In the 28th week of Trendyol Super League, Galatasaray lost 2-1 away to Trabzonspor. After the derby, Okan Buruk made a statement about the events that took place after the match.
HERE ARE BURUK’S WORDS
Okan Buruk: “We did not start the match well. We were not good in many parts of the first half. We fell behind 1-0. Our midfielders came too far back from time to time while having the ball, and if we could position ourselves correctly to break the pressure of the opponent in playmaking, we would have a chance to break the pressure. We did better in the second half. With İlkay entering the wing, Yunus moving to the wing, and Noa moving behind the striker, we increased to 73 percent in possession of the ball. We went from 1-1 to 73 percent. Afterwards, I thought we could win. We were in control of the game, we had the ball, a foul was made, then a goal, then they waited in their field and defended well.
“WE WERE UNDER GENERAL G.SARAY GAME”
“The match was not played much either. Especially the last part… Onana used the time well from the beginning to the end of the match. I don’t want to say anything, Onana does it well. He stopped the match, did not let it play, a late yellow card came. Overtime minutes were very few. Extra time was not played either. It stopped for 2-3 minutes and the match ended. Maybe we could have produced there. We were settled in the opponent’s half. One-on-one, side crosses… There were 1-2 positions from a set piece. In the second half, we were better than the first half. General “We fell short of Galatasaray’s game.”
WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THE MATCH
“I congratulate our opponent. We have an advantage. This match will be an important lesson for us. It will motivate us. What happened at the end of the match, what happened when entering the dressing room was motivation for all of us. It was talked about inside. Galatasaray fans should not be discouraged. We have experienced such things a lot.” he said.
