Galatasaray A-team coach Okan Buluk made the comments to the broadcaster after the friendly match against Parma.
The teacher’s evaluation is as follows:
“This camp was two games. We played two games three days apart. In the last camp, we played three games. Our main goal was to provide the team with strong physical fitness and match condition to prepare them. Generally, both camps went as we wanted. Thankfully, we managed to get through both camps without any injuries. Our national team players also participated in this camp. I didn’t play against Icardi in the last camp. In the first match, I played 30 minutes, but today I played almost 80 minutes. At least we showed the tempo of the match. As for the match, we were a little better in the first half. There were times and positions where we had the ball. We gave the opponent a position and we conceded a goal from a set piece. In the second half, we made a lot of changes. If you make too many changes, sometimes the tempo of the game or the formation can suddenly break down. There were also positions that we were given there. These are friendlies, where we need to check our rights and mistakes. These are matches for our players to perform. So in the first half, we didn’t care too much about the result, we were together as a match. In the second half, things didn’t go as we wanted. Generally speaking, we had a chance to play all the players. The national team played and we thought about sending Abdulkerim off in the 45th minute, but it seems he wanted to play a little more. Barish, Yunus, Kerem and Khan played 45 minutes. We will further prepare the players. We still have some time. When we come back, the match week for the Super Cup will start. We had a good training period here too. They are tired, so we will rest. We will start again with a stronger mind. The weather was incredibly hot today. This had a slight impact on the performance of the players.
Gellert will be an important investment for Galatasaray
Yesterday, Gelato joined us. He went to his first training session. The couple also participated in the training. Of course, he is a motivated and dynamic player. He has also become a rival against us. He will be an important investment for Galatasaray because he is young and positive. I think he will adapt to us quickly in the short term. Personality-wise, we have a very good compatibility. It is also a big advantage for him to have Nelson here. It is the first time he leaves his country. I hope that he will fill the gap in the right-back position for Galatasaray for many years to come.
I’d love to take another trophy to the museum.
We will play the Super Cup before both teams are 100% ready for the league. Of course, we worked for a short time. We will come to this match after about four weeks of training. Our national team players have reduced their workload a little. The national team finished too late, we have forgiven it. Neither team is in a position to perform 100%, but we will try our best. I watched the Besiktas vs Gençlerbirli match today. They made quality transfers and hired a good coach. He is one of the best coaches who came to Turkey. We won the Super Cup last year and we want to win it again this year. Winning a trophy is one of Galatasaray’s biggest goals. I want to bring another cup to the Galatasaray museum. I hope we will be successful.
One of the biggest contenders for the championship will be Galatasaray
We trust our fans and they trust us. We have achieved two important years here together. Our goal is to continue these two years and continue the championship and cup competition. We are very motivated. Our team, the president and the board are all very motivated. We are preparing very well. Once again, one of the biggest contenders for the championship will be Galatasaray. We need to show unity again. As we finished last season and the season before that, the Galatasaray spirit is very clear, especially as we become more united towards the last weeks. We need to put the transfer period aside and focus on the Super Cup and the league. This is the only thing we will focus on on the field. We want to get the most out of the players we have on the field, not off the field. “I hope this will be another good year for us.”
