Okan Buruk: '3 points were very important for our goal!'

Defeating Stuttgart 2-0 at home in the 4th week of the UEFA Champions League, Galatasaray Coach Okan Buruk made a statement after the match.

Here are Buruk's words;

Actually, the match went as we expected. I've always said this. They are a team with very high offensive power, but at the same time they give their opponents too many positions. Both teams found many positions during the match. Their pressure on each other caused the long balls to increase from time to time and the second balls to gain importance.

"WE COULD FIND ALL THREE"

Whenever we stayed calm, tried to pass and managed to come out with the pass, we implemented it much better, especially in the first half. We could have entered the break with a better score, but we could have fallen behind by conceding a goal right at the beginning of the match. We could have scored the third goal after 2-0.

"THE WIN WAS VERY IMPORTANT"

When we look at the statistics, we see that the data of the two teams are quite close to each other. The ball reception and shooting numbers in the opponent's penalty area were also close to each other. It was very important to win and leave here victorious.

"WE ENCOUNTERED A DANGEROUS TEAM"

Our opponent is a team that makes offensive transitions very effectively. Even when they were leading 2-0, they had two offensive transition opportunities. When we had ball losses while attacking, especially when our full-backs came forward, they tried to play with two center forwards and a number 10. They wanted to use the wing where El Khannouss was located. We encountered a team that tried to get to the opponent's goal very quickly and was therefore dangerous.

"TODAY WAS VERY IMPORTANT"

We won 2-0 and did not concede a goal. Getting three points and contributing to our goal difference were very important today for our goal of advancing to the next round. We achieved this. Our goal, of course, is to go higher.

REFEREE CRITICISM

Both teams are very tired today. Playing conditions were not good; We played on a very bad ground. The ground put a strain on both teams from time to time and caused passing errors. In addition, there were very harsh interventions, especially in the first half. Maybe there would have been more yellow cards. It is also necessary to evaluate whether Lemina's position could have been a red card. The referee was English, but when we looked at the 90 minutes of the match, we thought that some decisions were in favor of our opponent.