Mourinho's striking response to the Kerem Aktürkoğlu question

Fenerbahçe Head Coach Jose Mourinho made statements ahead of the Feyenoord match. Responding to the question, "Did you watch the Süper Lig matches last week? Did you have the opportunity to watch the Galatasaray match, and what did you think of the referee's performance?" Mourinho said the following:

“I only watched one minute of the match. After that, I watched the Göztepe match on Sunday because they are our opponent next week.”

Speaking about the Feyenoord match, Mourinho said, “Our fans can create a very difficult atmosphere whenever they want. Our fans can create a positive atmosphere for Fenerbahçe. Tomorrow's atmosphere is in the hands of our fans. I think the tie is 50-50. We are right in the middle of the tie. I believe a 2-1 result is 50-50.”

"TALISCA'S CONDITION IS BETTER THAN İSMAİL YÜKSEK'S"

Speaking about the condition of Anderson Talisca and İsmail Yüksek, Mourinho said:

“Talisca's condition is better than İsmail's. He continued his work while we were at the camp in Portugal. İsmail was injured afterward. Therefore, he is behind Talisca in terms of recovery. In addition to the players from the first match, Talisca and İsmail Yüksek will be on the bench tomorrow.”

Regarding the question about transfers and the game system, Mourinho said:

“Transitions are important not just for me, but for all head coaches. There are constant transitions within the game. If you look at tomorrow's match, you will see how many transitions there will be. If you have fast players, you play accordingly; if you have different players, you play a different transition game. Transitions are always present in the game.”

Regarding the postponement of the first-week match in the Süper Lig and Feyenoord playing a match over the weekend, Jose Mourinho stated, “It was an easy match for Feyenoord. They rested half of the team. They took some of their players out during the match, and some did not get any minutes. It was very good that our match was postponed because we focused all our attention on tomorrow's match. I don't think them playing a match is a significant advantage.”

"OUR GOAL IS THE PLAY-OFFS"

Mourinho's statements are as follows:

"Our goal for the start is to reach the play-offs. After reaching the play-offs, to reach the league stage. We need to look at it match by match. Our goal is the same as last year, first to pass the qualifying round and then see what happens. Our priority is tomorrow's match."

"KEREM AKTÜRKOĞLU IS A BENFICA PLAYER"

"Kerem Aktürkoğlu is a Benfica player. Of course, I know the player; I know the players in the Portuguese League better. When I wasn't working, I used to watch the Portuguese League more, but as I said, he is a Benfica player."