Fred's remarks before the derby likely to anger Galatasaray fans

The 6th week of the Süper Lig will host the Fenerbahçe - Galatasaray derby.

Ahead of the derby to be hosted by Fenerbahçe, the Yellow-Navy team's successful midfielder Fred made statements.

Speaking to Vole, Fred used striking expressions regarding referee decisions and the Galatasaray match they won away from home last year.

"EVEN IF WE HAD PLAYED WITH 9 MEN, WE COULD HAVE STILL WON THAT MATCH"

"I think the referees make things a bit difficult for us, but despite this, we try to do our best," said Fred, continuing as follows:

"For example, we had to play almost the entire Galatasaray match we played last year with ten men. Despite that, we focused on our job and achieved the victory. Our team's strength was very effective in us winning that match. As a team, we were all very focused. Our concentration was very high. If we had played with nine men instead of ten, we could have still won that match.

WE FOUGHT AT THE COST OF OUR LIVES

The moment Djiku left the pitch, we realized we would win the match. We made very few mistakes and gave the opponent very little space. Even though we were one man down, the opponent couldn't produce many positions either. We could have scored more goals. We played at the cost of our lives. We need to have the same concentration in this match as well. If we go out with the same concentration, there is no doubt that we will leave with a victory again."

Fred used complimentary expressions about Fenerbahçe's head coach Jose Mourinho:

"MARIO BRANCO ASKED ME ABOUT MOURINHO"

"It was very nice for me to learn that Jose Mourinho would come here. Because he had a significant share in my going to Manchester United. I had very good times there. Before he came, our sporting director Mario Branco asked me how it would be, and I said it would be great if he came here.

ONE OF THE BEST COACHES IN THE WORLD

We are very happy that he is here. He is a very good person both as a coach and as a human being. I hope we achieve many things together here for a long time. Everyone knows what he has achieved in the past. He is one of the best coaches in the world. At the same time, he is very intelligent and knowledgeable in terms of tactics. He helps us a lot. It is very important for us that he is here with us. We learn a lot from him every day, and we are getting better and moving higher every day. Thanks to his help. He is a very knowledgeable and experienced coach. He started his career very early anyway. His vision of the game makes him different from others.

WE HAD A VERY GOOD SEASON WITH İSMAİL KARTAL LAST YEAR

Every coach has differences. We had a very good season with İsmail Kartal last year. Unfortunately, we missed the championship by a very small point difference. Both Mourinho and İsmail Kartal are really very good coaches. With our current coach, we prefer to build the game from further back. For example, the left-back approaches the center-backs. We build the game this way. A player's performance can vary according to the coach's style of play."