Okan Buruk: We Will Do Everything We Can to Fix the Pitch

Galatasaray defeated Amedspor 4-3 at home in Week 11 of the Trendyol Süper Lig. Speaking after the match, head coach Okan Buruk said the result should not surprise anyone, given Amedspor's playing strength and league position. Buruk said they started the match with an early goal and closed the first half leading 2-0. Explaining that they did not let the opponent get close to their goal too often in the first half, Buruk said that after going 3-0 up, conceding a free-kick goal and then conceding again changed the course of the match, and the score became 4-2. Buruk also pointed out that they had a clear chance to make it 5-2. Congratulating his players, Buruk said they played very well and got a good result, and noted that many of them will be going to the national team. In his comments on injuries, Buruk drew attention to Osimhen's injury and said Leoa came off the pitch today and his checks will be done tomorrow. Saying he was glad to have a full squad, Buruk expressed hope that they would return as soon as possible. Asked about the unbeaten home run of 41 matches, Buruk said the number should not be looked at alone, and reminded that it was their fifth season and they had lost only 2 matches at home. He said they were trying to answer the fans' support with the right kind of play. On the pitch at RAMS Park, Buruk said they had complained at away grounds where the surface was poor, and should voice the same concern at home. Explaining that the club had completely renewed the pitch before the previous international break and that this was a significant cost, Buruk said that since the Kasımpaşa match, the pitch had got worse after the Barcelona match, and it was poor again today. He said a company had been hired but the desired result had not been achieved, and announced that they would do everything in their power to fix the pitch.

Source: CNN Turk Spor

Correction (08.11.2026): The main event is accurate, but the article gives the club name as "Amed Sportif Faaliyetler"; since the text uses Amedspor as the club name, this detail was corrected..