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[Official] TFF: We are not going to continue with Montella.
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u/eanwen0 — 7 days ago
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Galatasaray via TW: Our players' reactions to the #FC27 ratings. 🦁🎮
u/eanwen0 — 22 days ago
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[Official] Mandatory Statement regarding inaccurate info circulating on Singo's injury:
Mandatory Statement
The claims made in the written and visual media regarding the injury of our first-team player Wilfried Singo do not reflect the truth.
As we announced through our official channels on the first day of his injury, a Type B, grade 3C strain was detected in the upper posterior muscle group of his right thigh. This is a moderate-to-severe injury involving the muscle, fascia, and tendon, with strain, damage, and bleeding.
Our player’s treatment is continuing as planned.
Reports claiming that the player’s Achilles tendon has ruptured or that he had a chronic injury during the transfer process to Galatasaray are deliberate and entirely false.
We strongly urge our supporters to be cautious regarding such false reports and their sources, and to follow Galatasaray’s official channels.
Galatasaray Sports Club
u/eanwen0 — 22 days ago
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'Which player do you associate with this country?' Gala edition.
u/eanwen0 — 24 days ago
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Trabzon away camp squad: ❌️ Osimhen, Lemina, Singo and Kaan.
u/eanwen0 — 28 days ago
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Days like today make me wish TFF would start punishing teams with awful pitches with point deductions. Honestly, it feels like the only way clubs will finally get their heads out of their asses and take pitch quality seriously. It’s genuinely embarrassing.
They say we'll remove the currrent grass and lay a new one on NT break. I hope that fixes things...
u/eanwen0 — 1 month ago
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[Press Conf] Okan Buruk: Osimhen and Lemina are still undergoing treatment. We’re hoping to have them fit in time for the Trabzonspor match. As for Singo, we expect him to return to action after the international break.
Okan Buruk: There was a red card in Sporting game. I’ve forgotten the name of the referee who didn’t blow his whistle. They called him ‘Dingert’ – or ‘dingil’, as they say – but we call him ‘Dingert’ (laughing). If it were up to me, I’d put an end to that referee’s career.
Okan Buruk: To integrate Bitshiabu into the team, we’ll need to get him 100 per cent ready, particularly during the international break. After that, we’ll give him some playing time as well.
Okan Buruk: I’m happy that Batrakov is playing so well as part of the team. He’s always an option for a pass and helps out in defence. His mobility is important to us. This will be reflected in the results in due course.
Okan Buruk: “They’re constantly trying to belittle me. That’s the visible side of it. The real, unseen side is the love and appreciation from the people on the street. It’s very different. You shouldn’t base everything on what you see on social media. The same goes for YouTube channels… Everyone has to get views; there’s a race for views! And, of course, to get those views, someone has to be criticised. When it goes beyond mere criticism, those channels can end up getting even more views!”
Okan Buruk: I accept all the criticism without letting it get to me too much both for myself and for the Turkish players. Sometimes there is lots of criticism thru them as well.
Okan Buruk: There will be good and bad matches, successful and unsuccessful ones. We know that Galatasaray supporters truly love us and value us. We see this on the streets anyway, so we’ll never fall into the social media trap!
Q: At the start of the season, our rivals are resigning. Yet despite winning the league four years in a row, you’re still facing heavy criticism. How do you maintain that mental strength?”
Okan Buruk: It’s very simple. Whenever I look at the league table, I feel much stronger mentally (laughing).
Okan Buruk: Where can you strike a blow against Galatasaray? You can strike a blow through Okan Buruk. That’s the most important thing. Galatasaray supporters will give the appropriate response to those trying to attack through Okan Buruk. You mustn’t think that Galatasaray supporters are the ones doing this. I think the exact opposite; Galatasaray supporters always stand by their team, their manager and their players! True supporters are always here with Galatasaray. I believe that!
u/eanwen0 — 1 month ago
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Abdülkerim: I really felt I was going to score today. Whilst talking to my daughter before the match, she said, ‘Dad, a goal.’ It was a lovely moment. I hadn’t scored for a long time. Winning thanks to the goal I scored made me even happier. When I scored, I wanted to run over to my daughter and my
wife.
