Fenerbahçe won 3-2 against Konyaspor in the closing match of the 19th week of the Trendyol Super League, while the decisions made by the referee Direnç Tonusluoğlu drew the reaction of the green-white club's president, Ömer Korkmaz. Korkmaz, who was commented on by Mourinho, responded to the Portuguese coach's remarks about him. "THERE IS NO REFEREE ON THE FIELD OR IN THE VAR ROOM"Korkmaz argued that Fenerbahçe player Edin Dzeko should have received a red card, and in a statement after the match, he said, "There is no referee on the field or in the VAR room. We concede a goal from a situation that is not a corner. I don't know how far we can go with this. If players made their own decisions, Fenerbahçe fans could have left themselves two players short. How much longer can an Anatolian team fight on the field? If the elbow thrown at Prip today had been thrown at a Fenerbahçe player in Kadıköy, wouldn't we have been able to give that penalty?" he stated. MOURINHO TO ÖMER KORKMAZ: HE NEEDS TO KNOW FOOTBALL A LITTLE BETTERFenerbahçe's head coach Jose Mourinho, in a press conference, when asked about Ömer Korkmaz's criticism of the referees, said, "If he has complained about the referees, he probably needs to know football a little better. Because before the possible penalty he mentioned, there was a foul on Tadic at the beginning of that situation. Therefore, there should have been a free kick in our favor. There should not have been a penalty. If he has complained about the referee, he is mistaken. Because throughout the week, he said, 'We need to pray for a draw, one point would be good for us,' but today his team got zero points. Therefore, he needs to complain about himself," he expressed. "AS A COUNTRY, OUR EXPECTATION FROM MOURINHO IS NOT TO SPEAK LIKE A STREET PERSON"President Korkmaz responded to Mourinho's remarks. Speaking to Radyaspor, Korkmaz said, "As a country, our expectations from Jose Mourinho are not for him to speak like a street person. Of course, we do not know football as well as they do. There is a common issue that the entire sports community agrees on, which is that Konyaspor's rights have been violated. I may not know football as well as him, but I will speak and take ownership of everything for my community," he replied to the Portuguese coach.
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