Mourinho makes İsmail Kartal look like a sought-after coach.

The Super League giant Fenerbahçe, which started the season with the motto of championship again, has fallen far from last season's performance by losing 7 points in the 8 matches under the management of coach Jose Mourinho.

MOURINHO REMAINS BEHIND KARTAL

The yellow-navy team, which finished the 2023-2024 season in second place with 99 points under İsmail Kartal's management, did not experience any point loss in the first 8 weeks, managing to keep a clean sheet in 6 matches.

Under Kartal's management, Fenerbahçe earned 24 points in the 8-week period consisting of matches against Gaziantep FK, Samsunspor, Ankaragücü, Antalyaspor, Alanyaspor, Başakşehir, Rizespor, and Kasımpaşa, scoring 20 goals while conceding only 3. The yellow-navy team won the first week match against Gaziantep FK 2-1 and the fourth week match against Antalyaspor 3-2, while they did not give their opponents a chance to score in the remaining 6 matches. İsmail Kartal's students, who achieved 31 victories, 6 draws, and 1 defeat in 38 league matches, lost a total of 15 points, while under Jose Mourinho's management, the yellow-navy team lost 7 points after the first 8 matches.

MOURINHO 8 POINTS BEHIND THE LEAD

Last season, the yellow-navy team, which started the season with a record of 10 wins in 10 matches under İsmail Kartal, is now 8 points behind the lead with one match less in the 9th week under Jose Mourinho. The yellow-navy team, which achieved 5 victories, 2 draws, and 1 defeat in the 8 matches played, scored 18 goals while conceding 7.

THE CANARY COULDN'T WIN ANY OF THE 3 MATCHES THEY CONCEDED GOALS

Mourinho's team kept a clean sheet in the league matches they won against Adana Demirspor, Rizespor, Alanyaspor, Kasımpaşa, and Antalyaspor, but lost points in the 3 matches where they conceded goals. In the second week of the league, the yellow-navy team could not maintain their lead against Göztepe away, finishing the match with a 2-2 draw, and in the 6th week, they lost 3-1 to their eternal rival Galatasaray in front of their fans. Fenerbahçe also settled for 1 point in the match against Samsunspor, where they took the lead twice.

FINISHED THE 9TH WEEK IN 4TH PLACE

The yellow-navy team, which did not fall out of the top 2 under İsmail Kartal's management last season, finished the 9th week in 4th place under Jose Mourinho's management.