Okan Buruk reacts to referee Vincic: 'It's disrespectful'

Criticizing referee Slavko Vincic, Buruk also stated that they lacked productivity:

"The intensity was high for both teams. We knew Fenerbahçe would give us the ball. We knew they would play with long balls and transition attacks. We didn't give away any chances except for set pieces. We couldn't produce much. We remained far below our own expectations. Playing with three midfielders and the performance of our attacking players were factors in this. We could have been a bit more mobile. At the start of the match, I started Lemina as a single pivot, and Sara and Torreira as two number 8s. We couldn't make runs behind the defense. The stress of this match is, of course, very different. Expectations were high in terms of quality."

"IT IS DISRESPECTFUL IN MY OPINION"

"We saw how poor the performance was and how shaky the hands were of a referee who has officiated a Champions League final. I saw him put the whistle to his mouth and pull it back three times. He didn't listen to the fourth official at all. Mert Müldür almost played volleyball. Not listening to the fourth official because he is Turkish is, in my opinion, a sign of disrespect toward Turkish referees. I told him after the match as well; 'You refereed worse than the Turkish referees.' His hands and feet were shaking. I couldn't believe it."

"There have been matches before where both teams didn't make brave moves in games heading for a 0-0 draw. The same thing happened again. The referee also stopped the game. He kept calling fouls. I am very unhappy with his performance. It was as if he was in a mood of 'let the match end 0-0 so nothing happens to me' to slow down the game. We were facing a team in good form. Our resistance and struggle were good. We could have produced a bit more."

PRAISE FOR LEMINA

"We need to think match by match. We will go out to win as always. With this squad quality, we will be much better when we are a full team. We had 3 new players today. We will be better when the adaptation process is over. We have an advantage right now, but we haven't won anything yet. We become champions when we win 9 matches. We will try to win our first 9 matches."

"Lemina contributed to the team physically. He did very good work. He got tired in the last 10-15 minutes, but he lacks match fitness. He made an important contribution to the team. Despite it being his first match, he put in a very good performance."

News Source: 12punto