Galatasaray, our representative from the Super League giants, will face off against the Danish team Copenhagen in the Champions League Group A on Wednesday.
Before this critical match, yellow-reds coach Okan Buruk made a statement at the press conference.
Okan Buruk’s statements are as follows:
“WE WILL PLAY AGAINST A GOOD TEAM”
“We are facing a very good team. A young, running, fighting team. The champions of the last 2 years are in their own league. We will play against a good team. Our goal is to win, as in every match. My players and I are ready. We will play against Copenhagen on Wednesday. We will play against Manchester United. We’ll see to the end.”
“ZAHA WILL BE IN THE SQUAD”
“Zaha has become fit to play, he will be in the squad.”
“OUR GOAL IS TO GET OUT OF THE GROUP”
“Galatasaray’s goal is always to get out of the group in the Champions League. This is our first thought. I don’t know what will happen in the future, but our current goal is to get out of the group.”
“WE WILL DECIDE ON TACTICS MATCH BY MATCH”
“Sometimes it is a quadruple, sometimes it is a trio, many things can be considered. We will decide these on a match-by-match basis. We will decide these according to the players we have and the opponent.”
“WE DID NOT HAVE THE CHANCE TO SEE ZAHA”
“We did not have the chance to see Zaha 100%. After Hakim came on in the last match, he showed that he is a player who can throw the balls Icardi wants during the game. I think Zaha will also contribute to the team and the attack.”
“ALL TEAMS IN THE GROUP ARE EQUAL”
“I see all the teams in the group as equal. There are favorite teams in terms of squad, but my opinion is who will do what on the field. Evaluating on paper does not mean anything. We have experienced this in many European cup matches here. Our opponent will come to score points, we need to defend well. Copenhagen is a good team. “It is a team that has as many chances as anyone else in the group. That’s why we care about our opponent. We need to maximize our concentration to win.”