In the first week match of the Turkish Cup Group B, Fenerbahçe defeated Kasımpaşa away and started the cup with 3 points.
After the match, yellow-dark blue team coach Jose Mourinho made a statement. Here are the words of the Portuguese coach:
“I congratulated the Kasımpaşa players. It wasn’t because we didn’t want it to be different, it was a different score because they stopped us. I congratulated them. We couldn’t score a goal in the second half. We couldn’t do well enough, they fought well too. They were very organized defensively, They worked like clockwork.
I call this tactical culture. My players must learn to play differently on the field. This is how modern football is. There is nothing fixed. Football is not like it was years ago. Years ago, it was said that this team was playing with this system, but that is not the case anymore. When the dynamics change, my players must be able to do different things.
We should have respected Kasımpaşa football players. We analyzed their match against the 2nd League team. We thought something similar might happen. I congratulate them for their struggle. After the match, I congratulated the players and coaches. We did what was necessary during the match. The young players competed well. They will use this to improve. “It’s a great experience for them.”
THERE IS A STRANGER COMMENT
Jose Mourinho, on the decision of foreign VAR referees made by TFF; “The foreign VAR decision cannot be worse than the previous one, because it is impossible for it to be worse than the previous one. Therefore, I look at this situation positively. Let’s wait and see.” he said.