Galatasaray’s new coach, Okan Buruk, gave his first test against Kasımpaşa in front of his own audience. After the match, which ended with a 2-1 win, he made a statement.
Headlines from Okan Buruk’s statements;
“First of all, I was very excited because it would be my first match. Even though it was a friendly match, our fans made it look like an official game. I want to thank you”
“There were times when we were tired and could not do what we wanted in the first half. The ball returned to us in the second half. When we made the changes, we also gained control of the ball. It was an important test for players who were just playing with each other. We will try to do better.”
“There may be new players joining us”
“There may be new players joining us. Our president and management are making an incredible effort. I hope we will be ready for the new season.”
“Haris and Leo are two experienced players. They entered the game and played. We will try to add players who will contribute to us directly.”
“Transfer is a private business. Unfortunately, we see a lot of transfer news in the media. We don’t like this situation either.”
“When we looked at today’s match, we saw certain fatigue. This match was a good measure for us. There will be fatigue, but we will come out fully prepared for the first match of the league.”
“Players may go and go, there may be other places to play. There are offers for Morutan. Our club will decide”
“Even if it was a friendly match, our spectators came and improved the quality of the match. We have achieved our goal. Thank you to our spectators”
“In the transfer, we go with 3-4 alternatives in each shade. You want to bring the best. Sometimes it can be difficult to bring the player you want”
“The players do not prefer the Turkish league at first. We are not in the European cups. This is a problem for us”
“Grillitsch is not one of our first choice players. We are looking for more ready players”
“It was unfortunate for the referee that the first half ended in a critical position. The players also reacted naturally. Last year, the referees associated this with him because there were a lot of mistakes. There is a new federation, a new MHK. It looks like it will be a good season.”
“Congress was delayed, management came late, we came late… Transfer is not an easy task either. There are many criteria and stages. Could we finish earlier? We tried. The transfers we have made so far are players who directly contribute. We will continue to do so.”
“There are players we talked to for the number 6 region. The plays of Emre Akbaba, Kerem and Yunus pleased us today”
“Nelsson may have played his worst game in Galatasaray. This is a preparation period. He may not be on the right day. We want to see Luyindama too. We want to evaluate all our players. All of them are an asset of Galatasaray”