09.05.2025 23:40
Fenerbahçe's head coach Jose Mourinho made important statements following the RAMS Başakşehir match. While discussing his future, he sparked headlines with his response to a question from journalists about the process of determining the starting eleven.
In the 35th week match of the Süper Lig, RAMS Başakşehir faced Fenerbahçe. After the match, Fenerbahçe's head coach Jose Mourinho made statements.
''I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE REFEREE''
Speaking about the match, Mourinho said, "I don't want to talk about the match, I only want to talk about my team. If I talk about the match, I will have to talk about the referee, and I don't want that. I keep repeating the same things. I don't want that right now. I want to talk about my team. My team was as I expected because they care about the club and they did their best today; they deserved the victory. The victory didn't make us very happy, but it felt better. We will be in a slightly better mood." he said.
RESPONSE TO ALİ KOÇ'S WORDS
In response to a reporter's question, "Ali Koç stated that you requested 4 players and a transfer to speed up the game. Did you give a name regarding this?" Jose Mourinho replied, "I don't comment on this. Commenting on this is not part of my culture. It's an internal club matter. I don't like this kind of talk that you enjoy. My job is within the club. They will remain private to me. I don't have a journalist friend in Turkey; I can't turn my voice on and off whenever I want, that's just how I am." he stated.
STATEMENT ABOUT THE FUTURE
In response to the question, "Will he continue in Turkey at the end of the season, or will he make other evaluations?" the Portuguese coach said, "I didn't understand the question." When the question was repeated, Mourinho again replied, "I didn't understand the question."
"I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES''
Criticizing the referee Burak Pakkan, the experienced coach said, "Even in today's match, everything was decided when it was 1-0. This has happened to us many times this season. The central referee called the international VAR referee. To show a very simple penalty on the monitor... The referee may not have seen it in action, which is an acceptable situation. The VAR referee, who has officiated many international matches, saying 'We'll see, you're wrong, I'm right' and continuing the match in the middle... I don't know how many times this has happened. If the opponent had taken the lead 2-1 after 1-0, we would have talked about Fenerbahçe's mistakes. I don't want to talk about this. There isn't much to say. Everyone saw." he expressed.
ALİ KOÇ'S WORDS
Responding to President Ali Koç's statement, "I find it right for Mourinho to stay," Jose said, "I don't want to talk about my president's words. My president is my president. His words are his words. I cannot comment on his words. I have great respect for him and his comments. I am just a head coach. I work for this club and the president. I have no comments to make about his words." he said.
"THIS IS HOW I MAKE THE STARTING 11"
Mourinho also responded to a question about his starting 11 preferences, saying, "This is how I make the starting 11 at Fenerbahçe; I have 25 coins. I throw them in the air. The players on the coins that remain on the table are in the starting 11. The players on the coins that fall to the ground are on the bench. During the week, I also go to nightclubs in Istanbul and have fun." he commented.