Mourinho had targeted his players after the Eyüpspor match: Fred's 'İsmail Kartal' like that has become the talk of the town

Fenerbahçe, which drew 1-1 away against Eyüpspor in the 17th week of the Süper Lig, suffered a significant loss in its pursuit of the top spot.

Following the match, reactions were directed at head coach Jose Mourinho, and calls for resignation were made for President Ali Koç and his management.

The fact that Jose Mourinho has fallen 5 points behind the leader Galatasaray, despite having played more matches, brought to mind the high points average and entertaining style of football achieved by İsmail Kartal last season.

The Yellow-Navies, who collected 43 points in 16 matches with İsmail Kartal last season, have remained at 36 points under Mourinho's management this season. The fact that the Portuguese Jose Mourinho has fallen behind İsmail Kartal has caused reactions.

Mourinho made striking statements about the players at the press conference held after the 1-1 draw with Eyüpspor.

The Portuguese head coach stated the following:

“We will have a few days off, but it will not be a happy holiday period for me. For the players, how it will be depends on their own mentality. But it will not be a happy holiday for me. Actually, I would have preferred not to have this break, but we had promised the players a long time ago.

We will continue our work very strictly during the second period of this 2-week break. I want my players to believe in the pragmatism of football. And what is that? It is mathematics. Mathematics determines what place you will finish in. Regardless of the results of your other rivals, we have to fight mathematically. Everyone deserves more; the fans, the management... Therefore, the players also need to give more.

Actually, most of the players have been at this club for a long time. They should already be used to this situation, they should have adapted. The newly arrived players also need to show a different attitude, they need to show a different desire to be able to adapt to this.

Our club provides the players with the best working facilities, the best economic conditions, and the best conditions in terms of health. Therefore, everything is available to support the players.

I know my own quality and the quality of my team. We always give the players the best in training. Therefore, they also need to give a little more. If you ask, ‘What do you expect from your players in the second half of the league?’, this is what I would say.”

Following Mourinho's statement in which he reacted to the players, it did not go unnoticed that Fenerbahçe's Brazilian midfielder Fred liked a photo on Instagram comparing İsmail Kartal and Jose Mourinho.

The 31-year-old footballer withdrew his like shortly after.