😮 After CL thrashing: Gala boss backs Sané, criticises Nagelsmann | OneFootball

He had just suffered a 1:5 defeat with his team in the Champions League when coach Okan Buruk was asked about Leroy Sané at the press conference.

A journalist confronted the coach with Julian Nagelsmann's statement before the international matches against Slovakia and Northern Ireland. Regarding Sané's non-nomination, the national coach had said: "He is now playing in a league that is slightly worse than the Bundesliga and other top European leagues. He needs to stand out more. I need a better quota."

Buruk responded clearly: "I do not agree with Julian Nagelsmann's statements about Leroy Sané. Germany also lost their first international match. They lost against Slovakia, where they thought they were very good."

But that was not all. The coach got really worked up and mainly blamed the referee team from Italy. Italian football is tougher and more contested, "good referees don't do such things," Buruk added. He also mentioned: "The game could have been 2:0, but the referee prevented the goal with a foul. He called fouls for our opponent, but not for us."

Additionally, his team missed two clear scoring chances. "If we had taken those, the game would have been much easier. We suffered a bitter defeat," he explained the loss.

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