Coach Mourinho speaks out after controversies in the Turkish National Championship

"I have never avoided press conferences during my 24-year career. I have never been afraid of journalists and their questions," coach Mourinho emphasized in a press conference before Fenerbahce's opening match in the Europa League against Saint Gilloise (Belgium).

Coach Mourinho speaks out after many days of silence due to the scandals in the Turkish National Championship

Mr. Mourinho has just experienced recent controversies in the Turkish Super Lig, after the Fenerbahce club he leads lost to rival Galatasaray with a score of 1-3 on September 22.

After the match, it was reported that this coach skipped the press conference as required and was fined 4,000 euros by the Turkish Football Federation. He was also publicly mocked by Galatasaray Club through images posted on social network X (old Twitter), and many bad words such as "Crying One", parodying the nickname "Special One" of the 61-year-old Portuguese strategist...

"In fact, Galatasaray was very disrespectful to Fenerbahce and myself. The away team coach had a press conference in advance, that's normal. But he (Galatasaray coach Okan Buruk) said 70 to 80 minutes. I couldn't wait any longer, even though I had waited almost 70 minutes. Should I wait 75 minutes, 80 minutes or how much more? I couldn't wait any longer," Mourinho said.

"It has nothing to do with the result of the match, it has nothing to do with something that is right or wrong. The same thing will happen in the next match, I will do a flash interview right after the match, because that is the logic of flash interviews. Not 20 minutes after the match, but right after. Then you wait 15 minutes, or half an hour, that's normal. 70 minutes? Sorry, but that's disrespectful! If anyone feels disrespected, it's me," Mourinho added.

Coach Mourinho received a lot of bitterness when being continuously mocked by Galatasaray on social networks X

According to Turkish media, coach Mourinho did not completely skip the press conferences after Fenerbahce lost to Galatasaray, he participated in the interview immediately after the match in the quick interview area. But he did not say much, after some reporters pointed out the immediate posts of Galatasaray's social media account mocking him. "Are you kidding?", coach Mourinho answered a reporter and left.

Coach Mourinho came to lead Fenerbahce from the beginning of the 2024 - 2025 season after being fired by AS Roma (mid-January 2024). The recent loss to Galatasaray was only the second loss since the beginning of the season this coach led the new team, after a total of 10 matches, the remaining matches included 6 wins and 2 draws.

Fenerbahce is currently ranked 2nd in the Turkish Super League, 5 points behind Galatasaray (top of the table) after 6 rounds (13 vs 18 points). They have been eliminated from the Champions League since the 3rd qualifying round, but are in the Europa League group stage. In this tournament, coach Mourinho will meet his old team MU in the 3rd round at home on October 25.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/hlv-mourinho-len-tieng-sau-cac-lum-xum-o-giai-vdqg-tho-nhi-ky-185240926114908667.htm