Okan Buruk's reaction to the foreign VAR referee incident.

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Galatasaray Head Coach Okan Buruk made statements after the 1-1 draw against Hatayspor. Buruk criticized Belgian foreign VAR referee Jan Boterberg over a penalty situation they expected in the first half.

"THEY ARE NO DIFFERENT FROM TURKISH REFEREES"

Okan Buruk, who stated that their penalties were not awarded in the first half, said, "There was a clear penalty situation in the first half. Foreign VAR referees have come, and they should not be exempt from criticism. We should criticize them just as we criticize Turkish referees. No matter where you go in the world, it is a penalty. We must make the necessary criticisms towards foreign VARs. They are no different from Turkish referees. They will also receive their share of criticism. If the hand touches the ball, it is a penalty, no matter where in the world it is," he stated.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Galatasaray drew 1-1 with Hatayspor in the 20th week of the Trendyol Super League. The yellow-reds, who fell behind 1-0 in the 28th minute, expected a penalty after a situation that occurred 5 minutes after this goal.

Yunus Akgün from Galatasaray took a shot from the edge of the penalty area in the 33rd minute. Yunus's shot was blocked by Kilama in defense. The yellow-red players protested for a penalty, indicating that the Cameroonian defender handled the ball.

Referee Cihan Aydın, who faced intense protests from the Galatasaray side, stated that he consulted with Belgian Jan Boterberg, who was in VAR, and determined that there was no penalty in the situation.

"WE WILL PAY MORE ATTENTION TO OUR RIVALS"

Okan Buruk, who said, "We couldn't win here last year either. This time we drew. We are sad, we are upset. We are the ones in front. We will trust ourselves. We will concentrate more. We will pay more attention to our rivals," made the following statements regarding the match;

"When we passed, we started to easily get past the opponent and get into position. We slowed down the speed of the pass, made poor choices, and played long passes. One of the reasons for the changes was that we thought we could come out better from the back. We tried to attack better from the wings. We largely succeeded in this. We entered many clear positions to win. We could have scored many goals in the second half. The ball just wouldn't go in. We found the 1-1 early, but the ball just wouldn't go in. Towards the end, there were positions we used poorly, bad crosses, bad passes... We got into so many positions, but we could have entered 5-6 more clear positions if we had made the right choices. I am pleased with my players' fight in the second half. I don't count the first half; we were slow and didn't understand the importance of the match. We conceded a bad goal from a set piece. We gave our opponent a chance to take the lead and be resilient. We could have won comfortably in the second half. We missed the positions. There was good intention too. Everyone tried to pass to each other. Even when we were face to face, we passed. If our finishing had been good, we could have won. Such matches will have such mistakes. We won 17 away matches. This time we couldn't win. We couldn't win here last year either. This time we drew. We are sad, we are upset. We are the ones in front. We will trust ourselves. We will concentrate more. We will pay more attention to our rivals. We will play the 1st minute like the 90th minute. Those coming from the bench will also try to do better. This is why we could have entered clearer positions towards the end of the match today. We brought in a second striker. As the game went on, we thought about taking Barış out; Barış looked tired, but he got into 2 positions. He looks tired, but it seems like he hasn't. We can't understand if he is tired or not during the match. You try to keep the goal chance in the game. We tried to make a move with Batshuayi. Whenever Batshuayi came in, he always created goal opportunities. We could have expected even better contributions from him. We played better in the second half, but despite finding an early goal, we couldn't turn the game around. We wanted to build the game a bit. We wanted to play with a midfielder. The game didn't flow as we wanted. The opponent is defending with one player. We couldn't do what we wanted in the first half. Berkan started in the midfield. He did this well."

MUSLERA'S WORDS: I HOPE WE CAN WIN MORE TROPHIES FOR HIM

Regarding Fernand Muslera's 428 matches, Okan Buruk said, "I played with Bülent Korkmaz. He was a great professional. He won so many trophies and achieved success because he felt so much a part of Galatasaray, breaking the record for most matches played. Muslera has also been here for many years and has brought trophies. I hope he will bring even more trophies. We also want to concede fewer goals for him. He is a professional, a captain who has won many trophies in Galatasaray's history. I hope we can win more trophies for him," he said.