Mourinho's comments infuriate Fenerbahçe fans!

In the 2nd week of the Süper Lig, Fenerbahçe drew 0-0 away against Göztepe. Speaking after the match, the yellow-navy team's manager Jose Mourinho made notable assessments regarding the game.

"WE DID NOT STRUGGLE TO BUILD UP PLAY"

Evaluating the match, Mourinho stated that his team did not have trouble building play from the back, saying, "We did not struggle in building play from the back. What we couldn't do was the final passes in the final third. They were lining up in a 5+3 block. Their 3 center-backs were excellent in physical play and in the air. We did not struggle to build play."

"IT WAS A FAIR RESULT"

The Portuguese manager shared his view on the match result with these words: "The opponent played a very deep, physical defense. When that happens, it doesn't matter if the opponent has 10 or 11 players. When it's not 11 vs 11, you struggle with pressing up front, but you don't struggle in defense. If you defend deep, you don't feel like you are down to 10 men. They did this very well. We had difficulties in the second zone. I have to give credit to the opponent. Every match played here is tough. Today's result was a fair result."

"THEY DEFENDED LIKE A WALL"

Highlighting Göztepe's strong defensive approach, Mourinho said, "They defended like a wall. We must give credit to the players and their manager."

"HOW CAN WE PRESS?"

Stating that Çağlar Söyüncü was not in the squad due to injury, Mourinho noted the following regarding the positions his team failed to produce in attack:

"We have to give credit to the opponent. I understand this. It is hard for you to give credit to an opponent that does good work. There is a tendency to criticize the team that fails to do more by saying 'they couldn't do this' or 'they couldn't do that,' but we have to acknowledge the differences. Today we played against a wall. They defended like a wall. We must give credit to the players and their manager. They were defending with 5 at the back. One of their 3 defenders is 1.90m, one is 1.91m, and the other is 1.81m tall. Their midfielders were very aggressive for every ball, for every duel. When it's like that, it's hard to play against them. At the same time, there is this reality: when the ball is constantly in the air, you cannot press the opponent. Maybe you experts can tell us how we can press in a game where the ball is constantly in the air? But our opponent plays this way. The Göztepe goalkeeper does not play short from the back and plays long balls. How can we press the opponent this way? We are forced to drop back and sit deep after they play long balls anyway."

"THEY DESERVED THE 1 POINT"

Stating that he respects Göztepe's game plan, Mourinho said, "Every manager has their own ideas. I respect Göztepe, and their players have adapted to this game in the best way. I think they deserved the 1 point today. Yes, if we had taken that opportunity and scored in the last minute of the match, we would have won, but I think they deserved the 1 point with the defense they put up. Every long ball they played was a danger for us. I am not happy with this result. We have to give credit to the opponent as well. I respect our opponent."

"THE HARD PART WAS BREAKING THE WALL"

Responding to a question about the analysis of Göztepe, the experienced manager made the following assessment:

"Yes, I think I analyzed them very well. I have been analyzing them since last year. Because the game they play is exactly the same. They do exactly the same things. Even when a player leaves, the player they bring in to replace them has the exact same profile and the same characteristics. Do you want me to explain what kind of playing style they have to see if I analyzed them well? Because after the match, I was told in the television interview that I struggled to build play from the back, but that wasn't actually the case. Building play from the back was very easy for us. Because the opponent was not pressing. Therefore, building play from the back was very easy for us, but the hard part for us was breaking that wall afterward."