Slavia Prague and Fenerbahçe faced each other in the fifth week of the UEFA Europa League. Our representative Fenerbahçe won the match played at Eden Arena 2-1.
After the match, Fenerbahçe coach Jose Mourinho spoke at the press conference.
Jose Mourinho’s statements are as follows:
“I congratulate the players. They were really great. We made some defensive mistakes from time to time in the first half. The opponent could have scored the second goal, but we achieved balance in the second half. The opponent was playing man to man, their tempo would decrease as the minutes passed. So we played our cards. It was difficult to manage this match. Yellow card There were things going on, there was no midfielder or defender on the bench. It was difficult for the players to maintain their balance. I am happy with the attitude of my team. It was now difficult for us to advance to the next round, except for Saint-Gilloise. We got 4 points. This is a positive situation, it is better than 3 draws in 3 matches. We will decide our fate in Kadıköy. We will now think about the league, because we have an important match.
“Slavia should have had a red card from the second yellow. The referee forgave them. He showed us the cards easily. Generally speaking, the referee was not bad, he was good.”
“We played two completely different matches. We went to the Alkmaar match comfortably. Today, my players felt that pressure. In fact, we were in a position to advance to the next round since the first match we played. Today, we experienced the point pressure. My players came out with this responsibility and focused well. We gave the opponent 2-3 positions in the first half. We couldn’t get a good position in the middle. The team was different in the second half, they were more confident. The opponent was playing man-to-man, teams that play like that fall as the minutes go by. Then the goal came for us. 5 players received yellow cards, Seba and Maximin could not train, Samet 1 trained. There was no one in the club for midfield and defense, but my players were brave and deserved the victory.
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