After the loss of points, explosive statements! Okan Buruk blasted the TFF and the referee.

Galatasaray Head Coach Okan Buruk made striking statements regarding the referee Oğuzhan Çakır after the match in which they drew 3-3 with Kasımpaşa, due to the penalty awarded to the visiting team and the fixture congestion caused by the Turkish Football Federation.

FIXTURE AND INJURY STATEMENTS

Okan Buruk's statements are as follows;

"Our biggest fear was injuries, and it happened to Victor Osimhen. Wednesday, our next match is in Europe on Thursday. We are given a match on Saturday. Here, they say 'Let's squeeze you, go to the next match with injuries and missing players.' Due to these fears, we made changes.

"IS THIS HOW A PENALTY IS GIVEN?"

After 3-1, we didn't give clear positions, but the game went beyond our control. The defense started to retreat. The penalty awarded is a separate issue this year... I think this will continue! If the player jumps into the air and the ball hits his arm, what will happen to this player? Either what the referee instructors who come to explain to us said is wrong, or what the referees did. Or the decision of the referees in Europe is wrong! Should he be ready to jump for the ball? I wouldn't give a penalty even if it were in my favor. VAR called, it was given. I asked the center referee after the match, but he couldn't exactly say it was a penalty. They made the opponent a part of the match.

"I DON'T THINK IT'S 100% PENALTY"

I don't think it's 100% penalty! I don't know if VAR's call was right or wrong. Are we going to expect a player who jumps to fall with his hands closed! I think the awarding of this position is debatable! They have been giving penalties very easily against us for weeks! Last week, in the Fenerbahçe match, a 100% wrong penalty was not given, but it didn't come back from VAR, nor from anything else. Today, VAR affected the match.

"NEW REFEREE ASSIGNED"

A new referee was assigned, referees who will officiate a big match for the first time are being assigned to our matches. This also needs to be evaluated. I don't attribute this result to the referee, but penalties have been given against us for weeks. If it's a penalty, it should be given, but last week a penalty was not given for Yunus Akgün. What they tell us is different, what is given on the field is different.

"I KNOW MY MISTAKES"

I know my mistakes. We could have played the last part better today. This was a lesson for us. I learned something from this lesson. Everyone will learn a lesson too. I will explain to everyone better how valuable the Galatasaray jersey is. We brought the match to this point ourselves. There were situations where we didn't take this seriously on the field. After 3-2, we couldn't play our game, nor did we want to play. We wanted to rest some players, but maybe we could have thought of something different. The main responsibility is mine, but we could have finished the game more clearly. This points loss was very surprising.

"DEFENSE RETREATED"

One of our problems was that our defense line retreated again. We actually experience this a lot in the scenario where Davinson Sanchez is not present. The retreat of the defense... We couldn't press forward, and the ball didn't stay with us. With the advantage of 3-1, we should have been more secure.

"HE FELL BELOW HIS QUALITY"

Michy Batshuayi fell below his quality. The changes in attack caused us to produce less. Individual performances were low. Our opponent did not attack us by taking many risks. Football luck..."