Galatasaray Coach Okan Buruk evaluated their rematch against Juventus and their advancement to the last 16 after the match ended 3-2 in overtime in Turin. The successful coach said, “Actually, the match was not difficult, but we made it difficult. We are very happy to have made it to the last 16, we need to appreciate it. I told this to my players. There may be an atmosphere of losing in the locker room, but it is not like this. While we should have finished the match very easily, it was as if our opponent was playing 11 against 10. We made a lot of mistakes.” he said.
“WE DID NOT SETTLE IN WELL”
“We passed this point, but after 11 against 10, when we should have finished very easily, it was as if our opponent was playing one more player. We made too many mistakes. We conceded two goals. This leaves the coach helpless on the sidelines. You made changes, introduced new players… We removed our players with yellow cards, we did these to stay superior, but it did not affect the team. We could not settle well. They switched to playing without a centre-forward. All the wing players played very well. This changed the match.”
“IT WAS A MATCH AS A LESSON”
“We have seen the bad too… We have the chance to do better. We will work harder. It was a match that served as a lesson for me to evaluate myself and for the players to evaluate themselves. We passed the round, but we learned a big lesson.”
“I TOLD OSIMHEN TO CALM DOWN”
“We had to play more confidently in the match. I expected a better match in the second half, but we got worse. I told Victor Osimhen to be calm and that the opportunities would come to him, so it happened and he became the man of the match. I congratulate him too.
HERE ARE THOSE EXPRESSIONS
💬 “The match was not difficult, we made it difficult” 💬 “We made a lot of mistakes in the next game after 11 to 10” 💬 “We passed the round, but we learned a big lesson” 🗣 Galatasaray Coach Okan Buruk made a statement after the Juventus match. pic.twitter.com/Od0Fo3A6CF
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