Okan Buruk's comments on Beşiktaş! 'It won't be like this'

Galatasaray Head Coach Okan Buruk made statements following the match in which they were eliminated by Fatih Karagümrük.

HERE ARE OKAN BURUK'S STATEMENTS

'It is sad. We wanted to continue in both Europe and the cup. It is a challenging fixture, the number of consecutive matches is high... Looking specifically at today, we tried to prefer fresher players; there were 4-5 fresh players. We will also go to a very important derby in 3 days. We conceded a goal very early. Our opponent played very well for once. We have to give them their due. They did higher-quality work than us. I have to say that clearly.

We are the Galatasaray team; the opponent did higher-quality work according to our player and quality level. They came out of the pressure quickly and clearly. In the second half, we were in the opponent's half more. There were positions, we could have caught the 1-1. We made moves. We couldn't find the 1-1. 2-0 was the end of the match for us. We couldn't give a clear reaction afterwards. We congratulate the opponent. My players should also think; we played many players, we gave them a chance.

Specifically for today, we need to see what we couldn't do on our own part and fix it. There is another match in 3 days. We have no preparation time for any match. We are preparing for matches with a very short tactical training session 1 day before the match.

THE BEŞİKTAŞ MATCH WON'T BE LIKE THIS

The Beşiktaş match will also be like this. We will fight, we must reveal our quality more clearly. The derby is very important. We are the leaders in the league. We have been winning for a long time, we won all the matches of the second half, we must continue the stability in the league. We have the power and quality to do better. My expectation from my players is that they can do better. Every player of mine is getting a chance, they need to evaluate it better. We wanted to win the cup, we are sad because we lost. Our goal is to win the league.

The derby is difficult in every way. It is difficult against Beşiktaş both at home and away. Both teams' goal is to win. Beşiktaş is in a good situation. Our goal is to win. We must reveal our own quality and desire. Everyone is a favorite in a derby match. It is not necessary to look at the points table and evaluate it differently. We will play a difficult match. We will be ready mentally. We will train tomorrow morning, then we will have one more training session and we will go to the match.

Serge Aurier and Hakim Ziyech have not yet started team training. We will make a decision about them tomorrow. Maybe we will decide whether to include Aurier in the squad, especially for the Beşiktaş match, after the training sessions. Things will get easier when we are at full squad. We don't have alternatives in some positions. Kaan is also playing matches while injured. He is struggling in consecutive matches. That's why we want Serge to return.'

News Source: 12punto