We knew it would be a tough match. Kocaelispor are a good side; we analysed them thoroughly and worked very hard. We achieved a happy ending. Our supporters gave us great backing too. We’d like to thank everyone.
Davinson: Davinson Sanchez: We’re happy. We wanted to get back to winning ways. We created chances. We had the chance for an early goal, but it was disallowed. We kept at it, carried on playing and secured three very important points.
We’ve been playing alongside Abdülkerim for a long time. I’m delighted for him. He’s also our captain, and he secured the win for us.
Uğurcan Çakır: “We were in control of the game throughout today’s match. We could have won by a bigger margin. We had chances in the first half but couldn’t convert them. Then we went 1–0 up. We’re happy to have won. We were completely in control of the match.
Today, Patron, myself, Apo and Eren put up a great fight. Sallai was also excellent; he’s a real fighter. We’re trying not to concede goals. We’re delighted to have achieved that.
After the Champions League match, we needed to bounce back. Because big teams always bounce back from defeats like that. We’ve put in a fine performance. Three points are a gift to our supporters.
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Okan Buruk: Trabzonspor lost this week. They’ll be highly motivated. They’ve got a very strong squad. Their sole aim will be to beat us. We’ll be preparing for the match this week too. If our players are fit to return, and if we can get Osimhen and Lemina ready in time, we’ll field a stronger squad.
Okan Buruk: Having Osimhen… It’s not just about him as a player; his presence on the pitch is a psychological boost. The way they play is different when he’s there. Today, there were two or three chances he could have scored very easily. Deniz’s performance was also good. With Osimhen in the team, of course, the pressure we apply in attack especially having such a striker inside the penalty area is crucial. We’re strong with Osimhen. We’re strong without him too; we’ve got strong players. We do miss Osimhen, though. We played with a lot of intensity, but having a clinical centre-forward is vital. I was also pleased with Deniz’s performance.
Okan Buruk: We fielded players who hadn’t yet settled in. Leao and Deniz put in good performances. That was encouraging. Lesley did well after coming on. He was key. Batrakov came on; he’s someone who usually plays in the 8–10 position. Sara played well too; I just wanted to bring on one more player who could break forward. Overall, the attitude and performance were spot on.
Okan Buruk: Our fans have supported us. Together with them, we’ve broken records and won trophies. Our aim is to carry on in the same vein this season.
Okan Buruk on 80 per cent win rate: We sometimes break records without even realising it… It’s down to Galatasaray’s strength rather than mine.
Okan Buruk: The opposition played long balls from start to finish. Even after we went 1–0 up, there were two or three long balls. They posed a threat. In the end, we won. We finished the match well. We remain top of the table. Galatasaray must win every match.
Okan Buruk: It was a tough match. We hadn’t managed to beat Kocaelispor in either of our two matches against them last year, so psychologically we were wondering whether we’d fail to win today as well. The goalkeeper’s saves, the disallowed goal, the chances… We created a lot of chances. Our expected goals, the number of times we got into the opposition’s penalty area, and so on were very good for an attacking team. The key was to get the ball into the net.
Q:Batrakov’s pass was counted as an assist. Could we say he told Abdülkerim, ‘Take it and score’?
Okan Buruk: “Let’s say it was Batrakov’s assist, then. Ona da assisti hayırlı olsun.(laughing).”
u/eanwen0 — 1 month ago
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Abdülkerim scored from outside box, winning us the game: 👍👍👍 It's Batrakov's first assist: 🥵🔥💢💥💯
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u/eanwen0 — 1 month ago
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[Matchday:5] Gala XI against Kocaelispor: Uğurcan, Sallai, Sanchez, Abdülkerim, Eren, Torreira, Sara, Barış, Yunus, Leao, Deniz.
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u/eanwen0 — 1 month ago
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Okan Buruk: We were in control of the game. An opponent never really threatened our goal. We created chances and pinned them back in their own half. We conceded an easy goal just when everything was going well. The only shot on our goal ended up being a goal. 1–1, fair enough. The start of the
second half wasn’t bad. The penalty awarded – at this level, a penalty like that was given. We complain about it in Turkey, but when we saw this Norwegian referee… We’d had previous experience with him in Istanbul. His failure to show a red card and his decision to award a non-existent penalty let our team down.
