Vertrouwen bij Galatasaray: 'Ajax dacht ook dat het er al was'
Bij Galatasaray hebben ze er vertrouwen in dat ze bij de topacht eindigen van de Europa League. De Turken staan momenteel op de negende plek en mogen sowieso niet verliezen van Ajax.
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Galatasaray schoot dit seizoen uit de startblokken in de Europa League, maar is de afgelopen periode buiten de topacht gevallen. Dat komt door gelijke spelen tegen achtereenvolgens AZ, Malmö FF en Dinamo Kiev. Daarom staat er donderdagavond in de laatste wedstrijd van de competitiefase nog veel op het spel voor Galatasaray. Trainer Okan Buruk is echter vrij kalm.
'Ajax dacht ook dat het na het duel met RFS verzekerd zou zijn van de volgende ronde', trok hij het vergelijk op de persconferentie. 'Maar zij moeten ook aan de bak in de laatste wedstrijd. Manchester City speelt vanavond ook nog om zich bij de beste 24 te spelen. Dat gebeurt gewoon met deze opzet. Maar wij hebben nog steeds een goede kans. Op papier leek de wedstrijd tegen Tottenham Hotspur de moeilijkste (3-2 zege, red.), maar dat werd een vrij eenvoudige.'
'We hadden het onszelf veel makkelijker kunnen maken, maar dat hebben we niet gedaan', vervolgde Buruk. 'Maar als we van Ajax winnen, is de kans 99 procent dat we alsnog doorgaan. Onze focus ligt volledig op deze wedstrijd. Het enige wat we willen, is de achtste finale halen. Maar we spelen tegen een van de grootste clubs van Nederland, een ploeg met veel kwaliteit en veel goede spelers.'
Ook voormalig Eredivisie-speler Dries Mertens schoof aan bij het persmoment. Hij speelde in dienst van PSV en FC Utrecht al vaker tegen Ajax. 'We weten hoe goed Ajax in eigen huis is, dus het zal een moeilijke wedstrijd worden. We willen in de topacht eindigen en daar zullen we alles voor doen. Dan is het hopen dat het genoeg gaat zijn voor Galatasaray.'
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