04.10.2025 23:32
Galatasaray's head coach Okan Buruk made statements following the match against Beşiktaş. Reacting to the referee's performance, Okan Buruk said, "There were clear referee mistakes. This needs to be emphasized. The situation that Mr. Yasin Kol stopped after just three passes in the second half is unbelievable. We witnessed amateurish things in terms of refereeing. Hopefully, they will correct these issues as soon as possible."
In the 8th week match of the Trendyol Super League, Galatasaray and Beşiktaş ended in a 1-1 draw. Okan Buruk from Galatasaray made statements after the match.
"WHEN DID WE DO THIS?"
Evaluating the match, Okan Buruk said, "Firstly, the match started as I expected. The opponent left the ball to us, they tried to make counter-attacks with Rafa. We conceded the first goal. Our defensive run, not taking the opponent seriously... Barış and Jakobs could have been trapped in a two-on-two situation. We should have responded correctly to Orkun's run. We conceded such a goal. We especially wanted to use the left side. The opponent had a defensive weakness on the left side. We could have produced more. What I didn't want was long balls. We injured Singo with a long ball. If the ball stayed with us, if we could turn it... When did we do this? When we were down to 10 men."
"WE WERE SAD ABOUT THE LOSS"
Buruk expressed that they were sad about the points lost, saying, "We spread out on the field. We used the extra 1 with the goalkeeper, we brought Uğurcan between the two center-backs to equalize with the opponent. In my opinion, we played more comfortably and better after we went down to 10 men. We produced more. We found a goal. We showed an important example of struggle. Even when we were one man down, we showed how superior we were to our opponent. On the other hand, the start of the match, the low productivity, and giving the opponent a chance to counter is disappointing. I congratulate my players for their efforts. We could have won; we had our chances. At the end of the day, we were sad about the points lost."
"THERE WERE OBVIOUS REFEREE ERRORS"
Okan Buruk expressed his reaction to the match referee Yasin Kol, stating, "There were obvious referee errors. This needs to be emphasized. The position that Mr. Yasin Kol stopped after making 3 passes in the second half is incredible. Everyone will hopefully explain to us what the difference is between the stoppage by Arda Kardeşler and the stoppage by Yasin Kol. The incident that happened 2 weeks ago, stopping the game after saying 'play' after 3 passes was a huge fiasco."
"WE SAW INEXPERIENCED THINGS"
Continuing his words, the successful coach said, "A player came in, the referee stopped the game, and then continued. Stopping the game while it was being played and then making a player substitution. We saw inexperienced things in terms of refereeing. Hopefully, they will correct these as soon as possible. The referees are receiving training. Two referees from abroad are providing training. Hopefully, these trainings will make us all happy in the end."
SINGO'S CONDITION
We will look at Singo's condition. He had a strain in his hamstring. He will go for an MRI, and we will decide whether to send him to the national team accordingly.