Galatasaray defeated Gençlerbirliği, which it hosted at home, in the 13th week of the Super League, 3-2. At the press conference held after the match, Gençlerbirliği Coach Volkan Demirel made a statement. Evaluating the match, Volkan Demirel said, “It was a game that went as we wanted. If the position we had at the back post in the second half had been a goal, we would have talked about something completely different. Maybe you think that we were upset by one point, but I am upset that we lost three points. There was a team that tried to do whatever I said, and I think İlkay’s entry was different in terms of the game. We already knew that Galatasaray could take positions in the middle of the field. They also entered against us. The game here was very clear. We had already studied and talked about these during the week. But as I said, you are playing with the Galatasaray team and you had to evaluate the positions you captured. We did what we wanted in the first half, maybe if we had missed the positions in the second half, we would have talked about something else, but I congratulate the Galatasaray team.”
‘IT IS VERY HAPPY FOR ME TO FIGHT HERE IN THIS WAY’
Stating that they are unhappy because they missed a point, Demirel said, “Loose balls are balls without a reason. If you are trying to play a set piece, it will be a weakness in return. We have been trying to score goals from a set piece for two weeks, we have been scoring goals. The safety of the back is also very important. If we had been able to get a foul there or make a foul, this goal would not have happened. It is very happy for me to even fight like this here. I told the players too. They are all very sorry, but we are really sorry that we missed a point.”