15.05.2025 00:50
Galatasaray's head coach Okan Buruk shared his feelings and thoughts after the Trabzonspor final. Okan Buruk made a confession regarding the Fenerbahçe match, stating, "The away game against Fenerbahçe, the victory we achieved there, the away game against Konyaspor, the performance here, we wanted it very much and we won."
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Galatasaray, which became the champion of the Ziraat Turkey Cup, Technical Director Okan Buruk spoke after the Trabzonspor final.
''WINNING THE CUP IS VERY IMPORTANT AND VALUABLE''
Okan Buruk talked about the match, saying, "We are very happy. The cup was important for us. We need to congratulate both teams and the spectators. In this atmosphere, the players focused more on the cup. We won, but Trabzonspor also put in a lot of effort. I congratulate them. Looking at the overall match, we established a significant superiority. It was an important night for us. Winning this cup is very important and valuable. We are putting in significant effort with my players. We want to thank them. Our fans were with us. They were with us after the match. With this morale, we want to go to Istanbul and become champions. Being the winning team is very proud. Congratulations to our president and our managers. They also have significant contributions. Now our goal is to declare our championship. We are very happy. This cup has given us extra motivation." he said.
"WE WANTED IT A LOT AND WE WON"
Recalling that Galatasaray advanced from the group stage of the Turkey Cup with the fair-play rule and made a 0-0 sign to the players in the Konyaspor match, Okan Buruk said, ''In the group stage of the first 3 matches, we made a lot of rotations there. We gave chances to many players. We came from a very busy schedule. The number of matches we played this year is incredibly high. We were at the Gaziantep match and were going to the Boluspor match. We were thinking about who we would play with. From there, we had a 0-0 match, and we played very dominantly there as well. The other match ended in a draw, and we knew this rule in our match. Some of our players thought we were eliminated; they didn't even know we advanced. This is a strategic thing." he expressed.
"THE FENERBAHÇE AWAY GAME..."
The successful coach continued his words, "The Fenerbahçe away game, the victory we achieved there, the Konyaspor away game, the game here, we wanted it a lot and we won. The Turkey Cup is very valuable, but we changed a lot of players in certain places. In the end, we both gave chances to the young players and won the cup. Winning this cup again is gratifying, but we must not forget Trabzonspor's effort. I wish them success in the upcoming matches." he added.
CHAMPIONSHIP WORDS
Okan Buruk stated about the championship, "We will play on Sunday. You cannot win without playing. Our first goal is to become champions on Sunday." he said.
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