Jose Mourinho: The most important thing in football is results
‘The fans are sad, but they are not sadder than us’
‘I don’t throw my players under the bus’
‘I can’t let Samet play in the Başakşehir match’
Doğukan DEMİRKIRDI – Efe ALDEMİR / İSTANBUL, (DHA)- FENERBAHÇE Coach Jose Mourinho said, “The most important thing in football is the results. On a team where you always win, results may seem like they don’t matter. When you lose 2 times in a row, you see the importance of the results. It’s actually a cultural thing that happens in this country. I will not try to change this culture. “We are in a transition process for the point we want to reach in the future,” he said.
Fenerbahçe lost 2-0 to Athletic Bilbao, which it hosted at home, in the 6th week match of the UEFA Europa League. Fenerbahçe Coach Jose Mourinho made a statement at the press conference held after the match. Jose Mourinho said that he did not think that the reaction of the fans to Samet Akaydin affected the team and said, “I do not think so. Samet made that mistake in the first half. There was a very strong reaction every time he received the ball in the first half. The team played well in the first half. Samet played a good game after the mistake. I don’t think it affects the team. We continued to play well after conceding the goal. 1-0 was not a fair result for us anyway, 2-0 was like a stab in our chest. It’s sad for all of us. I can never criticize the fans’ reactions. Fans are the foundation of the club. Samet didn’t make the mistake. “We, we, we made that mistake,” he said.
‘THE FANS ARE SAD BUT THEY ARE NOT SORRY THAN US’
Stating that they are sorry but they need to be balanced, Mourinho said, “The most important thing in football is the results. On a team where you always win, results may seem like they don’t matter. When you lose 2 times in a row, you see the importance of the results. It’s actually a cultural thing that happens in this country. We need to adapt. I will not try to change this culture. We are in a transition process for the point we want to reach in the future. Players who have been here for a long time are used to this. The next match we will play will be indoors again. We must ensure that our fans support us. We played against a good opponent. The fans are sad, but they are not sadder than us. We may be sad, but we need to be balanced. “There is a new match on Sunday,” he said.
Speaking about İrfan Can Kahveci, who has just recovered from his injury, Mourinho said, “For me to develop İrfan, he must not be injured. He was either injured or recovering in recent months. The match could not achieve stability. He was in the hut today. “It was a question mark whether he would play today or not,” he said.
When asked why Rodrigo Becao did not play, Mourinho said: “I like defenders who can make plays. We are playing a game that dominates the game. “Becao is a defender with a different feature,” he replied.
‘I WON’T THROW MY PLAYERS UNDER THE BUS’
The experienced coach continued his words as follows:
“I can’t throw my players under the bus. Don’t expect me to say I want better players. I wish it was Jayden. I wish it was Kostic and Oğuz Aydın. Mert Hakan is one of the players who cannot provide continuity. I don’t know if the club provides enough information. I’m trying to explain it this way. What I want is if all the players could play in my hand. We have a match against Lyon. Mert Müldür will be suspended. Who will play in the left back position? We will get minimum 3 points from the remaining 2 matches. We will be able to change the list as the tour progresses. We will write Oğuz Aydın on the list. We will be stronger in the second half of the league, but first we need to get through the Lyon and Midtjylland match. Maybe we will play against Bilbao again, but today the match was in our hands.”
‘THEY BROKE FORWARD IN A WAY THEY EVEN UNDERSTAND’
Stating that they created enough positions to score today, Mourinho said, “I have not thought about the next match yet. Sometimes the shots on target do not reflect the match. The pass, like Tadic’s assist to En Nesyri, was a clear position. We created enough chances to score a goal today. The Bilbao player was scoring an own goal while under pressure. I said in the hut, ‘If it had happened to Djiku or Çağlar, there would definitely have been a goal.’ They got ahead in a way that they didn’t even understand. They scored the second goal when there was nothing to do. “I think we had the ball more,” he said.
‘I CANNOT PLAY SAMET’
Stating that he could not let Samet Akaydin play in the Başakşehir match, the Portuguese coach concluded his words as follows:
‘Fred, Kostic, Oğuz will return in the next league match. I can’t move Samet. I have to protect the team and the atmosphere. I know Başakşehir well. I watch their matches sometimes. “If I can sleep today, I will start the analysis tomorrow; if I cannot sleep today, I will start the analysis today.”
