David Hubert: We took advantage of Galatasaray's shortcomings

In the 5th week of the UEFA Champions League, Belgian representative Union Saint-Gilloise defeated Galatasaray 1-0 in an away match. Speaking at the press conference held after the match, Union Saint-Gilloise manager David Hubert said, "We are very happy. I am very happy with the players' performance. We could have used the ball a little better.

We could have targeted the opponent's weak points a bit more. But at this level, we need to pass certain stages. We needed to capitalize on these positions more.

We played a more complete match today. I would have preferred a second or third goal. We took advantage of Galatasaray's shortcomings. We played a tough match. It wasn't perfect, but we are talking about a place where they hadn't lost in 33 matches. It wasn't easy to take 3 points here," he said.

"MY PLAYERS DID THEIR BEST"

Noting that they are a quality team, Hubert said, "We knew there would be difficult times in defense. My players did their best to get out of the pressure in this stadium. We could have responded more offensively. Of course, we found more space between the lines. We could have used these spaces. They gave a lot of space with their backs turned. We could have used them. We could have made runs. We scored a very nice goal in the second half. In my opinion, we should have scored the second goal. At least we knew how to win the 3 points and we didn't concede a goal," he stated.

"WE HAD TO MAKE THAT SUBSTITUTION"

Stating that Promise David, who scored the winning goal, played a magnificent match, the 37-year-old manager said, "As a coach, when we look at his quality, he could have done better. Later on, he could have held the ball more and made runs. He could have given us more rest in the attacking points. He needs a moment. Sometimes you don't see it all match, but he scores the goal. We had to make that substitution because of the yellow card. Of course, he needed to play 5 more minutes and show his maximum. Despite the yellow card, one must stay cool-headed and avoid getting a red card," he added.

"THEY RESPONDED TO EVERYTHING"

Stating that in the matches they have played in the Champions League so far, they have usually conceded goals 5 minutes before halftime, Hubert said, "It was necessary to manage these weak moments. Going into halftime at 0-0 is a valid score. Afterwards, we could have done better things with the ball, I mentioned that. I can say that luck smiled upon us. My players responded to everything, including defensively," he said.

Emphasizing that they took the field with offensive players today, David Hubert said, "As a game plan, we thought of an offensive game. We tried to close the balls coming from the front and push Galatasaray to the corners. We wanted to use the gaps we would find in transitions," he said.