Okan Buruk's explosive response to the question about Mourinho.

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Galatasaray Head Coach Okan Buruk made striking statements at the press conference held before the away match against Malmö in the 6th week of the UEFA Europa League. Buruk also gave a remarkable answer to a question about Fenerbahçe Head Coach Jose Mourinho.

"WE WANT TO STRENGTHEN OUR POSITION"

Okan Buruk's statements are as follows;

"We especially watched our opponent's match against Beşiktaş. We will play against a good team. An organized team. A team with high passing speed. A dangerous team when they have the ball. We will really play against an important team. Our opponent will want to win to stay in the Europa League. For us, this match is very important to stay in the top 8. I have great confidence in my players. We came here with morale. We have some absences, but we have a good squad. We will do our best and try to win. We want to leave here with a victory.

"THEY PLAYED WELL AGAINST BEŞİKTAŞ"

Our opponent could have had a higher point total. They put on a good performance against Beşiktaş. Their ambitions continue. I don't know if it's an advantage or disadvantage for our opponent. We are coming from a bit of a busy schedule. Our opponent's league has ended. We will see the strength of both teams and their adaptation during the match.

THE ABSENCE OF BARIS ALPER

• How will the absence of Barış Alper Yılmaz affect you?

We have very important players. Being at full strength is a big advantage, but the player group, Galatasaray's player group, thinks about these kinds of scenarios while preparing. I believe that everyone who steps on the field will do their best. We are lacking in some positions, we have few players on the wings. But we had 3 players in the forward position. Two are injured, we will play with Batshuayi. But we have an important, valuable squad. We will try to show that on the field.

RESPONSE TO MOURINHO: WE DREAM OF THE FINAL

• Abdülkerim called for Bilbao. Mourinho made statements. Do you see yourselves as favorites?

Five matches have passed, and there is a ranking. We have always been in the top 5. This makes us, especially considering the Tottenham match, one of the favorites, looking at the game, strength, and team performance, we are dreaming of moving forward. But we never know how the next rounds will go. For example, we didn't expect this scenario; we currently have 6-7 injuries. When we are at full strength, the luck in football, what you experience in the game, there are many factors in football. Once you move to the knockout stage, in-game performance becomes important. Therefore, any team can eliminate any team. We will set the goal of reaching the final. We will see how the matches develop in the following process. We are dreaming of this because we have laid the groundwork for it so far.

COMMENT ON THE SIVASSPOR MATCH

All players except the goalkeeper and center-backs want to play offensively. Of course, our team is an aggressive and dynamic team. Even if we are down to 10 men, we first switched to 4-3-2. We kept Mertens and Osimhen up front. Again, we played like a three-man midfield with Yunus, Torreira, and Sara. We sometimes switched to 4-4-1. Your game is also important. The opponent playing with three at the back can make your job easier. We pressed again. The opponent's deep defense makes your job easier. Motivation, concentration, we had a free week, fatigue was low. Generally, we try to showcase our playing style in every match. We have a good squad. We are doing well offensively. We want to continue this. For tomorrow, the quality of the players we have is very high, we will make offensive moves, we will think. We also need to do better defensively. We are conceding too many goals this year. We want to finish without conceding. We also conceded when we were crowded in defense. The same happened in the Sivasspor match. In the second goal, we had 4 players in defense. We conceded a goal from a long pass. If we can defend better, we will be much stronger.

WILL ABDÜLKERİM PLAY?

• What is the likelihood of Abdülkerim playing with an injection?

The defense area is where we have more players. Abdülkerim trained today. We will make our decision tomorrow. We have players in defense. Up front, we have some issues on the wings. Barış is not here, Sallai is not on the European list. We have plans for tomorrow. We will try to implement them.

"GALATASARAY IS DIFFERENT"

• Teams that become champions in the Super League experience declines in the following years. You have not experienced this. What is the secret?

This is our 3rd year, we have experienced 2 championships. I think being in the same concentration is generally the success of the Galatasaray community. As a head coach, I try to do my part. But we have a very valuable squad. We have a squad that responds correctly to the desires of our fans. I believe we are showing beautiful football in terms of gameplay. I think we are going in the right direction not only in terms of winning but also in terms of good play, both in the league and in Europe. Our motivation never decreases. I experienced this at Başakşehir; we became champions. I left at the beginning of the next season. Of course, it was during the pandemic. It was a period you didn't have at the beginning of the season. It becomes an experience. As I said, I am happy to have such a player group.

TRANSFER COMMENTS

For transfers, it's not easy for every transfer to succeed. But sometimes your incoming transfer does not play. Your existing player does not perform well. Last year Barış, this year Yunus. You play with 11 players, and it's important for the players to stand strong in this competition. Our president always supports us. It is important that he is always by our side. We demonstrated this in a training session last week. We are a dynamic community, and this reflects on the field."