We conceded the third goal from a set-piece. We made substitutions in the 80th minute. We spent more time in the opposition’s half, but it wasn’t a particularly productive period. We thought that if we’d stayed a bit calmer during those phases, we could have turned the match around again. The penalty goal we conceded really knocked us back mentally. The lesson we need to take from this is that fragility – just like in last year’s Frankfurt match, where every ball that came our way ended up as a goal. We experienced that fragility again today after the penalty. We need to step up. It was our first match. We dominated certain periods very well. The opposition had just one corner. We established dominance over the course of the match, but as I said, after going 2–1 up, we should have boosted our confidence and tried to win.
Okan Buruk: Our players became very frustrated during the game. The refereeing decisions — the yellow cards they didn’t give, the ones they showed us — everything worked against us.
Okan Buruk: “I’ll congratulate my opponents. What I’m about to say has nothing to do with them. This sort of refereeing has nothing to do with them, but there was a referee who directly influenced the match with a clear red card and a penalty that shouldn’t have been given.
Okan Buruk: “The VAR official wasn’t at the stadium, I suppose. He didn’t get involved in anything. I wish he’d been at the stadium so he could have informed the referee about both the red card and the penalty.”
Okan Buruk: Whatever happens, you have to overcome the referee’s mistakes as well. We could have overcome the referee’s mistakes, but after going 2–1 up, our opponents played better than us.
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Yunus: A referee decision when it was anyone's game... I didn’t see it properly, but they say it wasn’t a foul. We didn’t get off to the start we wanted last year either, but we bounced back well. We have what it takes to do that. I believe in my team-mates. We’ve let our fans down, but we've got pl
plenty of games to bounce back.
Yunus Akgün: We started just as we’d hoped: we scored, we were in control of the ball, and we were playing well. Our manager explained the transition play during the analysis. We conceded a simple goal during that transition. Overall, we played very well. We were excellent in the first half.
Lucas Torreira: We mustn’t dwell on the referee’s decisions. We were in control during the first half. Our mistakes in the second half meant we came away empty-handed. The match was in our hands; we were in control. We’ll focus not on the referee’s mistakes, but on what we need to improve.
Lucas Torreria: We’ve got the Kocaelispor match coming up; let’s focus on that.
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Okan Buruk: Bitshiabu needs a bit more time to get ready than the others. We need to gradually integrate him into the team over the coming matches. Today we chose players who are the most ready. We want to bring on Leao and Deniz later on.
Okan Buruk: “Decisions made during the match will be crucial. We need to execute our plans correctly. Our opponent have made three changes as well. It’s important to play as a compact team. It’s important to play as a team. They’re a very dynamic side who don’t stay static. They’re a team that transitions quickly into attack. Our pace in defence and our pace when moving forward into attack are crucial. Our attacking transitions will be key for us. We’re a team that presses well. The transitions following that press will be crucial. We’ll be facing a good side. Hopefully, we’ll come away with a win.
u/eanwen0 — 1 month ago
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[UCL MD:1] Gala XI against Sporting: Uğurcan, Sallai, Sanchez, Jakobs, Eren, Torreira, Sara, Yunus, Batrakov, Sané, Barış Alper.
u/eanwen0 — 1 month ago
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Okan Buruk and Rafael Leão’s press conference ahead of the Champions League clash against Sporting:
Leao: I think it’s going to be a very tough match. I’ve been following Sporting since pre-season; they play excellent football. They have quality players. They’ll be playing at home, and whilst we respect our opponents, we also want to show what we’re capable of. We’ll be playing to win.
Leao: It’ll be a different match because it’ll be my first time playing against Sporting. It’s a club that helped me develop. There are some of our teammates who won’t be able to be with us tomorrow they’re very important players for us but Galatasaray have put together a very strong squad this summer. We’ve got players who can perform very well in those positions too.
Leao: Sporting is a team I’m very fond of. Today, I’m a Galatasaray player and the shirt I’m wearing is the Galatasaray shirt. We’ve come here to win. Sporting are, of course, a strong team. Physically, I’m in good shape. I had a minor injury, which I recovered from two weeks ago, and I’m back now. The Galatasaray staff helped me make a swift return. I’m ready for victory.
