07.03.2025 10:00
After Fenerbahçe's 3-1 loss to Rangers in the Europa League, commentator Rıdvan Dilmen made harsh criticisms of Mourinho. Dilmen criticized Mourinho's match analysis and the team's playing style, stating, "Jose Mourinho technically messed up. Is there a match in which he has given away this many chances in European competitions? You have two pivot strikers at your disposal. You definitely need to utilize the flanks in these matches."
Fenerbahçe lost 3-1 to the Scottish team Rangers in the first match of the UEFA Europa League Round of 16. After the match, Rıdvan Dilmen made some evaluations.
Dilmen stated, "When the score was 2-1, the chance to advance was still there. The Rangers player continued, continued, and scored. Mourinho said before the match that his opponent was dangerous on the counter-attack. If this coach sees this, he cannot play like that! If the analysis is correct and it results in giving away 5-6 chances, then Mourinho's team cannot concede such a dramatic goal without learning from those. The third goal was a complete scandal. If you concede this goal in the second match, I would say okay. I would say what can the coach do? Kostic got tired from running and couldn't come back. This is called playing 3-5-2 in reverse. When it was 2-1, I would take Tadic out. Tell me two chances that Fenerbahçe missed that they should have scored from in this match. They just kept ballooning it. You find a goal with Djiku from a set piece. Is this even possible? Why can't Fenerbahçe take a corner while losing 2-1 until the 75th minute with this squad?"
"SPOUTING NONSENSE"
Dilmen, who harshly criticized Jose Mourinho, said, "The inflated balls worked for them. I watched Fenerbahçe in two separate halves. Jose Mourinho technically spouted nonsense. Is there a match where he gave away this many chances in European competitions? You have two pivot strikers at your disposal. In these matches, you definitely need to go wide to find these players. Fenerbahçe must have made a record number of crosses, but the opponent always cleared them away. Because most of the crosses were lottery crosses," he expressed.