Jose Mourinho joined Fenerbahce last June with a clear goal – to end Galatasaray’s dominance in Turkish football. And he failed.During this turbulent season, he often complained about the league and referees, whom he usually blamed for his team’s defeats. However, he’s recently started a kind of war against the press, especially once it was apparent his squad wouldn’t emerge victorious.In the penultimate round of the Turkish Super Lig, Fenerbahce lost 4-2 to relegation-bound Hatayspor yesterday and the Portuguese wasn’t too happy in the post-match press conference. Yet, he was in the mood to argue – some would even say insult.🗣️ José Mourinho after Fenerbahçe lost to Hatayspor last night: “In the last 7 years, I have played in 2 European finals. That means I have played in more finals in Europe over the last 7 years than Turkish football has seen in its entire history.” pic.twitter.com/hTvM6DnXtT— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Football__Tweet) May 27, 2025 “In the last seven years, I have played in two European finals. So in the past seven years I have played more European finals than the history of Turkish football together,” Mourinho said bluntly via Daily Mail and then tried to justify the unexpected loss.”In relation to the results, only people that don’t understand what football is, doesn’t understand what end of season is.” “End of season is painful for teams who don’t have an objective. For people that are fighting for title for Europe, for relegation, the motivation goes every day. For people that lose the objectives, it’s painful.””We had a difficult summer because of players coming from the Euros and coming very late for preparation.”The Special way – “I flip a coin for starting XI”Even though Mourinho’s contract with Fenerbahce expires in June 2026, his stay in Istanbul is highly questionable following the poor campaign in which the club from Sukru Saracoglu Stadium failed to win a single trophy.As for his statement, however insulting it may be, it’s true. Turkish teams reached only one European final altogether when Galatasaray won the 2000 UEFA Cup, beating Arsenal on penalties, while “The Special One” played two continental trophy matches – 2017 Europa League with Man United and 2022 Conference League with Roma – winning both.##NAJAVA_MECA_8952548##
