
‘WE ASKED THE REFEREE COACH, HE SAID IT WAS A SCANDAL DECISION’
Buruk stated that before the goal scored by Ozan Tufan, the ball was turned from outside and they asked a referee coach why VAR did not intervene in this situation and said, “We also asked a referee coach. Why VAR didn’t come into play there? In his words, a scandalous decision. We heard from the referees that the attack phase changed because Berkan headed the ball away. “The coach we talked to evaluated it as a scandalous decision,” he said.
‘IT WAS NOT A DAY WHEN WE WERE THE STRONGEST DEFENSIVE’
Stating that Trabzonspor is a team that uses the lines well and they prepared for the match knowing this, the coach said, “It was not a surprise for us. Visca, Nwakaame line players. We thought that the balls going to Uğurcan would go as long balls. We were expecting more long balls. There were long balls we conceded knowing this. We also had problems with the second, returning balls. It was not a day when we were in our strongest and best form in terms of defence. They tried to do everything with good intentions. We did not give Berkan a separate role. We wanted it to be a 3-pointer when the ball was in our possession. It wasn’t the best defensive performance throughout the game. It was a very enjoyable match for you. We gave the opponent many positions. We could have defended better. It was the first time a quartet played together. We were able to get Kaan to play with one day of training. I said our opponent’s offensive line is very strong, but he will give positions. “We said we had to defend well, but whether we could do it or not,” he said.
‘WE WANTED TO USE THE SPEED OF PEACE’
On the question of why he did not consider Michy Batshuayi in the 11, Okan Buruk said:
“When Batshuayi started in the starting 11, there were times when he could not perform. It was important for him to score goals in such matches. We wanted to use Barış’s speed and Yunus and Sallai’s mobility. We clearly got this from our opponent in the first half. With the goal scored by Yunus and the mobility of Sallai, we got the efficiency we wanted in the attack. When we fell behind in terms of scores, I thought about Batshuayi. “We also evaluated Sallai there in the moments when Nwakaame and Jelert had a hard time.”
‘YUSUF, LIKE BARIŞ, LIKE YUNUS, IS A PLAYER WITH POTENTIAL’
Okan Buruk answered the question about the reason why Ziyech was not included in the squad as follows:
“Since Yusuf also had foreigner status, we had 12 foreigners. I gave Yusuf very little chance either. We used it in the last part of the match. I have high expectations from him. Yusuf, like Barış and Yunus, is a player with potential. I chose Yusuf over Ziyech today. “That’s all the decision made today.”
‘THE JOY WHICH EVERYONE IS TOGETHER ON THE ROAD TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP IS VERY IMPORTANT’
Pointing out that the joy experienced by the team after the winning goal is important, Okan Buruk said, “It is very important to experience this joy. The joy of everyone being together on the way to the championship is very important. I find this very valuable. We remembered last year’s Kasımpaşa match. The fact that this is a derby match and maintaining a 6-point difference shows the value of today’s victory. “If we win the championship this year, I think this match will play a big role,” he said.
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