In the 33rd week of Spor Toto Super League, Galatasaray defeated Medipol Başakşehir 1-0. Making a statement at the press conference held after the fight, Galatasaray Technical Director Okan Buruk said, “He gave us light in weekday training after the match we lost last week. We were active until the end of the first half. Looking at the match in general, I think we deserved to win. We did not give our opponent a very clear position. Our opponent is an organized team. “They ran behind the defense. We didn’t give very clear positions. The players showed the importance they attach to this game on the field. We got a deserved win. The most important thing is to stand up again after losing a game for a week. There were a lot of people looking for us after the game last week. They said that we are the leader, that we are the team leading by 3 points, that we have to trust ourselves and that we have come a long way in the league with the game we have played since the beginning of the season. We have confidence in ourselves. We prepared well before the match. Today I am here with 3 points. The gap with our closest opponents has increased to 5 points. This is me. It’s important for nothing. We must continue with the same seriousness, the same concentration and the same desire in the next matches,” he said.
Expressing that Kazımcan Karataş, who is on the left-back, has done positive things, the coach of the yellow-red team said, “He also participated in the attack. They did good things with Kerem from time to time. He will improve more when he plays. The important thing is his self-confidence. The positions he got out of the opponent with the ball were important. to put this self-confidence on the field,” he said.
“Everyone was very happy at the end of the match”
When asked about Portuguese football player Sergio Oliveira’s performance, Okan Buruk said, “He did what I wanted offensively in the first half of the match. He was in the penalty position. There will be some conceders and mistakes in the game. Today, I especially applauded everyone who caught the ball. I wanted our audience to give the same reaction. “Everyone is watching the match with excitement. I am happy with Sergio’s performance. He got a little more tired in the last episode. After entering Midtsjö, he gained a lot of momentum. Everyone was very happy at the end of the match. There was a very happy atmosphere in the locker room.”
“Yesterday’s match was an important motivation for us”
Reminding them to play after Fenerbahçe lost points, Buruk said, “Tactically, it did not affect the formation as 11. It positively affected morale, concentration and self-confidence. Such results, the opponent losing points the day before, motivates the players. 5 points “Getting ahead becomes a great goal for us. Yesterday’s match was an important motivation for us,” he said.
“If we had paid attention in the last strokes, we could have closed the first half in a different way”
Stating that Başakşehir is a good team, Okan Buruk said, “He played a very different game than his own game. Here, when you look at the first half against a team that is waiting for 10 people, the number of positions we entered is not very bad. We did not rush into the game. We did not rush the first half. “We could have finished ahead in a different way. We played against an organized team. It is a team that has won its last 2 games in the league and won the cup. Since we played against a good team, when we look at it in general, it is a good figure to meet the ball in the opponent’s penalty area,” he said.
“Halil Umut Meler directed a good match”
Evaluating the performance of the referee of the match, Halil Umut Meler, Buruk said, “The hand was clear in the penalty area. The hand in the penalty was clear from our club. The referee missed in the field, he returned from VAR. It seemed like there was a touch in Icardi’s position. It was decided very quickly there. Sacha Boey’s yellow card came after a wrong crown decision. He was clearly out of the opposition. Hali Umut Meler, Turkey’s current best referee, the most fit referee. He also makes mistakes. He is the most important match manager in Europe. one of the referees. In general, he managed a good match,” he concluded.
Giving a message to Galatasaray fans, Buruk said, “I said May is ours. I hope we will reach the championship with our fans as soon as possible.” used the phrases.