25.01.2025 19:00
Galatasaray's head coach Okan Buruk spoke about the reactions from the match against Dinamo Kiev before the Konyaspor game. Buruk stated, "There are murmurs within football. Even while watching on TV, you make noise. These sounds exist. The important thing is that the players are not affected, and they weren't. Looking at their training performance, they were not affected. I trust ourselves, our team, and our fans."
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Galatasaray Head Coach Okan Buruk made statements before the Konyaspor match. Buruk talked about the reactions during the Dinamo Kiev match.
"THERE ARE MURMURS IN FOOTBALL"
Okan Buruk's statements are as follows;
After the last match, especially here, there are sometimes misunderstandings. When you play a back pass after a draw, like 3-3, there can be sounds from the stands during the player's entrance and exit. It shouldn't be attributed to the entire crowd. It shouldn't be seen as something very bad. There are murmurs in football. Even while watching on TV, you make sounds. These sounds exist. The important thing is that the players are not affected, and they weren't. Looking at the training performance, they were not affected. We trust ourselves, our team, and our audience. Our audience is always a great driving force. The atmospheres here have always been very intense. Galatasaray fans are always by Galatasaray's side. There will be ups and downs. We talk about the goals we conceded and the defense, but we talk less about the positions we created and the goals we scored, making Galatasaray the best in the Europa League. We don't remember the goal missed by the opponent in the last match. Of course, we conceded easy goals. Whether it went out for a throw-in, we conceded from a corner, or we conceded from a cross. These can result in goals. There are matches where you give 10 positions and the opponent fails to score. This doesn't mean you are good defensively. The important thing is to look at the overall game. We evaluate the rights and wrongs. We assess the differences between last year and this year. We talk, and we take precautions.
"WE ARE 6 POINTS AHEAD, WE ARE PLAYING WELL"
Today, there are three players in the opponent who can play in transition: Ndao, Yusuf, and Kramer. We need to prevent transitions. We will use Kaan together with Torreira. We will utilize Kaan's ability to play while organizing the game. Many teams play high balls against us. Torreira's rate of joining forward may increase. We will use Sallai as a right-back. He is effective in attack. He is good in defense. When we are ahead, we may also go on the attack emotionally. If we manage the match correctly, we have many things to win. We are 6 points ahead. We are the leaders. If they had offered this to us at the beginning of the season, we would have accepted it, we would have even accepted less. We are the ones with the advantage. We are playing good football.
"AHMED KUTUCU IS READY"
Touching on the transfer of Ahmed Kutucu, Buruk said, "Ahmed Kutucu, congratulations. He is one of the form players in the league. His joining us and being in the squad is valuable for us. I thank our managers for making it happen for this match. We can use him today. He has played as a winger, forward, and even as a second forward at Schalke. He is a fit player. He adapted very quickly. He has friends inside. It was a nice transfer. Sara is also in the squad. We included him in the squad today. We want to use him according to the flow of the game. Our number is high compared to the last match. We have four more than the previous match. It will be very important to make a move in the game," he stated.
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