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Fenerbahce president Ali Koç has revealed why he determined to sack Jose Mourinho as supervisor on the Chobani Stadium – and the reason will come as little shock to Manchester United followers.
Acquainted issues
Mourinho, 62, was dismissed as Pink Devils’ supervisor in 2018 after being appointed in the summertime of 2016 to interchange Louis van Gaal.
Regardless of successful two trophies – the Europa League and Carabao Cup – in his debut marketing campaign, there have been many grievances raised concerning the ‘Particular One’ throughout his time at Previous Trafford, from followers and gamers alike.
Points with man-management plagued the dressing room all through the Portuguese’s tenure, whereas the fanbase had been continually annoyed by the defensive method which he’s famed for.
And it seems this downside has reared its ugly head once more in Turkey with Mourinho shedding his newest job attributable to his “model of of soccer”, the Mirror experiences.
Talking to Turkish media, Koç – elected as Fenerbahce’s President in 2018 – states it was not the loss to Benfica within the Champions League qualifiers final month which led to his choice, as was reported on the time given Mourinho’s dismissal got here within the fast aftermath of the match.
As an alternative, the President revealed it was the character of the efficiency, somewhat than the defeat itself, with Mourinho’s detrimental method proving the straw which broke his personal again.
“Why did we fireplace Mourinho? I’ll say it for the primary time, it was a painful dismissal. Parting methods with somebody who’s above all a pal was powerful. Being eradicated by Benfica wasn’t an issue, however the way in which we had been eradicated was unacceptable
“We knew our coach would put emphasis on defence after we introduced him in, however we talked about the necessity to play extra dominantly on the finish of the season. Scoring 99 targets and getting 99 factors [as Fenerbahce had done in the Superlig in the 2023-24 season] is our genetic code.”
A fall from grace
Mourinho’s dismissal constitutes the most recent instance of the sharp decline the 62-year-old has descended upon lately.
Having left United in comparable circumstances, he joined rival Tottenham Hotspur, solely to be sacked by the Lilywhites simply days earlier than a Carabao Cup ultimate after a dismal run within the Premier League.
Mourinho then joined AS Roma the place, regardless of successful the Europa Convention League and reaching the ultimate of the Europa League, he additionally finally misplaced his job after friction with the membership’s house owners.
It’s little shock to see the Portuguese coach repeat this trick with none deal with in Istanbul with fashionable soccer showing to have firmly moved on from one of many nice managers of a earlier period.
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