Galatasaray’s coach Okan Buruk, who drew 0-0 with Adana Demirspor in the 8th week of Spor Toto Super League, said, “Galatasaray team regrets every match they can’t win. We are feeling this sadness right now.” said.
Buruk, at the press conference held after the match, celebrated the 117th anniversary of the establishment of Galatasaray and commemorated the founder of the club, Ali Sami Yen and his friends.
Stating that they reflect what they want on the field against Adana Demirspor and make the right pressure at the front, Buruk said:
“We didn’t give the opponent a chance to come out much in the 11-vs 11 section. We went to the third zone comfortably, but our finishing, meeting, especially in the penalty area was not very good. We met the ball 40 times in the penalty area, but we could not use them very effectively. We improved our quality. We had to put on the field a little more. We got into clear goal positions. Our opponent also had positions that he caught, especially in the last part. We had moves, substitutions. After 11 to 10, we had substitutions again. We didn’t remove players who played badly, actually we removed players who played well. Again, we put the players who will affect the team in the goal zone.
Buruk stated that the ground of the field was bad and both teams were very impressed by it.
Bitter, “Do you see one point as a gain, 2 points lost?” “Of course, we are sad. The opponent has 10 people left in the last 20-25 minutes. We have entered many goal positions. It was a game that we played offensively. Galatasaray team regrets every game they can’t win. We are feeling this sadness right now.” made its assessment.
Evaluating the performances of Kerem Aktürkoğlu and Yunus Akgün, Buruk said that both players met close to the opponent’s penalty area, but they were not very good in the last hits.
Explaining that they experienced the distress of this situation, Buruk said, “Apart from that, we met with the ball 45-46 times in the opponent’s right penalty area. The opponent allowed this. We went in a comfortable way, but we could not finish it.” used the phrases.
EFFECT OF THE FOREIGN PLAYER RULE ON PLAYER CHANGES
Buruk, on the question of whether the foreign player rule had an effect on removing the players who performed well in the match, emphasized that 3 Turkish players had to play in the first 11 and the rest of the game, and said:
“This puts all teams in a difficult situation, not just us. We experience this difficulty, especially in substitutions. Of course, no one’s place in the team is guaranteed. No one has a title deed. The team has always been good so far. “I’m always happy with their performance. I say that. They try to do their best. Today, they may not be able to complete it, especially in the ending, but in general, they try to give 100 percent.”
Buruk stated that since they are a new team, it is difficult for the players to adapt to each other in this sense.
Noting that the game should not be seen clearly through only 1-2 players, Buruk said, “Different things can be considered. Here, different things can be considered for the Turkish rotation both at the beginning of the match and during the game.” he said.
THE STATUS OF ICARDI
Buruk stated that he could not play in the Adana Demirspor match due to the pain he felt in Mauro Icardi’s muscle.
Pointing out that Icardi’s general situation during the week did not improve well, Buruk said, “He had a not very good week not only in the field, but also in his private life. We were not included in the squad for this match as his pain continued. He will be with us in the next match.” he said.
Buruk added that they are on a good track in general.