Okan Buruk: We learned an important lesson

In the Ziraat Turkish Cup Group A opening week, Galatasaray defeated RAMS Başakşehir 1-0 at home. Following the match, at the press conference, he madeMaking statements, Galatasaray managerOkan Buruk said that in the first match of the group, they played against agood team like Başakşehir, stating,"They are a fit team.They won their lastmatchaway from home. Groupmatcheswinning against one of our potential rivals in the remainder of the season is pleasing forus. We had said that we would make changes during the mid-season break. We started the match well, we started with a goal.We had opportunities afterward. We could have found the chance for a second goal. They were also a team close to scoring. They were always close to the chance of an equalizer. Unfortunately, we could not score the second goal.The good part is that we did not concede the equalizereither. Günaymade some important saves.also had important saves. Our defense had important interventions. We played witha few players who hadplayed less.At the end of the day, winning is nice. Psychologically, every matchis important and valuable.winning is important and valuable. Westarted the Turkish Cupwith 3 points, we are happy," he said.The

match changed with the players coming off the bencheffortstating that there are some differences between the starts, Buruk said, "Ahmed's matchmatch starting, scoring a goalwasbetter for him.Today, in terms of performancehe did good things. GGökdeniz hadn't played for a long time,he ran a lot, he fought hard.We always gave Arda playing time. We gave Kazımcan playing time in the finalstretch,he said. he added.

"We learned an important lesson"

Regarding the squadstructure for the transferperiod, they learned important lessons,stated the manager of the yellow-redsmanager, "Having 8-9 of our players missing all at once was a lesson for us. There is the question of who will play when everyone is healthy.We have very elite players in our squad. Sometimes, when they are not available, not everyone can be there at the same time.This happens to many teams in the world.There are areas where we have been criticized, rightly or wrongly, regarding this.When we look back and evaluate for ourselves,there are areas where we ask what we could have done better regarding the squad structure.In the new format of the Champions League, we have to maintain our squad until January 28. Two We will play in animportant match. Manyteamsare saying this too.During this transfer window, teamsare saying, 'We have to wait until January 28.' The most problematic part of the new format is that you cannot register players. You could have at least been allowed to register one player. Perhaps it will be one of the topicsdiscussed next year," he assessed.

"We urgently want the Turkish Football Federation to start the reserve teams league."

Emphasizing that young players in their squads need to play, and that a reserve team should be established to compete in the leagues, Okan Buruk said, "BThere is one thing that the whole worldimplements; second teams. We could not benefit in anyway from the players we sent out on loan. In general, 80-90 percent of the players who leavereturn in an even worse state. Because they are notunder your control. Sometimesthey arethey cannot find time, everything is different. You do not play the same game, you do not do the same training. For thatreason, we urgently want the Turkish Football Federation to allow second teams to enter the league, whether it be the 3rd League or the 2nd League, and start playing. Ifsomething like this happens, as Galatasaray, we would want to be part of this system.It exists in all leagues that develop players. This could be a milestone. The federation president who implements this will be remembered 5-10 years later as the person who made it happen. As a recommendation from here, Iwould say thatthis is necessary.We need to take this step.I want to say. The players we sentout onloanare not showing positivesignsupon theirreturn," he said..

"We are satisfied with Sara's performance"

When asked about the performance of Brazilian footballer Gabriel Sara, Buruk replied, "Returnsafter injuriescan sometimesbe difficult. Hefinished last seasonwell,Ithink.We are pleased with Sara'swork, professionalism,human quality, and his playing ability. People's expectations are for him to reach the same numbers in terms of goals and assists as he did at his previous club. Sometimes you don't play the same game; there can be different roles. He is a player with potential who canshow this. We are generally satisfied with his performance," he replied.

Finally, the 52-year-old manager,who drew attention towhat is written about the players on social media,said, "Someof our players are beingtargeted too much on social media."I also see that.They are all trying to do something withgood intentions. During the time Ahmedwas on the pitch, he worked hardand scored a goal. I was even happierbecause Ahmed scored. I hope we continue in the same way from now on," he said, concluding hisremarks.

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