After a 3-2 victory at Galatasaray, our representative was defeated by Sparta Prague with a score of 4-1 in the last 16 play-off round match of the UEFA Europa League.
After the match, Okan Buruk of the yellow-red team made noteworthy statements.
HERE ARE OKAN BURUK’S WORDS:
“I CONGRATULATE OUR COMPETITION”
We were better in the first half. After 1-0, we made it 1-1. We have positions. However, our biggest problem throughout the match was ball losses. We made simple ball losses that do not suit Galatasaray’s level. We played well below our level throughout the match. I congratulate our opponent. They fought hard and got a well-deserved win.
“I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEFEAT”
We lost as a team. The biggest responsibility for this is me, as a teacher. We should not see it only through certain players and certain positions. Many positions played poorly today. Boey left recently. We didn’t expect it. We transferred him, but he was injured. We can use Köhn in the league. We didn’t have much trouble in the first half today, but the fact that Kaan played injured in the second half made it difficult. We couldn’t reinforce from the sidelines. We lost as a team.
REACTION TO CZECH JOURNALISTS
Okan Buruk reacted to Czech journalists at the press conference:
“Let’s take you here, you can talk if you want. Let them keep quiet so we can talk.”
“IT WAS A BAD DAY FOR US”
“We were not in a situation where individual performances would be bad. We came here with high morale. In the last Ankaragücü match, everyone’s individual performance was high. We were not good in this match, sometimes this can happen. It may be due to not being able to establish the game. I trust every player and I know they will do their best from now on. It was a bad day for us. “Staying with 10 men was the most critical point. Even if you didn’t play well in 11v11, we could have taken it to the end. We fell short and this, combined with our bad play, was the reason for our elimination.”