23.04.2026 00:50
Galatasaray's Head Coach Okan Buruk made statements after the Gençlerbirliği match. The successful coach, who emphasized that the protests against Günay Güvenç were wrong, said, 'He played in all the cup matches last year. He has also done a good job this season. There can be unlucky moments and mistakes, but this mistake should not be read through Günay. If there is someone at fault, that name is the head coach. It is not always right to evaluate through the players.'
Galatasaray's Head Coach Okan Buruk made statements after the match in which they were eliminated from the cup, losing 2-0 to Gençlerbirliği.
"AN UNEXPECTED DEFEAT"
Evaluating the match, Okan Buruk said, "It's a sad, unexpected defeat. We are playing at our home... We changed 9 players compared to the previous match, but our opponent did the same. The bad part is that we couldn't create anything in the first half. We lost the ball a lot, couldn't pressure the opponent's defense. Our opponent closed down very well. We needed to break them down. We remained too static. We could have broken them down with our individual skills, as we did in the league match. In the second half, we created more chances, but we conceded unlucky goals. We had some chances we entered. It became more difficult after the second goal. Even after the second goal, we found chances. We are all sad."
"WE WANTED TO WIN THE CUP"
The experienced coach, expressing that they had cup goals but couldn't achieve them, said, "We wanted to win the cup, we did it last year. This year we couldn't. It was a surprising defeat for us at our home. Our opponent also deserves congratulations. They fought well and closed down well. They didn't give us goal-scoring opportunities and converted the chances they got. We are sad."
"IF THERE IS SOMEONE AT FAULT, THAT NAME IS THE HEAD COACH"
Okan Buruk, referring to the protest from the stands against Günay Güvenç, said, "It's not the first time. This can happen in such matches. Sometimes there can be whistles for the player being substituted. No one wants this. A large part of our fans already supported Günay. The support of the majority is more important, more valuable. He is a very important player for us. He is one of the important personalities within the team. He is always positive, always shows his leadership. Last year in the cup, he played all the time. This year he also did good work. There can be unlucky moments, mistakes, but we shouldn't read this mistake through Günay. If there is someone at fault, that name is the head coach. It's not always right to evaluate through the players. After the match, our fans called for him and showed support."
"WE WILL PLAY THE MOST IMPORTANT MATCH"
The successful coach, also commenting on the Fenerbahçe derby to be played this weekend, stated, "We will play the most important match of the season in the league. We will try to take lessons from here."