Last night, in the 18th week of the Super League, leader Galatasaray hosted Gaziantep FK at home.
In the match played at RAMS Park, where the first half was goalless, the guest team took the lead 1-0 with the goal scored by Mohamed Bayo in the 73rd minute. Galatasaray increased its pressure after this minute and achieved a draw with the goal scored by Barış Alper Yılmaz in the 84th minute.
As there was no other goal in the remaining minutes, the match ended in a 1-1 draw.
Following this result, Galatasaray increased its points to 43 and increased its point difference with its closest follower, Fenerbahçe, to 4 with more matches, ensuring that they will end the week as the leader. Gaziantep FK increased to 24 points.
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3RD POINT LOSS AT HOME
Galatasaray lost points for the third time in the 10th Super League match at RAMS Park this season.
Playing their 10th league match this season in front of their fans, the yellow-reds won 7 times and drew for the 3rd time.
Galatasaray, which has not yet been defeated on its field, scored the net 23 times in these matches and conceded the 9th goal.
HAD HAD DIFFICULTY CUTTING A GOAL IN THE LAST 11 MATCHES
The yellow-red team conceded goals in 9 of the last 11 matches in the Super League.
Galatasaray, which conceded only 2 goals in the first 7 matches of the season in the league, had difficulty keeping the goal in the following period, even though it got what it wanted in terms of scores.
The yellow-red team scored at least once in 9 of the last 11 league matches, starting with the Beşiktaş derby in the 8th week. During this period, Galatasaray only managed to keep a clean sheet in the matches against Trabzonspor and Kasımpaşa at home.
Galatasaray conceded 11 goals in these matches.
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“MANAGEMENT RESIGNATION” REACTION FROM FANS
Galatasaray fans invited the management of the yellow-red club to resign.
After their team fell behind 1-0 in the match, chants of “management resignation” rose in the stands for a short time. The fans increased their reactions after the final whistle of the match, saying “We do not want incompetent management” and “Where are the transfers?” he shouted.
Fans also reacted to İlkay Gündoğan as he left the game.
EVALUATION OF GALATASARAY BY MEHMET AYAN AND UĞUR MELEKE
Hürriyet writers Mehmet Ayan and Uğur Meleke evaluated Galatasaray’s performance against Gaziantep FK in their columns today. Here are those articles;
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MEHMET AYAN: HOPING FOR HELP FROM THE THROW-IN!
Galatasaray had no midfield, neither İlkay nor Lemina could show toughness, all eyes looked for Torreira.
In the same minute (29), Uğurcan did not allow a goal in 3 positions, even if he was not very dangerous. Against which opponent? To Gaziantepspor, which made only 8 accurate passes in the attack zone in the first half!
That is, in the first half where the ball could not be played as much as in the Fethiyespor match. Okan Buruk complained about the stadium atmosphere of the F.Bahçe and Fethiye matches before the match. You were at home, sir; Thousands of people supported you in that cold. Was it the disgraceful first half football they deserved to see? In any case, it shouldn’t have been difficult to remember what Gaziantep will do when your team is falling apart. They will close the centre, play long to Draguş and Bayo (mainly to your left).
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REACTION POWER IS ZERO!
Since they anticipated your front-line pressure, they would not leave space/time for your heavy forwards with their 3-man (5-man) defense. Burak Yılmaz’s plan worked perfectly. In fact, at the beginning of the second half, they sent Bayo dangerously behind your defense two or three times from your left.
Because G.Saray did not have a midfield. Neither İlkay nor Lemina could show toughness. Eyes searched for Torreira. If you leave plenty of space for 35.5-year-old Maxim in a midfield whose reaction power is close to zero, if you do not take any precautions for Yusuf to receive the ball on the sidelines, if you do not put any pressure on Ogün, you will take the ball from your goal!
Then you’ll be thankful for the point, hoping to score a goal from the third left-back’s throw-in.
WHY DID YOU SPEND THAT MONEY?
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If the absence of Osimhen at the same time last week and Torreria yesterday affects the team’s play so much, they ask the managers why they spent 150 million Euros on transfer fees at the beginning of the season! The Tribune also asked! Can you say that the protests are unfair!
G.Saray has a match against Atletico on Wednesday. I won’t make a commonplace statement like “This game is not enough”. It looks like these players are not enough for that match.
G.ANTEP MISSED THE WIN
I congratulate Burak Yılmaz, his team and his players for studying well. They missed the win. I think the coach would have wanted to be on the bench in this important match. I guess he doesn’t know when he will give up his aggressive behavior. If he knew, he wouldn’t do that nonsense!
UĞUR MELEKE: GALATASARAY IS WINNING WITH 46 PERCENT!
Galatasaray played 15 official matches in November-December-January. He won 8 of them. If we exclude the Turkish Cup, this statistic drops to 6 out of 13, or 46 percent. This is a very low rate for the champion of the last three years of the Super League and the leader of this season.
So what is the reason for this instability that Galatasaray has experienced since November 1? Of course, in football you can never explain the results with just one reason; But I think the dominant factor is the shallowness of the Galatasaray squad. Yesterday, in Galatasaray, Sane-Yunus-Barış played three roles behind the centre-forward. There is Ahmed-Yusuf in the hut, which is not used unless absolutely necessary. Sara is the only one missing who can play in the trio behind the centre-forward. So it is obvious that Galatasaray does not have enough depth in that area.
Okan Buruk did not go to the club until Galatasaray saw the goal in the 73rd minute yesterday. The first change after the goal was Kazımcan (who is the third left back of the team), and the second was Ahmed Kutucu, whom not many people would object to if he left the team today. This is the squad Okan Buruk has for the next two Champions League matches. However, for the future, Galatasaray needs serious reinforcements both in the central midfield and in the front.
BURAK YILMAZ-BIELSA
Although it is not a very mature move for him to leave his job on the grounds that he was insulted by the stands and return a few days later, Burak Yılmaz is doing a very good job in Antep. He established the triple defense as the main plan, and had his team implement a 3-3-3-1, reminiscent of Marcelo Bielsa, in many competitions. The team sometimes plays 4-2-3-1, sometimes 3-4-1-2 formations like yesterday. They have an exceptional place in successfully implementing different formations in the Super League.
We also need to congratulate Burak Hoca for getting the maximum out of the squad he has. He uses Camara, who was suspended yesterday, as a left winger and central midfielder, and young Yusuf as a centre-forward, left forward, and yesterday as a left wing-back. Yusuf Kabadayı was very successful in defense and offense in Istanbul yesterday after the Kocaeli match in the cup. He played a leading role in his team’s goal with his dribbling.
