Okan Buruk: There were obvious referee errors

Galatasaray, which started the season with 7 wins in 7 matches, managed to secure 1 point from a derby where they faced many setbacks. The yellow-red team lost points for the first time this season, bringing their total to 22 points.

Stating that there were obvious referee errors in the match, manager Okan Buruk said, "I hope someone will explain to us the difference between Arda Kardeşler stopping play and Yasin Kol stopping play. The incident that happened 2 weeks ago, stopping the game after saying 'play on' after 3 passes, was a huge fiasco."

Making statements after the match, manager Okan Buruk noted the following:

"First of all, the match started as I expected. The opponent left the ball to us and tried transition attacks with Rafa. We conceded the first goal. Our run back to defense, not paying attention to the opponent... We could have been squeezed in defense during the two-on-two play. We should have responded correctly to Orkun's run. We conceded a goal like that.

We especially wanted to use the left side. The opponent had a defensive weakness on the left. We could have produced more. What I didn't want was long balls. We injured Singo on a long ball. If the ball had stayed with us, if we had circulated it... When did we do this? After we were down to 10 men.

We spread out correctly on the field. We used the plus 1 with the goalkeeper, and to equalize with the opponent, we put Uğurcan between the two center-backs. In my opinion, we played more comfortably and better after we were left with 10 men. We produced more. We found a goal. We showed an important example of fighting spirit. Even with one man down, we showed how superior we were to our opponent. On the other hand, the start of the match, the low productivity, and giving the opponent transition chances is sad.

I congratulate my players for their efforts. We could have won; we had positions. At the end of the day, we are sad about the loss of points."

News Source: 12punto