In the UEFA Europa League, Galatasaray drew 3-3 with Dynamo Kyiv, which it hosted at home. After the match, yellow-red coach Okan Buruk made striking statements.
Buruk said, “In general, I am very pleased with the performance of my players. Maybe the score can deceive you. Of course, we are saddened by how you cannot beat, how you cannot win, but we did everything to fight and win.” he said.
“OUR GOALS CONTINUE”
We started well. We started with a goal. We found the second goal. We brought very few balls into our goal throughout the match. Despite this, we actually got into position. The positions we gave, the goal we conceded in the first half, we did not score at all. We hesitated, wondering if the ball went out or not, and we scored a goal. We conceded a goal from a set piece and from the middle. We are there, we are in the majority. We could have defended better. In general, I am satisfied with the performance of my players. 3-3, we are saddened by how we couldn’t win. We fought to win from the beginning to the end of the match. We came close to scoring a goal and winning, but we couldn’t. We will continue this game, this understanding of the game.
“I AM PROUD OF THEM”
We play a match every four days. We see that my players play with courage and sacrifice. I’m proud of them. We will meet our fans on Saturday. These players are so big, they have such big hearts. We will support their dedication. We are waiting for the match on Saturday. We are the league leader, we have goals in Europe. Our goal is to beat Ajax away. I believe in my players. We have the power to do this. Such things can happen. We had the upper hand but we couldn’t reflect it in the score. I’m proud of my players.
“OUR FANS DON’T WORRY…”
After 3-3, small sounds appear. These are the unhappiness of that moment. It can be small. Let’s look at the big picture. We will meet with them here at the weekend and we will take an important step towards the championship. Galatasaray is a very big community. We are all making dedicated efforts. Our fans also support us. Don’t worry, we will achieve great success with them. In Europe, the targets continue the same. Unexpected losses occur, but our goals continue.
ABOUT FERNANDO MUSLERA’S “DONE” SIGN…
Muslera is an emotional person. He served greatly and achieved success. If Galatasaray continues on its way undefeated, Muslera also has a big role, both on and off the field. We are behind you. Important and valuable. Our club and our fans are important. When the match was over, they called him and tried to support him. We should not waste a big and valuable name for Galatasaray on small things. We will continue with that.
“WE DO NOT PLAY THE GAME IMPOSED ON US”
We didn’t give many chances, but we conceded a lot of goals. It would have been sadder if we had given more positions. The opponent shot 6 shots in total, 3 of them kept the goal. Rather than defensive weaknesses, it was our opponent’s finishing ability and we had to play close. If we are close in the corner, we will shoot, if we are close in the last goal, there will be no goal. We conceded 3 goals without giving a clear position. It looks like the ball went to the crown. While we were wondering if he could go to the crown, there was a pause and we conceded a goal. We conceded a bad goal. Set piece, last position. We finished the match without the opponent’s clear position.
Defense comes to the fore when we concede a goal, but what we really want is good defense and good attack. We are being told that Galatasaray should play defense, wait with 10 men behind, or wait in their half. We didn’t play this, we won’t play it. Of course we will think about defense. We will change our game and use the quality of players we have more clearly in attack. We will continue the dominant game. Of course, we conceded so many goals, we will fix it. The transfer period has come, we will reinforce. We will make reinforcements for both the league and Europe. We will fix the defense. We concede a lot of goals from a small position. We will be more concentrated.”
“WE WERE THE ONE WHO ATTACKED MORE, BUT…”
After 3-1, the opponent made moves and took more risks. They had more players up front. Capturing 3-2 increased their desires. We also found clear positions in this section. There were positions where we went to the opponent’s goal. We could have scored four and ended the game. When our opponent found the score 3-3, we were the ones who attacked more, but we could not score the fourth goal. They are a very young team and have good players. They are effective in fast attack. In general, we did not get what they wanted, but they scored 3 goals with 6 shots throughout the match. This shows that the opponent finished well. Even though they couldn’t produce much, they finished well.
TRANSFER DESCRIPTION
We do not say that we are only looking for offensive players in transfer. We are also looking at defensive players. There was also news for the right back and centre-back. Our wishes also transfer to defense. We want to make the defense stronger and more optional. It is necessary to make moves within the game, match by match, depending on the injury. It is also necessary to think about the lineup. We are looking for players for both defense and offense. The number of players we look at in defense is more than in attack.
“OUR GOAL IS THE FINAL”
I set this goal on the first day. Another person may speak differently. We don’t have a chance, the teams can say they are strong and run away and take the burden off their shoulders. I said from day one that our goal is to finalize the Europa League. I still say this. We want. Of course, it is necessary to evaluate it match by match. It is important to pass this round, to get to the top 8, to pass the rounds. We must live with this goal. We will demonstrate this in every round, we want this. No way, this is football, there are no guarantees for any team. We must set this goal. If we cannot achieve this goal, we will evaluate whether we made a mistake or not, depending on the quality of the match. Today, Barış was given a red and a second yellow, and it was returned by VAR. Such scenarios may occur during the match, on the way to the final. We need to strengthen our staff. We cannot sign players for the Ajax match, but we will go to the next round by strengthening our squad. We played too many consecutive matches. We play with more or less the same players. This can pull the performances up or down from time to time. I am happy with my squad, but we will improve our quality with reinforcements. Our goal is the final.