Jose Mourinho: I expected my players to fight to win, that’s how we did it
‘I think the season is over for Becao’
‘I want to dedicate my smallest contribution to the victory to Samet.’
Doğukan DEMİRKIRDI – Ali DANAŞ / İSTANBUL,(DHA)- FENERBAHÇE Coach Jose Mourinho said, “The players showed what I expected from them. My players felt the tension. I wanted to see my players unite today. I didn’t expect them to have a great match. “I expected them to fight to win, and that’s how we did it,” he said.
Fenerbahçe defeated Başakşehir FK, which it hosted at home, in the 16th week of the Super League, 3-1. Fenerbahçe Coach Jsoe Mourinho made a statement at the press conference held after the match. Evaluating the match, Jose Mourinho said, “I liked the game we showed when we played 11 against 11. I didn’t like the game played when it was 11 against 10. The players performed what I expected from them. My players felt the tension. I wanted to see my players unite today. I didn’t expect them to have a great match. “I expected them to fight to win, and that’s how we did it,” he said.
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‘I THINK THE SEASON IS OVER FOR BECAO’
Providing information about the injury status of Becao and Livakovic, Mourinho said, “I think the season is over for Becao. Livakovic suffered a muscle injury. “I think he will return in the new year,” he said.
‘I WANT TO DONATE MY SMALLEST CONTRIBUTION TO THE WIN TO SAMET’
Stating that he dedicated his contribution to today’s victory to Samet Akaydin, the Portuguese coach said, “I would like to give a message to Samet. I would like to dedicate my small contribution to today’s victory to him. I saw an angry man. The message I will give is only to him. We have 1 match left until the end of the year. We have Çağlar, Djiku and Yusuf. We will see how Samet responds to the therapy that time will give him. I have no problem with playing young players. Even if I were at Real Madrid, I would have Yusuf play. Just like I played Varane. If I were at Manchester United, I would have him play. “Like I played Scott McTominay,” he said.
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‘THE BEST THERAPY IS WINNING A MATCH’
Fenerbahçe Coach Jose Mourinho concluded his words with the following statements:
“The best therapy is winning matches. We were going through a good period. At that time, we felt that I was balanced and self-confident. We lost a match we didn’t deserve to lose. Then the world turned upside down. If it reverses once in other countries, it reverses 3 times in Turkey. I think Livakovic’s injury was due to tension. Unfortunately, players do not live in a crystal ball world where they do not hear or know what is happening outside. We tried to prepare our players for this match throughout the week. Before the match, I told my players, ‘We have to win this match one way or another. You have to have that fire inside you. I said, ‘While you have that fire, you also have to have some water.’ Now we will play the Eyüp match. If we can win that match, they will have the opportunity to go home for 5-6 days. The most important thing is to win matches. Just like we did before. We were the team that scored the most goals and conceded the fewest goals in the league. We lost the match that we could have won 3-4 nil. “We will reflect this performance on the field on Thursday.”
