Sports writers evaluate the Galatasaray - Fatih Karagümrük match: The worst match under Okan Buruk

The excitement of the quarter-finals in the Ziraat Turkish Cup has come to an end.

Galatasaray faced Fatih Karagümrük at home.

The Yellow-Reds could not prevent goals from Markao in the 7th minute and Ryan Mendes in the 84th minute.

With this result, Galatasaray bid farewell to the Turkish Cup.

Sports writers who evaluated the Galatasaray – Fatih Karagümrük match criticized the Yellow-Reds' manager Okan Buruk.

Here are the comments from the sports writers;

GÜNTEKİN ONAY: APPLAUSE FOR SHOTA

There are 5 technical players in the Karagümrük midfield. The midfield consisting of Feghouli, Bertollacci, Eysseric, Mendes, and Can used the ball very comfortably against Galatasaray and did not give control to Galatasaray in the first 45 minutes. One must congratulate Shota Arveladze. He chose not to defend against Galatasaray away from home. His team found 2 goals and could not capitalize on 3 clear chances with the star of the match, Mendes. Yesterday, Karagümrük more than deserved to advance. They could have found more goals. Shota has given this team an identity. They play eye-pleasing football with calm players of high technical quality. (HÜRRİYET)

LEVENT TÜZEMEN: DON'T LAUGH AT YOUR NEIGHBOR, LEST IT HAPPEN TO YOU

Don't laugh at your neighbor, lest it happen to you. After Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray also bid farewell to the cup. There was a crowd in the stands as large as in a league match. But when coach Okan let go of seriousness in his squad selection, Galatasaray played an ordinary game. The football intelligence, passing quality, defensive understanding, and ability to transition to attack of the Karagümrük players were excellent. Especially in the first half, Galatasaray didn't even have a game leader. Every player acted on their own, and there was no harmony in the final passes. Captain Kerem not leaving set pieces to players with proper feet like Oliveira and Kaan Ayhan reflected negatively on Galatasaray. A proverb says: "If you miss the first button, you cannot button the rest." Coach Okan's starting 11 was an indication that he missed the first button. (SABAH)

SERKAN AKCAN: SLEEP-DEPRIVING

The structure of the 2 goals Galatasaray conceded last night was very similar. Galatasaray, which is the team that concedes the fewest goals in the league because they can defend transitions well under normal conditions, conceded the first goal yesterday after a passing error by Kerem 70 meters away from his own goal, and the second goal after Davinson lost the ball at the center line while trying to build play. The fact that the Galatasaray defense, which watched the ball for nearly 70 meters in both transition goals, has regressed so much in two weeks will deprive Okan Buruk of sleep for a while. (FANATİK)

METİN KARABAŞ: KARAGÜMRÜK PUNISHED THEM

Although Galatasaray played a more eager game in the second half, they were not successful in the final third. Fatih Karagümrük, which analyzed its opponent very well and took advantage of their weaknesses, was the side that deserved the victory. With the 2-0 defeat, Galatasaray bid farewell to the cup and failed to reach another goal. (FANATİK)

BÜLENT TİMURLENK: THE WORST MATCH UNDER OKAN BURUK

This match is the worst and most forgettable 90 minutes for Galatasaray under the management of Okan Buruk. Forget about being a candidate for the starting 11 in the league; yesterday's game showed who will be packing their bags at Galatasaray at the end of the season. While Zaha is a man who could knock out this Karagümrük single-handedly with his career, talent, and earnings, he was stamped with "It didn't work here" last night. Let's change the subject in the same sentence to Tete... Let's add Sergio to those who will be shown the door... (SABAH)