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Following his final position with AS Roma, legendary coach Jose Mourinho stunned the soccer world by becoming a member of Turkish facet Fenerbahce in July 2024. Since his arrival, he has bolstered the squad with high-profile signings to tackle the Turkish Tremendous Lig. Nonetheless, after Sunday’s 3-2 win over Trabzonspor, Mourinho expressed frustration with the officiating, delivering a scathing critique of the Turkish league.
In the course of the away match, Fenerbahce initially led 1-0, however two VAR-awarded penalties, overseen by VAR official Atilla Karaoglan, turned the sport in Trabzonspor’s favor. Regardless of Fenerbahce securing the win with a 102nd-minute purpose, Mourinho’s post-match feedback questioned the league’s professionalism.
“I didn’t watch the matches till I come as a result of no one overseas desires to look at the Turkish league. Who desires to look at this Turkish league overseas? They’ve the Premier League, they’ve the French league, they’ve the German league, they’ve the Portuguese league, they’ve the the Dutch League. Why ought to they see this? I didn’t. I began it once I was invited to return to Turkey,” mentioned Mourinho after the sport.
He then acknowledged that the league failed to satisfy Mou’s expectations: “I used to be advised when the president met me, when the director met me, and even earlier than that, that I even met different essential golf equipment and respectful golf equipment in Turkey. However I couldn’t consider that this was the dimension. It’s too gray, it’s too darkish, it smells unhealthy. However that’s my job and I’ll give every part to my to my job, to my to my membership.
“I blame the Fenerbahce those that introduced me right here. They advised me solely half of the reality. They didn’t inform me the entire reality as a result of in the event that they advised me the entire reality, I wouldn’t come,” the Portuguese coach mentioned in a size speak with beIN Sports activities.
Mourinho singles out referee and VAR official
Mourinho’s frustrations had been significantly directed at match referee Oguzhan Cakir and VAR official Atilla Karaoglan, whom he labeled “the person of the match” for influencing key moments.
“We had been in good management. We had been successful 1-0. When Atilla (Karaoglan) wakened as a result of within the first half he was having most likely Turkish tea. For to not say an alcoholic drink, so most likely it was Turkish tea. When there was a transparent pink card on Brilliant (Osayi-Samuel),” acknowledged the coach, utilizing Turkish tea as an euphemism for being asleep throughout a part of the match.
Mourinho was significantly important of the officers’ reliance on VAR. “The person of the match was Atilla Karaoglan. We didn’t see him however he was the referee. The referee was just a bit boy that was there on the pitch, however the referee was Atilla Karaoglan,” Mourinho acknowledged.
“He goes from the invisible man to an important man within the match. I feel I’m talking on behalf of each Fenerbahce fan – we don’t need him once more. We don’t need him as a VAR. We don’t need him on the pitch however, on the VAR, even much less,” he ended.
Mourinho continues criticism on social media
True to his outspoken model, Mourinho took to Instagram to spotlight his grievances, sharing two tales about controversial moments from the match that had been in detriment of his group:
The primary publish was about Tranbozspor’s Stefano Denswill ferocious deal with over Fenerbahce’s Brilliant Osayi-Samuel. The problem, who was aiming on the participant’s knee slightly than the ball, was solely warned with a yellow card, and Mourinho didn’t hesitate to indicate his discomfort in regards to the name, writing: “Yellow shirt is just a yellow card.”
The second story confirmed a transparent handball by Trabzonspor’s Simon Banza that went unpunished. Mourinho responded with a laughing emoji, emphasizing his dissatisfaction with the officiating selections all through the sport.
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