14.03.2025 23:30
Galatasaray's head coach Okan Buruk spoke after their 4-0 victory against Antalyaspor. Highlighting the 10-point lead, Buruk stated, "We needed a victory like this. The weather is getting warmer, and as we approach May, our enthusiasm is increasing. We showed that on the field today." The experienced coach also reminded everyone of the statistics for the upcoming derbies against Beşiktaş and Fenerbahçe.
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Galatasaray Head Coach Okan Buruk made striking statements after the 4-0 victory against Antalyaspor in the 28th week of the Trendyol Super League.
"OUR EXCITEMENT INCREASES AS MAY APPROACHES"
Okan Buruk's statements are as follows;
"We needed such a victory. The weather has warmed up, and our excitement increases as May approaches. We showed this on the field today. At the beginning of the match, our opponent switched to a 5-man defense. We didn't expect this. It happened last week as well. We had some difficulties adapting to the game at the beginning. We struggled a bit more in creating opportunities here. But with the first goal, the second goal, and the chances... We found more options. I think we played much better in the second half. The score didn't increase, but we didn't give away chances, we created chances. I think we were in a good place today. We achieved an important victory. We needed such a victory.
"WE ARE 10 POINTS AHEAD"
We are entering the national team break. Right now, we are 10 points ahead despite having 2 matches less. This is important. Then there will be a national team break, followed by a tough schedule ahead of us. The game will settle, and the habits of playing together with the new players will increase with these matches, and our performance will rise. We achieved an important victory. Antalyaspor had been on the rise with Emre Belözoğlu. They tried to play today as well. We are happy to have won against such a team.
STATEMENT FOR THE DERBIES AGAINST BEŞİKTAŞ AND FENERBAHÇE
We have played many derbies in 2.5 years. We left with a very high victory rate. This is an important statistic. I can say that we perform better in a good match atmosphere. We struggled when we were not fully concentrated on our opponent. These kinds of matches are very important for us. We will prepare well. We expect the players coming from the national team to arrive close to the match. Osimhen and Davinson, Cuesta... They will return late from the national team. There aren't many players in between. We will both rest and prepare. We will regenerate the players before the match, but as I said, we will prepare, rest, and renew ourselves.
"WE ARE RISING BOTH IN SCORE AND IN GAME"
With this match, we are rising both in score and in game, and we need to increase this. We used new players and players who are not fully ready; I mentioned this for Yunus today, but overall, those who started and finished played at the same level, with the same concentration. We played with the same mindset from the beginning to the end of the match."
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