The experienced coach took his team onto the field with a 4-4-2 formation in the match played at the Ülker Stadium.
The Portuguese coach replaced Sebastian Szymanski and İrfan Can Kahveci, who played in the first 11 in the ikas Eyüpspor match, and named Levent Mercan and Edin Dzeko in the first 11 against Hatayspor in place of these names.
Mourinho entrusted the goal to İrfan Can Eğribayat against Hatayspor and formed the defensive quartet with Bright Osayi-Samuel, Çağlar Söyüncü, Alexander Djiku and Levent Mercan.
Mourinho kept Sofyan Amrabat and Fred Rodrigues in midfield and gave Filip Kostic and Dusan Tadic a chance on the sidelines. The 61-year-old coach also played Edin Dzeko and Youssef En-Nesyri in attack.
À Fenerbahçe, Ertuğrul Çetin, Mert Müldür, Yusuf Akçiçek, Bartuğ Elmaz, Mert Hakan Yandaş, Sebastian Szymanski, İrfan Can Kahveci, Cengiz Ünder, Yiğit Emir et Cenk Tosun étaient des joueurs remplaçants.
– Levent Mercan is in the top 11 for the first time
Levent Mercan, who was part of Fenerbahçe’s squad at the start of the season, got the chance to play among the top 11 in an official match for the first time.
Levent, who was later replaced in the Çaykur Rizespor and Kayserispor matches played by the league’s dark yellow-blue team, showed an effective performance and scored a goal in the friendly match against Zenit during the season .
– Livakovic and Oğuz Aydin are not in the team
Dominik Livakovic and Oğuz Aydın, who recovered from their injuries at Fenerbahçe, were not included in the squad.
Livakovic and Oğuz, who started training with the team after their injury, were not included in the squad for the match.
Coach Mourinho did not assign the two players against Hatayspor.
In the dark yellow-blue team, Jayden Oosterwolde, Rodrigo Becao, Samet Akaydin and İsmail Yüksek, who were also injured, as well as Allan Saint-Maximin, who was reported to have suffered, were not included in the team.
– Mert Hakan is in the team after 6 matches
Mert Hakan Yandaş, one of the captains of Fenerbahçe, was included in the team after 6 matches.
The experienced player, who was absent from the team for a long time due to his injury, returned to his jersey after 44 days.
Mert Hakan Yandaş missed 4 league matches and 2 Europa League matches due to the injury he suffered after playing in the Kayserispor match in the 13th week of the league.
– Voice of resignation in the stands
Some Fenerbahçe fans reacted to the club’s management before the match.
Some dark yellow-blue supporters called on the management to resign.
– Large gaps in the stands
Fenerbahçe fans, who filled the stands throughout the season, did not show much interest in the Hatayspor match.
While the large spaces in the stands of the Ülker Stadium attracted attention, around 30,000 fans followed the match.
– Ferdi Tayfur is not forgotten
Artist Ferdi Tayfur, who died during the week, was remembered before the match.
Before the Hatayspor match, the songs “Ask Me” and “I Miss You Too” by Ferdi Tayfur were played at Ülker Stadium.
The dark yellow-blue fans also sang along to the songs.
