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“We Were the Side That Deserved to Win” – Mourinho’s Press Conference Analysis of Bodrum FK Match

Fenerbahçe defeated Bodrum FK 2-0 at home in the 10th week of the Süper Lig. Following the match, Fenerbahçe's head coach, Jose Mourinho, shared his thoughts during a press conference.

Starting by celebrating Republic Day on October 29, Mourinho said, “I want to congratulate you and the Turkish people. Tuesday is an important day for you. As someone who lives here and is in love with this place, I want to congratulate you.”

“IT’S A FOOTBALL GAME, AND WE WANT TO WIN IT”

The experienced coach discussed their upcoming away match against in the 11th week of the Süper Lig, stating, “I am . Therefore, I need to adapt to what Fenerbahçe means. I’ve played in Trabzon with Roma before. Now I will go with Fenerbahçe, and I know it will be different. We are going there for 3 points. I’m not thinking what happened there last year. It’s a football game, and we want to win it. I hope we have a as good as today’s, unlike the one in our last away game.”

“WE MADE CHANGES TO THE STARTING ELEVEN”

Discussing the changes he made to the starting lineup against Bodrum FK, Mourinho stated, “Everyone wants to play and deserves it based on their performance in training. This includes Samet, young Yusuf, and Ertuğrul, who were not in the squad today. We made changes in the starting eleven. It wasn’t a gift; we analyzed Bodrum and decided accordingly. Sebastian and Tadic had an incredible load. I wanted to bring fresh legs onto the field. Today, Fenerbahçe was the side that deserved to win. The result could have been different. Of course, I’m happy we got the 3 points. İrfan and Bright had chances. Bright could have passed to İsmail, but he was selfish. We could have finished the game in the first half but didn’t.”

“IT DOESN’T MATTER TO US”

Commenting on the result of the , Mourinho said, “I won’t go to the stadium. Any result tomorrow will be good for us. It doesn’t matter to us. We won our match.”

“PLAYING ON BOTH THURSDAY AND SUNDAY IS NOT EASY”

The Portuguese coach noted the fatigue in the and that playing matches on Thursday and Sunday is not easy, saying, “There’s something called fatigue. I’m not just talking about physical fatigue. The fatigue you feel in your nervous system can slow down your thinking. This might be different for the opponents we face tomorrow. Today, I can give as an example. Playing on both Thursday and Sunday is not easy.”

“HE IS A GOOD REFEREE”

Mourinho praised the match , saying, “It depends on the referee; it depends on who the referee is. There are also some quality referees in Turkey. There are quality referees in Europe as well. I don’t want to make that comparison. I am focused on my match. Today’s referee also performed well. He is a good referee,” he concluded.

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