Barış Alper Yılmaz's assessment of the Trabzonspor defeat

In the rescheduled match of the 27th week of the Trendyol Süper Lig, Galatasaray defeated Göztepe 3-1 away from home. Following the match, the yellow-red player Barış Alper Yılmaz made statements to the press.

Stating that he feels great happiness and pride in taking the field as captain, Yılmaz said, "We have goals and we want to achieve them. I have responsibilities.

Nothing can discourage me. I take very good care of myself. That's why I can say that injuries don't affect me. We footballers must keep ourselves ready for every position. I also enjoy playing as a forward. I need to contribute to my team. I think I have reached 5 goals. I have my own goals as well. I want to achieve those too," he said.

"Let's call it a stroke of bad luck"

Touching upon the Trabzonspor defeat suffered last week, Yılmaz expressed that there is no 'yesterday' in football. Stating that this unintended result saddened them but that they have recovered as a team, Yılmaz said, "We are focused on today and tomorrow. We would love to win every game, but let's call this a stroke of bad luck. Actually, it ignited us. We are not listening to outside noise and are focusing on ourselves," he stated.

"Icardi is someone very special"

Emphasizing that nothing is over yet on the path to the championship, Yılmaz pointed out that the fans support them everywhere. Stating that they need to focus on their matches, Yılmaz said, "It is still very early. We need to focus on our matches. The team has captains, and there are also those who work behind the scenes. Being a captain is a source of pride and joy. Icardi is someone very special. He made a whole generation Galatasaray fans. We are a family and we won't be easily broken. We are a very beautiful family," he said.