'Icardi is our captain!' Okan Buruk's contract statement
Galatasaray Technical Director Okan Buruk made statements regarding the future of Argentine star Mauro Icardi, whose contract extension is in question. Buruk clarified the curious issue after the 4-1 win over Antalyaspor.
Galatasaray, who hosted Antalyaspor in the 16th week of Trendyol Super Lig, took 3 points with a 4-1 victory. With this match, the yellow-reds continued their 19-match unbeaten run against their rivals. Cimbom, who last lost 4-2 to the red-whites in Antalya on April 16, 2016, have not lost in the following matches. Aslan has won 15 and drawn 4 times in 19 matches in this period.
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OKAN BURUK A GOOD WIN
Galatasaray Technical Director Okan Buruk had this to say to the broadcaster after the match
"We produced a lot, we scored early, then we missed a couple of chances, we missed one or two final passes. We did good things in the build-up play. The way we spread the field, the way we possessed the ball... We gave our opponent transition opportunities for the first time in the last 5-6 minutes of the first half. We talked about it at halftime. It was a good win for us today.
Yunus Akgün played in the starting 11 after a long time and increased his productivity as we thought he would. Icardi played well after coming on and finished with a goal. The whole team performed well. It was a good win. I thank my players. I would also like to thank our fans for always supporting us."
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ICARDI STATEMENT
"Our president also announced. He is our captain. He means a lot to us. His performance in recent years... Last year he had an injury. Coming back from this injury, playing after a long time, the number of goals he scored, an important number of goals. It is speculated a lot.
That's why this kind of star players are open to speculation, but we have a lot of confidence in him. He is very important and valuable for Galatasaray. The fans always show their love for Galatasaray. The timing of his goal was also very good."
CRITICISM OF THE FIXTURE
"In the Turkish Cup, the fact that Başakşehir and Galatasaray played on Thursday and Sunday in a row, which I don't understand, made both teams unhappy. I don't understand why and I want to understand why two matches in a row. I'm not looking for bad intentions, don't misunderstand me.
It is a question mark for us that a match like Başakşehir was scheduled. We would be happy if they enlighten us, if they change the day... Başakşehir also has such a request. It is something that can be arranged. We will make an application and ask for the dates to be changed."
