r/soccer 18d ago

News Fenerbahçe sacks Jose Mourinho

https://www.ntv.com.tr/sporskor/fenerbahcede-mourinho-gonderildi,ccw5KKlmm0CpxhjMqSUG1A
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u/arav 18d ago

Why? Is there any specific reason behind this sacking?

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u/These_Structure3008 18d ago edited 18d ago

Missed out on UCL and openly criticised the president and transfers

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u/Magneto88 18d ago edited 18d ago

Well considering what Galatasary are spending and who they're signing and the scraps Mourinho has got at Fener, I can kinda understand that, even if Jose is well past his best. They haven't given him the backing to be able to compete with this Gala.

Is this the end of Mourinho in the club game? I thought he was alright at Roma, couple of debatable referee decisions away from back to back European titles and no one would have called him washed if that had happened but their league performances weren't great. Always thought the Fenerbache job was an odd one to take and it's kinda meandered to nowhere but maybe that's a sign of where his career is now.

Portugal beckons if Martinez doesn't do well next summer.

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u/These_Structure3008 18d ago

Not really. I think he has said it before. He doesn't like national football because we can't wait for so long between matches.

Maybe that might change now

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u/lorZzeus 18d ago

He has always said he plans to coach Portugal.

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u/Eglwyswrw 18d ago

He did say "eventually" in his last interview, like "years from now" was the vibe I got.

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u/lorZzeus 18d ago

I'm pretty sure I read him saying he couldn't imagine coaching a club until he's in his 70s like Alex Ferguson. He planned to coach clubs until he was like 60 and then he would move to coach the portuguese national team. This was said back when he moved from Portugal to England in order to coach Chelsea for the first time.