Defensive struggles at Galatasaray

Galatasaray, which has played 12 official matches this season, has managed to keep a clean sheet in only 1 of them.

According to a report by Sabah newspaper, goalkeeper Muslera has had the most out-of-form start to a season for the yellow-red team, which has been unable to prevent 20 goals so far.

Center-backs Abdülkerim Bardakçı and Victor Nelsson drew attention with the individual errors they made in the goals conceded.

Following the Rigas match, head coach Okan Buruk drew attention to the situation by stating, "Our first job in terms of defense is to defend. Our seriousness was low." He has become the focus of criticism following the matches against Kasımpaşa (3-3) and Riga Skola (2-2), where 3-0 and 2-0 leads could not be maintained.

While a solution to the defensive problems has yet to be found, Galatasaray is performing even worse than it did in the first 12 matches of the 2021-22 season, which was the club's most unsuccessful period.

During that period, the yellow-red team kept a clean sheet in 2 of those matches, while conceding 18 goals.