Referee protest from Okan Buruk

Galatasaray manager Okan Buruk evaluated the match for beIN SPORTS after his team reached 51 points and continued their pursuit of the top spot.

Okan Buruk's statement is as follows:

"I saw that my players were not very comfortable on the pitch. The important thing is to leave here with 3 points. Our opponent also had a strong strategy. They preferred long balls, especially in the first half. We found the 1-0. We found the 2-0. But I think the disallowed goal would be given anywhere in the world. I guess it is only not given in Turkey. I don't think there was a foul. If this position is a foul, there would probably be 500 fouls in every match. If there is a foul here and it is not overturned by VAR, then we need to question VAR.

"MANY TEAMS ARE UNHAPPY"

For years, we have been paying a fortune to train our referees. We don't see any development here. For example, if it were a penalty, would they give it? We are experiencing these things week after week. We don't want to experience these. A penalty was given against us. We have no objection to that anyway. We have started to experience these things too much. We hear this from many teams as well. Many teams are unhappy. Our referees need to be better. The staff in VAR has been increased; it is clear that there is unhappiness there.

"WE WERE VERY RESTRICTED OFFENSIVELY"

We were very restricted offensively. Ziyech and Bakambu going to the national team, Icardi getting injured, Kerem being suspended... We couldn't do what we wanted individually. We struggled when we couldn't produce and didn't get support from the bench. Our young players were effective when they entered the game. We won the match, we are happy. Every kind of 3 points is important. Nelsson is a footballer who does justice to the position he plays."

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