Okan Buruk on Galatasaray 3-2 win at Manchester Utd
Okan Buruk on Galatasaray 3-2 win at Manchester Utd
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00:00 Everybody's ready? We can start?
00:02 Yes.
00:03 Yes, coach. What do you want to say about the game?
00:06 Our plans before the game were to play our own game.
00:11 We played our own game from the beginning to the end of the game.
00:15 Even though they didn't seem to be very successful from the outside,
00:22 I think they were a good team in terms of play.
00:25 They found their way to our goal very quickly.
00:29 We had similar numbers in both teams.
00:36 I think we played the second half better.
00:39 We went to the opponent's goal more and took more positions.
00:42 We won the game and left the game.
00:45 We are happy about that.
00:47 Of course, winning a very important team like Manchester United is very important for us.
00:51 It's very important for Turkish football.
00:53 It's very important for our place in the group, especially in the line-up.
00:58 We are very happy about that.
01:00 Of course, our plans before the game, even though we are playing an away game,
01:09 we were focusing on our own game.
01:11 From the beginning of the game until the end, we have put forward our own game.
01:15 Our opponent, actually, maybe from the outside perspective,
01:20 didn't have a lot of success, but in my opinion, they had a good team.
01:25 They could play very quickly and get very clear chances against us.
01:30 I think we had similar numbers for both teams.
01:33 Statistically speaking, they were similar.
01:36 In the second half, I believe we played better.
01:38 We got more chances and we went to the opponent's goal more.
01:43 At the end of the day, we are happy.
01:45 Of course, we won against this team, a very important opponent for us.
01:50 This victory is very important for Turkish football, for us, of course.
01:54 For our standing in the group, we are very happy.
01:58 Any questions?
02:00 You have been writing history, Galatasaray has been writing history.
02:18 Do you think that your idea of the game is set up right now?
02:22 Is it established in your opinion?
02:26 We went to the changing room this year.
02:29 We have 11 new players.
02:31 We are preparing them on the one hand and we are also competing on the other.
02:36 We are winning our way in this competition.
02:40 We have never lost a game this year.
02:43 We won five games in the league.
02:46 Today's win in Europe brought us a significant improvement.
02:50 Of course, we did not have Hakim Ziyech today.
02:55 He is one of the players we prepared.
02:57 He played two very important games for us.
03:00 We are preparing Endomeley.
03:02 Of course, he is not in the best condition.
03:04 Many of our players joined us late.
03:06 As I said, we are preparing our players on the one hand and we are trying to win the game on the other.
03:11 But when we look at it today, after such a intense game, it is very difficult to play a game here.
03:18 We played six games in a row.
03:20 We will play one more game in our sixth game.
03:23 But my players really did a great job this season.
03:27 They clearly overcame this period and put forth a great struggle.
03:32 Of course, at the beginning of the season, we have gone through a change.
03:37 We have 11 new players.
03:39 On one side, we are preparing them and on the other side, we are competing.
03:43 In these competitions, we are continuing with victories.
03:47 We did not lose any games this year.
03:50 We had won five games in the league.
03:52 Winning this game in Europe is giving us an acceleration even more forward.
03:58 Of course, we are preparing some of the players.
04:02 For example, Hakim Ziyech was not prepared.
04:05 We are preparing him. He was injured.
04:07 And Numbele, we are trying to prepare.
04:09 He is not in his best condition right now.
04:11 Many players joined us later on.
04:13 So, on one side, we are trying to prepare them.
04:16 On the other side, we are trying to win games.
04:18 At the end of the day, when we look at it, after playing so many games in such a dense schedule,
04:24 six games in a row, we have played.
04:26 This was our sixth game and we are going to play one more.
04:30 But my players, in my opinion, in this period, they are putting in a very good fight.
04:37 We have gone through well, in my opinion.
04:39 Any other questions?
04:41 If not, yes please.
04:44 You scored an equalizer soon after United scored and then you also recovered after a missed penalty to score the winner.
04:56 What do you think was important to keep the momentum up even after he said that?
05:01 You recovered after a missed penalty to score the winner.
05:12 What do you think about this?
05:14 Of course, after we recovered, we were afraid that Manchester United would score more goals and score more goals.
05:24 But we never stopped playing and playing in a row.
05:27 We continued like this even after we started the game.
05:31 We scored twice in a row and missed the penalty.
05:34 Of course, our opponent had 10 players left after the penalty, which made our job a little easier.
05:39 We scored 3-2, maybe we could have scored the fourth goal, but despite having 10 players,
05:45 our opponent's coach took the risks and turned to two forwards in the front.
05:50 He tripled the defense.
05:52 Here we gave our opponent the chance to score.
05:55 We could have increased the score and scored more goals, but we wanted to score at the end of the game.
06:01 As I said, we could have scored the fourth goal and finished the game earlier.
06:05 What do you think about the Manchester United team's performance?
06:10 The Manchester United team tried to increase the game and create a difference.
06:17 We were afraid of that, but we didn't change any of our structure.
06:22 When we look at it from a general perspective, we caught up to them twice and missed the penalty.
06:30 But in that penalty, our opponent was down to 10 men, which made it a bit easier for us.
06:37 Even though there were 10 men, the opponent's coach said that they wanted to use two strikers
06:44 and they were playing with three in the back.
06:46 This also created a situation where we gave our opponent a chance.
06:50 We could have increased the difference, but we could have conceded goals.
06:55 As I said, we could have scored the fourth goal and finished the game earlier.
07:01 But the ending was what we wanted.
07:05 Our press conference is finished. Thanks to all.
07:09 Thank you very much.
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