13.02.2025 23:20
Galatasaray's head coach Okan Buruk reacted to the leak of the squad before the AZ Alkmaar match. Buruk stated, "Unfortunately, everything is leaking from Florya. We don't know who is leaking it, how it's happening, or which squads are being communicated to whom. We need to be stricter regarding this issue."
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Galatasaray Head Coach Okan Buruk made striking statements before the UEFA Europa League playoff match against AZ Alkmaar.
"THE SQUAD IS CONSTANTLY LEAKING"
Stating that the squad is constantly leaking, Buruk said, "You provided the squad during the day. Unfortunately, everything comes out of Florya. We don't know from whom, how it comes out, which squads are reaching whom. We need to be stricter about this. The squad is constantly leaking. This is my sadness. It's easy to guess the squad for this match because we don't have a very crowded squad for this match," he said.
"WE ARE THINKING OVER 2 FORMATIONS"
Speaking about the formation in the game, Buruk said, "We are thinking over 2 formations during the game, 3-man and 4-man. We have players who can switch to this. We will need to focus on the opponent's formation. Our opponent is a team that is used to playing with each other, young and dynamic. We actually know them from the first match. There are not many significant changes in the game, game structure, and players. This is an advantage, but we need to show it on the field. When we have the ball, we caused problems for the opponent. We had superiority in aerial duels. Our opponent has dangerous players up front. They also have shortcomings like us. We will do our best to win. Today is Berat night, I congratulate everyone on their Kandil. I send my best wishes to our coach Oğuz. I hope he gets out of the hospital in good health as soon as possible. He is a football person that we all love very much," he expressed.
"AN UPDATE IS NECESSARY"
Making a suggestion to UEFA, the experienced coach said, "It's a difficult situation for us. Suspended players, injured players, those not on the list... 3 substitutions here are very few. Because the number of matches has increased. The number of matches has changed. The issue of being suspended is also increasing, and the risk of player injuries is rising. More matches are being played. UEFA needs to bring an update. They should give extra rights for players who have suffered major injuries. We have a good 11, and there are those waiting on the bench. We are Galatasaray, everyone plays at Galatasaray. There are friends who will support from the bench, and there are brothers from the academy. When we move together, the development in the match is also very important; if we move together and do the team defense correctly, we think we can gain an advantage for the second match," he stated.
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