GHaving nurtured the hope of winning the Champions League at the service of Fenerbahçe, José Mourinho did not prevent his team from being eliminated in the third round before sublimating the millionaire race at the feet of Lille (1-1, 1-2 on aggregate), to end up being devastated after the Turks fell in the Europa League, at the hands of Rio Ferdinand, mainly due to criticism of the refereeing.
“Tonight we saw against Lille why Jose Mourinho is no longer at the level to coach a team in Europe. He is no longer at that level…” he began in statements reported by the British newspaper “Daily Mail”. Mundo Deportivo.
“Instead of complaining about referees like this, we should focus on football. After all, games are won on the pitch,” he then stressed.
It is worth noting that the experienced Portuguese coach left criticism about the penalty awarded to Paulo Fonseca's former team, in extra time, at a time when the Turks were numerically superior. He said, “It is better not to talk about the penalty, because when I look at other incidents that have happened to me recently, only the referee knows why a penalty kick was given. Only VAR knows. I am proud of my team.”
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