Okan Buruk criticized the referee performance and discussed the foreign player rule

Galatasaray Coach Okan Buruk made a statement at the press conference held after the match at Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium.

Reminding that they entered the week as a leader, Buruk said, "It was an important victory for us. We came here as a leader, we continue on our way as a leader. I think we started the match very well. Of course, there is a difference between the first half and the second half. We gave easy positions in the second half. Especially after the 60th minute, there were positions where the opponent entered with long balls from time to time. Sometimes we also made individual mistakes. We made mistakes in terms of defensive formation. However, in general, we dominated the game, were close to winning, entered a lot of goal positions, and won the game with 3 goals." "We were the team that finished the match. We are happy in this sense, but we conceded two goals, one from a penalty and the other from a corner. We conceded two goals from set pieces last week. We will work on these." he said.

REACTION TO KADİR SAĞLAM

Arguing that both teams were not happy with the performance of referee Kadir Sağlam, Buruk said, "Nobody is happy with the referee's performance. Nuri coach also conveyed this to the referee after the match. He also saw a red card, I received a yellow card. We are the ones who received yellow cards and red cards, but let's see what the Central Referee Board will do about the referees who give such a bad performance." he said.

Referring to individual mistakes in defense, the experienced coach said:

"There were almost no positions we gave in the first half. We did not bring the opponent to our goal. In the second half, we also gave positions with the long ball. We need to fix this. We played badly when the match came to 1-1. With the changes after 2-2, we were more in the opponent's area. We took positions. We scored a goal from a set piece, but it was not counted for offside. There was a penalty position, which was not given because it was offside. We were productive again, we got into position. I think Torreira's goal is Torreira's goal. It was a good goal with single passes, touched by many people in terms of preparation. However, we sometimes made timing mistakes both in the dead ball and in our formations and defensive moves during the game. The players sometimes said, 'I will hit this ball anyway, I will receive this ball, I will turn and receive this ball.' he might have thought. There is never any room for this complacency in football. The more comfortable you are, the more positions you can give. We need to end this comfort. So sometimes too much self-confidence leads to too many positions."

STATEMENT OF VICTOR OSIMHEN

Okan Buruk said that he thought Victor Osimhen, who left the match due to his injury, would not be away from the field for a long time.

Stating that Osimhen's check-ups will be done tomorrow, Buruk said, "Groin injuries have a shorter recovery period compared to others. I hope he will return as soon as possible. There is a Sporting match in five days. I hope our players can make it to this match." he said.

DENİZ GÜL AND RAFAEL LEAO LYRICS

Stating that the new transfers Rafael Leao and Deniz Gül are not physically ready, the coach of the yellow-red team said, "Neither of them are fully ready. The players we play without being 100 percent ready can pose an injury risk. Both Deniz Gül and Leao are currently behind our team. It is necessary to bring them to the team level as soon as possible. Leao came out of an injury and had a 10-day training gap. He started here and was with us for two days. It is necessary to use Leao well and correctly. He has a very high explosiveness." oyuncu. Hem birebiri oynayan hem savunma arkası koşular atan bir oyuncu. Sakatlık riskini ortadan kaldırmamız gerekiyor. Bugün oyuna erken bir şekilde almama nedeni buydu. Barış da daha önce santrforda bizim için iyi işler yaptı. Biraz süreye ihtiyacımız var. Türkiye'de kendimizi hep küçük gördüğümüz için buradaki oyuncular sanki hazır değil, Avrupa'dan gelen oyuncuları hep hazır görürüz. Maalesef bizde gelen oyuncular çok hazır durumda olmuyor. Bu süreçte de testlerini yaptık. Onların ekstra çalışmalarını da yapacağız. Ancak oynayabilirler, oynayamaz değiller. Oynadıkları zaman sakatlık riski may occur." made his evaluations.

"I LIKE BOTH SARA AND TORREIRA VERY MUCH"

Galatasaray Coach Buruk praised the performance of Gabriel Sara and Lucas Torreira.

Speaking about midfielders Lucas Torreira and Gabriel Sara, Buruk said, "I liked both Gabriel Sara and Torreira very much. They both scored a goal each. It is very pleasing that they performed the defensive aspects we asked from midfielders well and scored a goal. I think Sara's performance will increase much more." He commented:

Explaining that he used Leroy Sane on the left because of Yunus Akgün's high performance on the right, Buruk said, "Leroy played a lot of matches on the left. He went vertically to the goal, ran behind the defense. There was one header coming from the opposite direction. One of the things that made me happy was that he went to the center from the right side and headed the ball. He did both his defensive duties well and tried to do his offensive duties in the best way possible. Yunus, who plays on the right side, is in very good shape. The fact that Yunus is in great form is the reason why I do not spoil the right side. "There are a lot of matches where Sane plays on the left side. He is also a player who can go to the goal vertically. I think we can use Sane behind the striker as well. The important thing is that we achieve our goals correctly with such multi-positioned players." he said.

Buruk stated that he started the match with Aleksey Batrakov and Gabriel Sara because he liked their performance in the Göztepe match in the third week, and said, "When we look at their original places, Gabriel Sara is number 8 and Batrakov is number 10. We played them in their original places. I really liked the game we played in the second 45 minutes of the Göztepe match. The reason why I played this game was the good work they did last week." he said.

"THE FOREIGN RULE AFFECTED EVERYONE VERY MUCH"

The coach of the yellow-red team claimed that the foreign player rule had a negative impact on all clubs in the Super League.

Okan Buruk said that he met with Kaan Ayhan, whom they did not include in the UEFA Champions League squad, and explained his decision.

Claiming that the foreign player rule puts a strain on all teams, Buruk concluded his words as follows:

"There are missing places in many teams. The foreigner rule affected everyone greatly. I think both Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe could have entered the Champions League arena with much better squads. Beşiktaş could have entered the Europa League and Trabzonspor could have entered the Conference League in the best possible way. With this rule, you cannot fit everything exactly. We did not have a lot of places due to the foreigner rule. We will either keep the players we have or change them, but those changes are not easy either. Not everything we wanted was perfect. Fenerbahçe got into the Champions League. He had to send his most used player, Talisca, during the participation phase. We always said that this rule was wrong. I wish someone would come forward and say, 'That's why we did it.' if he said. One of the reasons why we can't create the best squad is because we don't have space. We could not make these changes. The players we have are also valuable and you do not want to disrupt the order immediately. "I think many clubs have suffered huge losses."