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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