Leao: I’ve always received support whenever I’ve played here. I haven’t played in the Champions League for two years, so I’m excited. I need to defend my own colours and that’s the Galatasaray shirt. Sometimes in life there are periods when you need to make a change. I was playing for Milan and this summer, I felt it was time to make that change. I spoke to Amorim. I left Milan on good terms. They helped me out. I’m now a Galatasaray player. I’ll continue to support Milan as well. I’ve warned my team-mates about Sporting about their players, their form… They won their last league match. The small details will make all the difference. We’ve got the quality as players. We can make a difference; we must stay focused from the first minute right through to the end of the match."
Leao: I’d like to thank Galatasaray. They’ve been keen to sign me for the team for the past two months. I believed in Galatasaray’s project and came here. They’ve given me another chance to play in the Champions League. The fans live and breathe Galatasaray right to the very end. I’m sure we’ll have a huge number of supporters here. Playing for a club like this was very important to me. I’ll give my all for Galatasaray.
Q: Will you be in the starting XI for the Sporting match?
Leao: I can’t answer that question (laughing).
Leao: I’m comfortable in any position. The most important thing is to be able to help. I came here to help the team. It doesn’t matter to me which position I play. I’ll show what I’m capable of for the team and help them. My club fought hard to bring me here, and I’ll repay them!
Okan Buruk: The Champions League is about to begin. Of course, this is a competition that is a dream for both managers and players and perhaps for many footballers and managers around the world one they aspire to be part of. We’ll be playing our first match here.
Firstly, we’ll be playing against a very good team. They reached the quarter-finals last year. They’ve won four matches at home. Apart from Arsenal, they haven’t lost a single home match. Of course, there have been changes to the squad; they’ve lost some key players, but I think the players stepping in to replace them the players who’ve come through this season are still very good. They’ve got a very strong squad and play very good football.
Okan Buruk: They’ve played five matches. We’ve, of course, analysed these matches. We can see just how good a team Sporting are, how dynamic they are, the quality of their play, and how quickly they get into the opposition’s box. So it won’t be an easy match.
We’re a good team too, and we’ve got good players. We do have some key absentees, but as I always say: we’ll field 11 players, and we’ll have substitutes coming off the bench. That’s why, as always, I have every confidence in my players. Tomorrow, we’ll go out there and do everything in our power to win the match.
Okan Buruk: I don’t know where Abdülkerim rumour came from either. Although all our news tends to get out, I don’t know where this one originated. Abdülkerim has no injury. He’s fit to play. He’s here too. Abdülkerim is fit to play tomorrow. There’s nothing wrong with him.
We’ll be holding our final training session today. We’ve got one more day tomorrow to make a decision. As you know, some players joined our squad late. That’s why these players need a period of preparation. We’ll assess them as best we can and share this with the players. The players’ feedback is also very important in this regard. Of course, we’ll make our final decision tomorrow.
We don’t know who started the rumour about Abdülkerim; there’s no truth in it. He’s ready and fit to play. The training sessions and tactics we’ve been working on are important, but we mustn’t let too much of this get leaked! It’s fine if it gets out in Turkey, but I’d be pleased if you were careful about it in the UCL!
Okan Buruk: As for the atmosphere… I played a small part in them winning the title 19 years later. In particular, there was a change of manager following the match we won 4–1. Amorim took charge of the team, and Sporting went on to win the title. So, in that sense, I think they’ll give me a warm welcome too. The fans and the atmosphere are also very important.”
Of course, it’s a wonderful stadium for the Champions League, with a great atmosphere and a magnificent set of supporters. I’ve experienced this before. So to experience it again in the Champions League… We’ve experienced it in the Europa League, but to experience it in the Champions League is very important and valuable to me.
As I said just now, we’ll be playing against a very good team. In particular, they have a very good manager. It’s significant that he’s taken the team to the Champions League quarter-finals since his arrival. As I mentioned, looking at the start of this season, they have a good manager, a good squad, good players and a good set of supporters. We have the same things too. We have quality players.
