06.03.2025 23:30
Fenerbahçe's head coach Jose Mourinho spoke after the match in which they lost 3-1 to Rangers in the Round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League. He stated that they deserved the defeat and that their chances of advancing are still alive. Mourinho said, "The fans were actually like the team. They couldn't show great support, the team didn't perform well, and the coach didn't perform well either."
Fenerbahçe lost 3-1 to Rangers in the first match of the UEFA Europa League Round of 16. The yellow-navy team’s coach, Jose Mourinho, made striking statements after the match.
"A DESERVED DEFEAT"
The Portuguese coach's statements were as follows;
"It was a deserved defeat. They deserved it. We made a lot of mistakes. They didn’t make mistakes. We found opportunities in the attacking area but couldn’t convert them. We made mistakes in the midfield. We lost all the duels. The tie is not over yet. We are 3-1 down and there is another 90 minutes to play. The tie is not over yet."
"DESSERS IS NOT THE BEST"
In the second half, we continued to make the same mistakes as in the first half. Dessers is a good player but he is not the best in the world, we showed that in the second half. He won all the aerial duels.
"WE FELT FRED'S ABSENCE"
We felt Fred's absence in terms of organization in the midfield. We were not active in the attacking area. Our good shots were saved by the goalkeeper. We performed poorly. We need to accept this result.
"THE FANS WERE LIKE THE TEAM"
The fans were actually like the team. They also couldn’t show great support, the team didn’t perform well, and the coach didn’t perform well either. They will be well supported at Ibrox, I know that stadium. We will have a few days to rest. Since Skriniar arrived, he has played 90 minutes in 10 consecutive matches. We need to talk about something other than blaming ourselves.