Turkish club Fenerbahçe president Ali Koç dismissed Jose Mourinho after the team's Champions League exit. The decision was made against the backdrop of the general situation after the defeat and future plans. According to the manager, the playing style should have significantly improved by the end of the season.
"We discussed with Mourinho that the team should play better at the end of the season. Our goal is to score 99 points and score 99 goals. Our defeat to Benfica wasn't such a big tragedy, but it was unacceptable. This led me to believe that the team would continue to play as they did last season. That's why we said goodbye to Mourinho," Koch said.
As a reminder, Fenerbahçe lost to Benfica in the decisive Champions League qualifying match. This result was assessed as a missed opportunity on the eve of the big stage. In short, this match has become a strategic turning point for the hosts.
For information, Jose Mourinho had been managing the Turkish club since the summer of 2024. He brought the team high standards, discipline, and experience, but the result in the qualifying round did not meet the criteria expected by the management. Therefore, the club's management decided to enter the new stage with a new roadmap.
Summary: goals are clearly defined - high score and goal score, and stability as a game. To achieve this prospect, Fenerbahçe's management made a decision regarding staffing slowly but decisively. Now the focus was on the next appointment and the team's correct restructuring of the current rhythm.
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