Çağdaş Atan: 'Change this system'

Başakşehir manager Çağdaş Atan made a statement after the Galatasaray match.

In his statement, Çağdaş Atan said, "I congratulate my players; we stuck to the plan. We started the match very well. We didn't give Galatasaray any chances until we conceded the first goal. We forced them to play long balls from Muslera. Our center-back needed to win the header, and our right-back needed to win the ball without losing his man. We conceded a simple goal. We conceded an easy goal at a moment when we weren't under pressure and were pressing well. The second goal was also very easy. There was also one that Volkan saved," he said.

"WE CHALLENGED THEM LIKE NEVER BEFORE"

Çağdaş Atan stated, "The match could have turned in our favor with one goal. We scored the goal we wanted, but it was ruled offside. If we had scored that goal, the match would have been difficult for Galatasaray. Galatasaray hasn't been challenged this much at home in a long time. This is a difficult place to play; we lost while trying to play our game. I wish them success," he expressed.

Saying that they conceded simple goals, Çağdaş Atan added, "What is encouraging is that we closed the power gap compared to the Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray matches in the first half. What is sad is the easy goals we conceded. We planned well, but we lost due to simple goals," he said.

"LET'S CHANGE THE CUP FORMAT!"

Speaking about the Turkish Cup, Çağdaş Atan said, "We want to go to Europe. We must continue winning. We have a European goal through either the league or the cup. It will be difficult, but we intend to achieve it. My two center-backs played 120 minutes and then played this match. They made us play 72 hours later. Emirhan and Lima played 120 minutes each. These seem like details, but they are decisive factors. We can exchange ideas. If the cup is being played during a busy period of the season, let's do as they do in France: go to penalties after 90 minutes and determine the winner. Since we are taking Europe as an example... There is no point in grinding the players down this much and keeping the turnaround time so short. Galatasaray played against Bandırmaspor and played their match 4 days later. We played against Hatayspor, and Hatayspor will play their match 5 days later. Why are we playing 3 days later? The TFF and the broadcaster should pay attention to this. End it with penalties after 90 minutes. I thank the players; they were exhausted," he said.