Radical decision from Okan Buruk before Adana Demirspor match: He will bench 3 names
Following their elimination from the Champions League by Young Boys, Galatasaray manager Okan Buruk has decided to bench 3 players ahead of the Adana Demirspor match.
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Galatasaray, which was eliminated by Young Boys in the Champions League play-off round, will continue its journey in the UEFA Europa League.
Following the defeat against Young Boys, all eyes in the Yellow-Red community have turned to the Süper Lig match against Adana Demirspor.
Following the result in the Champions League, manager Okan Buruk, who has become the focus of criticism, has made radical decisions ahead of the critical match.
The experienced manager is expected to make revisions to the squad for the Adana Demirspor match.
The 50-year-old manager is planning to make 3 changes to the squad for the Young Boys match.
According to a report by TRT Spor, the first change will take place at the left-back position. The report states that Okan Buruk plans to give the starting role to Elias Jelert in place of Derrick Köhn.
Kaan Ayhan, who played as a center-back in the Young Boys match in place of the suspended Abdülkerim Bardakcı, will move to right-back for the Adana Demirspor match.
The report also stated that Okan Buruk is considering starting Barış Alper Yılmaz on the right wing instead of Hakim Ziyech.
It was highlighted that Buruk, who will abandon the two-striker formation, will assign Mauro Icardi to the front line and Dries Mertens behind the striker.
The experienced manager will field Muslera in goal, Victor Nelsson and Abdülkerim Bardakcı as the center-back duo, Lucas Torreira and Gabriel Sara in midfield, and Kerem Aktürkoğlu on the left wing for the critical match.