Ümit Özat Criticizes and Praises Jose Mourinho: “Good Changes in the 2nd Half, But Poor Start”

Former Fenerbahçe captain and football commentator Ümit Özat, on the Tv Show Top Bizde aired on TV 8,5, evaluated the Antalyaspor vs. Fenerbahçe match. He both criticized and praised Mourinho!

“FENERBAHÇE IS GOING THROUGH THE VALLEY OF DEATH”

“Fenerbahçe is passing through the valley of death. Today, they managed to get through it well. If they hadn’t, the impatient section would’ve had a strong argument in their hands.”

“A WHOLE 45 MINUTES WASTED”

“Let me start with a criticism. A whole 45 minutes were wasted. Why? Because of Mourinho’s selection errors. We mentioned it before the match and at halftime, like, who are you playing against? Real Betis? Atletico Bilbao or someone like that? You’re fielding two number 6s. If you had done this last week against Galatasaray, in a derby match, I would have understood. This team is still new. You are still getting to know the team. It’s been 5 or 6 weeks, I’d understand that. I even said during the broadcast that a Brazilian team is never a tough team.”

“What’s the point of fielding two number 6s against Antalyaspor? Let’s take a step back. What’s the reason for not playing Becao, the best defender from 4 days ago?”

“MOURINHO DID THE RIGHT THINGS IN THE SECOND HALF”

“Mourinho made us suffer with his hands in that whole 45 minutes. If Fred and Kostic had started, this game would have been settled in the first half.

The bad performance in the first half was Mourinho’s fault, and the correct changes in the second half that turned the match were also thanks to Mourinho.”

“MOURINHO NEEDS TO RECONSIDER MAXIMIN”

“The first player Mourinho needs to reconsider is Maximin. Maximin is a scattered player. He makes flashy moves that the crowd likes, but he doesn’t help the fullback behind him.”

“PAY ATTENTION TO SQUAD PLANNING”

“Today, there are 9 players from last season in the starting 11. If Mourinho bases his squad planning on last season, he’ll make a mistake because last season’s league won’t happen again. Don’t let those 99 or 102 points fool you; those points won’t happen again. It wasn’t Fenerbahçe’s or Galatasaray’s brilliance. It was because the other teams were bad. Have you ever seen Beşiktaş fall 45 points behind the first place team? No, you haven’t. Trabzon wasn’t around, Beşiktaş wasn’t around. What does this tell us? That you have to play at least four of the six new signings, like Amrabat, Kostic, En-Nesyri, and Maximin.”

“I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT VAR IN TURKEY”

“I already have questions about this VAR system. I mentioned before, did the federation buy the VAR system? Did someone buy the VAR system and lease it to the federation? Is there a commercial profit from this VAR system? If I’m not mistaken, I said I would gather information until or after the national team match. So, who’s in charge of this VAR system?”

“As I said, was this system sold to the federation? Was it leased to the federation? Is there a club president or someone involved in football who’s profiting commercially from this? This needs to be clarified first. There’s more to it.”

“YELLOW CARD FOR MOURINHO PUTTING HIS LAPTOP, NONE FOR G.SARAY COACH”

“You show a yellow card to the man (Mourinho) who puts his laptop in front of the camera. But you don’t give a yellow card to the coach (Okan Buruk – Galatasaray coach) who threatened the referee and referee community by saying, ‘If you give a penalty in this stadium, you won’t officiate here again.’

When people ask, ‘When was the last time Mourinho won a trophy?’ they ignore the Conference League title from 3 years ago and the Europa League final 2 years ago. They say he came to Turkey because he’s in decline. Will they ask the same question if Fatih Terim returns?

Come on then, let me see your courage!”