Hosting Villarreal in the friendly match, Galatasaray left the field with a 4-3 loss, while Coach Okan Buruk answered the questions after the match.
Starting his words by evaluating the match, Buruk said, “It was a game where we started the game well. We put pressure on the opponent. It was a process where the opponent was waiting in his own court and we had the ball. After 1-0, we conceded the 2nd and 3rd goals very early. The ball scored. We started to take risks and positioned with balls thrown behind the defense in this period. This was a surprise result for us when we entered the halftime. It made us sad to enter the dressing room in front of our fans like this. I told my players to put together a game that they will play together. 4- 3. The fight is over. We were sad about the result, but we also had a smile on our faces at the end of the match. It made us laugh that our players from the academy were on the field. It is also pleasing for us that Kerem gave the ball to Baran in the penalty spot. It was a situation that made us all smile there. Winning even though it was a friendly match We want to use players in different positions. We don’t have more players than our main roster, but we don’t have more players from the academy. We had lost players. We will have academy players who will continue with us from now on,” he said.
“OUR EXPECTATIONS FROM BARAN”
Buruk said that Yunus, who was injured in the match, will be clear after the MRI, “I talked to Yunus, he will go to the MRI and it will be clearer there. He felt pain in his knee. He does not have a very clear and serious pain, but he says that he feels pain in his knee. It will be clear after the MRI. I hope he does not have a significant injury. We started this period unlucky. I hope we don’t get any bad news from Yunus.” Speaking about the performance of Baran, one of the academy players, Buruk said, “Baran didn’t have very easy passes. He is a player that we all have high expectations for. He played in the first 11 in the previous match, and today he was on the field in the second half. Maybe someone watching the match, Baran said. He can see me as a Spanish player. His handling and touches of the ball are very good. Baran evolved from an offensive player. He did very well in passing traffic in the second half. We have high expectations from him. Hopefully, this team will reach the level to take time in the league as well. Today’s game has shown this to us clearly. ‘ he declared.
“SAD TO REACT TO OKAN”
Talking about Okan Kocuk, to whom the stands reacted after scoring goals in the first half, Okan Buruk said, “The issue of Okan is sad. It was protested very early in the friendly match. We trust Okan very much and we need Okan. Such misfortunes can happen to every goalkeeper. They may come. What we will do is to support Okan. I supported him on the field, I asked the fans to do this. He was very good in the second half. There was also a challenge here. The first half was bad, but in the second half he went out and did what was necessary. I believe that he will do very well as a quality person and as a goalkeeper. He may score unlucky goals, but the important thing is to continue on the field. I ask our fans to support all our players. We are saddened by the whistling of his own player. When the team played well, they supported us. We thank them for coming here and support the players as well. We expect them to be,” he concluded.