24.02.2025 23:31
Fenerbahçe's head coach Jose Mourinho made some noteworthy statements after the goalless draw in the Galatasaray derby. Mourinho said, "We were very good defensively. If our young player had made a mistake, people could have killed me and him."
In the 25th week of the Super League, Galatasaray hosted their eternal rival Fenerbahçe at home. There was no goal in the derby at RAMS Park.
SHOCKING WORDS FROM MOURINHO AFTER THE DERBY
Fenerbahçe's Technical Director Jose Mourinho made striking statements after the match that ended 0-0. Mourinho said: "It was a very good match, and the reason for that was a very good referee performance. He had enough integrity. (Galatasaray's) very high-level players are turning into a profile that I do not defend. We have an 18-year-old player who will be a good name for Turkish football, but they tried to get him a card from the first minute. But the referee managed the match very well in this environment that we could call a forest. Considering the viewers at home and in Europe, it was a good match.
"IF OUR YOUNG PLAYER MADE A MISTAKE, PEOPLE COULD HAVE KILLED ME AND HIM"
They played for a draw; they are very happy. We are not happy. Galatasaray defended well, and Muslera saved the clearest position well. We could have come out well from defense. We were very good defensively. If our young player made a mistake, people could have killed me and him. How many shots on target and how many corners do they have? Maybe they have 1 shot; I think they have no corners!
"NOT CLEAN BUT A GOOD ORGANIZATION"
Under normal circumstances, this league is still open. If referees in Turkey look at the performance of this referee and say, 'I also want to manage a clean and honest match like this referee' through self-criticism, the season will end beautifully and excitingly. If the circus we have seen since the beginning of the year continues, it will be different. I have seen what they do in every behavior. It is not clean, but it is a good organization.
"IF A TURKISH REFEREE HAD MANAGED, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER"
After the match, I went to the referee's room. I told Slavko Vincic, 'Thank you for coming here and managing this great match.' The Turkish referee was also there. Then I turned to him and said, 'If a Turkish referee had managed this match, it would have been a disaster.' They tried to get the 18-year-old player a card. They are very strong in these kinds of underground strategies. If Galatasaray wants to say, 'We are very strong. We are a champion team' and wants to show this, they should request a foreign referee for every match.
"EVERYONE ON THE OPPOSING BENCH WAS JUMPING LIKE MONKEYS"
We saw what happened when there was a foreign referee. They were eliminated from Europe. They have 1 shot against us at their home. I must thank the referee. Everyone on the opposing bench was jumping like monkeys. If it had been a Turkish referee, he would have given a yellow card in the 1st minute."