Jose Mourinho: VAR is there to help the referee
Doğukan DEMİRKIRDI – Ali DANAŞ/ İSTANBUL, (DHA)- FENERBAHÇE Coach Jose Mourinho said, “I think I need to talk about VAR. VAR did not call the referee in the position where the referee gave a yellow card. VAR is there to assist the referee. If VAR called, he would give a red card. “I can accept referees making mistakes, but VAR is there to help the referee,” he said.
Fenerbahçe drew 0-0 with Lyon, which it hosted at home, in the 7th week of the UEFA Europa League. Fenerbahçe Coach Jose Mourinho made a statement at the press conference held after the match. Jose Mourinho, who started his words by talking about the VAR referee, said, “I think I need to talk about VAR. VAR did not call the referee in the position where the referee gave a yellow card. VAR is there to assist the referee. If VAR called, he would give a red card. I can accept referees making mistakes but VAR is there to help the referee. On Nikhate’s red card, VAR called the referee and the referee went to VAR and corrected his decision. In the second half, Kumbedi brought Sebastian down. It should have been thrown away, but it wasn’t. “My colleague will think that he will be lucky because he removed Kumbedi from the game,” he said.
‘WE WILL GO THERE TO WIN’
Stating that they will go to Midtjylland away to win, Mourinho said, “Let’s see if we will have 11 players in our last match. We will see what kind of team we will form. We depend on many combinations to make 9 points sufficient. “We will go there to win,” he said.
‘HE IS NOT FIT RIGHT NOW’
Evaluating Allan Saint Maximin’s performance, the Portuguese coach said, “He performed as a player who has not trained for 3 weeks. He is not fit right now. We needed everyone today. İrfan had a yellow card and I was afraid he might see the second yellow card. When you have a yellow card, your actions are limited. It was a performance that was not at its physical peak. “I don’t know what will happen in the future,” he said.
Jose Mourinho continued his words with the following statements:
-“Making requests from fans is one thing. Commenting on them is one thing. It is my duty to ask them. “It’s not my job to comment on them.”
‘YUSUF IS A VERY GOOD PLAYER’
Mourinho, who had complimentary words about Yusuf Akçiçek, said, “Yusuf was not a surprise for me. He takes good care of himself and his body. He does extra work after training. I said before that he would be a good actor. I couldn’t assign him to left back in such a match. I put him in a position where he felt better and more comfortable. Yusuf is a very, very good player for me. “It’s not a surprise to me,” he said.
‘IF WE PASS THE TOUR, WE WILL HAVE A DIFFERENT TEAM’
Jose Mourinho ended his speech with the following statements:
“We have a team now. If we pass the round, we will have a different team. The situation we are in right now is difficult. 10 points might be enough. 11-12 points would definitely be enough. There are players written on the list. They may also be included in the list in the next round. For me, after the final against Rome in Budapest, that was over. Here’s Lille, Manchester United and what happened in today’s match. We will do our best to advance in the next match. “I’m hopeful that we can do it.”
