Coaching legend Jose Mourinho’s start at his new club, the Turkish Fenerbahce, has been rocky.
A coaching legend Jose Mourinho61, has grabbed trophies during his long career, including winning the Champions League twice: at Porto in 2004 and at Inter in 2010.
Fenerbache opened their season in the Turkish league with a 1–0 win over Adana Demirspor. Instead, there was a bitter defeat in the third round of Champions League qualifying.
French Lille won the opening part 2–1. The second leg ended in regular time 1–0 for the Turks, so we went to the follow-up match.
In the next match, Lille received a straight red card, but after that Lille scored another goal, which sent them to the last qualifying round.
Jonathan David scored Lille’s winning goal from a penalty kick that was ruled a hand foul. Mourinho’s cup went upside down.
At the press conference, Mourinho repeated the words “if” and “I can’t speak”. With this, he indirectly criticized the jury.
Fenerbahce has now reached the group stage of the Europa League. Mourinho stated According to the BBCthat his team can go far in the Europa League – if the referees are better.
– We would never win the Champions League. But we go to the Europa League and if – if – I don’t want to say anything else. I’d rather stick to the what-ifs.
– If we can have great success in the Europa League. If, if, if. I can’t say more than if. Otherwise I’m in trouble.
Mourinho was asked what he means by his repeated if words.
– If you want to know more about the if words, I invite you to watch the Europa League final 2023, and you will understand the if words.
Then Mourinho’s AS Roma suffered a defeat against Sevilla. An angry Mourinho blamed the defeat on the referee Anthony Taylor.
Mourinho verbally attacked Taylor in the stadium car park. Then angry Italian fans tried to attack Taylor and his family at the Budapest airport.
Mourinho was banned for four matches by UEFA.
The BBC reminds us that Mourinho’s press conference was reminiscent of 2014. He was in charge of Chelsea, whose two players received a red card in the defeat to Aston Villa.
– I don’t want to talk. If I talk, I’m in big trouble. I don’t want to be in big trouble.
Three “Finnish teams” will be seen in the Champions League. Lukas Hradecky Leverkusen and Viljami Sinisalon Celtic have secured access to the league stage.
They meet in the last qualifying round Kairinen too Sparta Prague and suffered from a knee injury by Niklas Moisander Malmö.