Okan Buruk: I think the first Champions League match will be much more exciting. This applies as much to the players as it does to the fans and to us too. The first match is always very important, very precious. It’s the day, the night, when everyone experiences that excitement in a Champions League match they haven’t played in for a long time.
We’ve actually been experiencing this for the past two days. We finished the league match and then prepared for this one. We’ll do our very best. As I said, both teams are strong sides and play good football. I think it’ll be a great match; I think it’ll be an enjoyable one.
Okan Buruk: Firstly, as I said, we’re up against a very fast team. That’s why they’re particularly effective at making transitions. They move towards the goal very quickly. They’re a very dynamic team with a wealth of strengths. There’s a lot of positional movement.
What’s important for us here, of course, is to defend compactly against our opponents and apply pressure at the right moments. But alongside that, as I said, they’re a team that moves towards the goal very quickly. We have that quality too. We can also move towards the goal very quickly in the same way.
Long-range shots our team has scored three goals from long-range shots this season in particular. There are full-backs making runs into the box. Araujo’s runs into the box in particular, and his shots from inside the box… He’s been effective this season too.
So we know certain aspects of our opponents’ game, and they know ours. But I think once the match starts, confidence, concentration on the pitch, and being comfortable on the ball are among the most important things. Being comfortable on the ball, feeling that confidence when we have possession…
But as you said, both of us face pressure and pressing from time to time. Looking back at last season, there were differences in how we approached opponents between league matches and Champions League matches. Of course, against stronger teams, we were a slightly more cautious side, whilst in our opening matches we were a team that applied more one-on-one pressure and tracking back.
We’ll see more clearly once the match has started.
Okan Buruk: As you know, he’s a young but international player. His own country… Of course, he’s a Turkish player, but he wasn’t born in Turkey. Playing for Porto, particularly after leaving the country where he grew up, was a significant experience for him. Of course, he’s won a league title. That, in itself, boosts his confidence.
He’s, a player we rate very highly in the national team. He’s a player that many clubs in Turkey wanted to sign, but he really wanted to join Galatasaray, and Galatasaray really wanted him too.
He’s currently going through an adaptation period. He’s only just arrived; it’s been about 6–7 days since he started training with us. We’re working to get him ready and bring him up to the team’s standard and level of play. Because he hasn’t played for very long spells at Porto since the start of the season. We need to give him the experience of a full 90-minute match as soon as possible.
We brought him on in the last league match. He’s one of the players we’ll be considering for the starting line-up tomorrow.
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Okan Buruk: “We don’t know who leaked the news about Abdülkerim; it’s not true. He’s ready and fit to play. Look, our XI gets leaked in the league matches, but we’d appreciate it if you could at least be a bit more careful in the Champions League matches...
Okan Buruk: This isn’t the best time for us in terms of timing. The preparation process for our new signings the fact that they aren’t 100 per cent ready – is limiting us somewhat here.
Okan Buruk: “We have some key absent players, but we have a starting eleven capable of playing at this level. We have players who can come on from the bench.”
Rafael Leão: I feel comfortable in any position. This club fought hard to bring me here, and I’ll repay them. I hope to contribute tomorrow – whether it’s a goal, an assist or in some other way but what matters is the win, and I’ll fight for that.
u/eanwen0 — 1 month ago
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Sporting away camp squad.
EDIT:
Abdülkerim Bardakcı will not play in the Sporting match due to an injury. Bitshiabu is likely to play. Abdülkerim Bardakcı is not at the level to start in the first 11 for the Sporting match. He is not going ti be risked. Either Jakobs or Bitshiabu will play.
Ank
u/eanwen0 — 1 month ago
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Dursun Özbek visited Turkish Football Federation President İbrahim Ethem Hacıosmanoğlu at his office.
Galatasaray Club Chairman Özbek expressed his hopes for a successful and auspicious new season, whilst also extending his best wishes to the Turkish Football Federation.
Following the visit, TFF President İbrahim Ethem Hacıosmanoğlu presented Galatasaray Club Chairman Dursun Özbek and Board Member Abdullah Kavukcu with a Turkey national team shirt each.
u/eanwen0 — 1 month ago