[Fabrizio Romano] : José Mourinho has just signed the contract as new Fenerbahçe head coach, here we go! After verbal agreement in the morning, deal sealed until June 2026 — two year contract for the Special One.
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I know your league/recent events between you and Gala enough to know that this feels like the equivalent of throwing a Molotov into a burning building 🤣 I don't think this ends well for anybody but its going to be very interesting
I feel like I need to get more into Turkish football, shit is so god damn funny. Turks, any recommendations for which club to support? Biased and unhinged answers only please.
My one experience of Turkey thus far was a hotel/conference centre on the outskirts of Istanbul. In said hotel, I watched Mexico vs Germany in a friendly, and ate lamb kofta on flat bread with some sort of grain that I cannot for the life of me remember the name of. It was one of the best meals of my life.
Bulghur? I suppose it was a bulghur rice with tomato paste & pepper. It is commonly served witg grilled meat and kebabs in Turkey. It is also very easy to make. I am sure you can recreate it now knowing what it is!
I cant believe how far and fast Mou has fallen. He used to compete squarely with Wenger, Ferguson and then Pep but now no big team wants him. Even Chelsea with their shitty manager choice habit. I was looking forward to his MU time against Pep, Klop, Poc but then his career exploded into pieces.
That move to MU changed his career tbh, even though he won trophies with them, his falling out with many players probably disturbed big clubs from wanting him. I don't buy the narrative that Mourinho is wash up tactically or that he's outdated, managers still park the bus, he can and have play differently with each teams.
People were quick to say that Ancelotti was finished when he came to Everton, you don't win CLs and forget how to coach so I'm hoping to see a career resurgence, even though it's really unlikely.
I don't buy the narrative that Mourinho is wash up tactically or that he's outdated, managers still park the bus, he can and have play differently with each teams.
Great coaches become out of date all the time what are you talking about. Do you think Rafa Benitez or Fabio Capello should get top jobs?
Fair enough. People often say "you either love or hate Mourinho", and I get that, he has his fair share of lovable moments, but as a football and Arsenal fan; he's a massive cunt when he wants to be. I can respect his accolades, but as a person he's an egocentric asshole.
His style is so suited to knockout games. It will be incredible to see what he does with a national team. It would also be a tragedy if the greatest Portuguese manager ends his career without managing Portugal NT.
Looks like Fener decided to commit to the maximum chaos route. Mourinho joining the Turkish league is like adding gasoline to an already raging wildfire.
Tbf, a bit of extra gas on a raging fire isn’t going to make much of a difference. Turkish league is already maximum chaos, this won’t move the meter much. Logarithmic scale chaos.
Then we create a political party that want Greece to join Türkiye. Istanbul having a bigger population than Greece, that party wins the elections and votes in the parliament for Greece to be annexed by Türkiye once again, two centuries after their independence.
Am i the only one weirdly excited for this? I mean sure, he's not in a top 5 league anymore but the turkish league is still a top 10 league in Europe and has some European pedigree. I know they have some passionate fans over there and what is football after all, if not for entertainment? I can't wait for the special one in Turkiye
Is this the end for Mou as a top 5 league manager? With the amount of high profile jobs open this year, and the lack of any rumor about him getting even approached for one, it seems like the footballing world is really passing him by now.
Money always talks first. Also I guess the ambitions of the underdog Fenerbahce suits his goals too if he manages to pull off a championship with Fener.
Because in Turkey a coach managing Fenerbahçe,Galatasaray or Beşiktaş will be sacked if they're not league champions no matter what they do and how many points they collect unless if they win a europe cup maybe.So the only way İsmail Kartal(this seasons manager) could have stayed
while not winning the league was to win the Conference League.
being sacked after obtaining 99 points and only one loss in a 38 game season is still crazy, literally one game away from having the best season in turkish football ( instead Galatasaray had it )
All I ask Fener to do is to get their transfers early. That's the only way this will work. Don't be late and miss out on Europe because of it.
Wish them the best of luck. Mourinho is quite outdated tactically (imho) but if it works, it works. Nobody will complain if he shithouses towards a championship.
But when, not if but when, it doesn't work.. oh boy. Bollywood drama.
It will be two years of bitching, whining and average results. Just like it always is with Mourinho these days. Yet people will still call him a genius and a messiah.
He wasn't "doing miracles". The guy's an elite manager and he crafted each team to match the plans he had.
Porto used aggressive pressing to dominate the pitch, on and off the ball, this was at a time when pressing was not so common and the fitness drills he employed meant that his players kept up that aggression throughout entire games, even in the cup matches.
Chelsea had a crazy defensive solidity and controlled the match with more possession based play than Porto. They broke multiple records, some of which even stand today like most clean sheets and least number of goals conceded. Only 15 goals were scored against them.
Inter is where Mou began properly developing and deploying the low block into counter attacking style which won them the treble.
This style was continued at Madrid, where they broke various records including points accrued, goals scored and so on, at a time when they were competing against Pep's Barca and Messi reaching his prime.
There's nothing miraculous about someone being such a good manager.
That's like calling Fergie or Pep miraculous as well. Each of them; Mou, Fergie and Pep, all crafted teams that fit their vision and the results they achieved were a display of the managerial skill each possessed.
Also, I saw that you ignored Real Madrid and the trophies at Utd on your list of achievements, but then I saw your take on calling Mou's Madrid average.
I don't know who the fuck upvoted you, but please stop spreading garbage misinformation.
They do but they usually last for 10 more years- in this case problem is not the lack of declining physical properties but complete lack of self-awareness
Is the Turkish league worth watching? Like, how entertaining/good are the games? I'm not familiar with any of the teams, but I might take a peak now that Mourinho is there.
I mean Fenerbahce and Galatasaray has good squads. The rest of the league is trash. Hence there is like 50 points between first two place team and third-fourth place team
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