After a penalty shootout between Rangers and Fenerbahce, Jose Mourinho did not land down due to disappointment. In the past, he has lost countless times on the penalty spot despite playing the role of a player with 5 titles in all 3 European Cup competitions. The "special" stood on the sidelines, his hands tightly stuck to his pants pocket. In a gray jacket, gray pants, and gray lazy shoes, combined with white silver hair, the 62-year-old strategist looked sad.
Mourinho's Fenerbahce lost 1-3 to Rangers at home in the first leg of the Europa League round. They fought incredibly resiliently away from home in the second leg. The 90 minutes ended with a score of 2-0 and the home team was taken into the penalty shootout. It was a pity that with all the efforts, the Turkish representative still could not completely make an eye-catching comeback night.
"We won," Mourinho said at his post-match press conference before repeating it to further affirm his point of view.
"Fenerbahce won 2-0 but lost the entire round of 16 because in the first leg, we did not play well. However, in this second match, Fenerbahce played a great match. Looking at it, in this match, there was only one team that scored and deserved to win after 90 minutes, even after 120 minutes.
That team deserved to win after being denied 3 penalties during the competition. If it's not 3, why not 2 or 1, it's strange" - Mourinho shared.
That is still the style of Mourinho, who always knows how to attract media attention. While the match was still taking place, the 62-year-old coach also received a yellow card for arguing with the referee. However, that was not enough for Mourinho in a failed overnight. Before the match, he was caught up in a public argument with Allan Saint-Maximin, when the "Special" accused the striker of being too lazy and overweight.
In the end, Allan Saint-Maximin was left out of the squad signed by Jose Mourinho for Rangers' away trip to Scotland. With other coaches, they can choose to take it internally to make things go smoothly. However, Mourinho has always been like that, still knowing how to stir things up in a public way. Since then, he has always been the focus of communication to exploit many things besides expertise.
Being kicked out of the Europa League, in the Super Lig, things are not much better than covering Special One. The Turkish Championship is ranked 18th in Europe by UEFA in terms of strength, even behind the First Division of England and Germany. Fenerbahce are the team with the most tournament titles (28) but have not won it since 2014. They are currently second in the table with 7 points behind Galatasaray and are preparing for the prospect of a second place for the 7th time in the past 11 years.
For Mourinho, behind each match is not simply a matter of winning or losing, it is also behind-the-scenes scandals, shocking statements and actions. After the Saint-Maximin name change, Mourinho may be isolated by a group of players. However, this is not the first time he has fallen into such a scandal? Will Mourinho be unable to do professional work without accompanying scandals?
"Given that Fenerbahce are out now, I would rather be like this. I know this result is painful but I like it. Fenerbahce are the stronger team in this match, have a spectacular comeback, deserved to win in the 90s and 120s but were still eliminated" - another shocking statement added.
Mourinho is lost in the world's 18th highest tournament, an environment he never thought he would have to go through. The glory of the past with FC Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan and Real Madrid has passed away. Perhaps, at the age of 62, the "Special One" should know how to look at the present situation less appropriately.
