Jose Mourinho vigorously grabbed Fenerbahce’s assistant coach away from a goal celebration during their match against GaziantepThe veteran coach has led his new club to a tremendous start to the season after his surprise appointment in the summerThe former Manchester United coach is trying to assist Fenerbahce end their decade-long Super Lig title drought
Jose Mourinho forcibly pushed his assistant away from a goal celebration during Fenerbahce’s match against Gaziantep.
The Turkish giants won the game 3-1, but Mourinho once again stole the show with his amusing and odd antics.
Fenerbahce sits second in the Turkish Super Lig with 32 points, three behind leaders and arch rivals Galatasaray.
Jose Mourinho is aiming to win his first league title since 2015 with Fenerbahce. Photo by Ali Atmaca/Anadolu.
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Mourinho grabs assistant coach
Mourinho’s team took the lead after three minutes, but Gaziantep levelled in the 12th minute. The visitors hoped to earn a point against the Turkish heavyweights, but it was not to be.
Rodrigo Becao gave Fenerbahce the lead in the 78th minute, eliciting loud emotions from both players and staff. However, Mourinho had other ideas.
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In a video posted on social media, Mourinho forcibly takes his assistant coach, Zeki Murat Gole, by the hood during the goal celebration.
He wanted Gole to give Mert Muldur instructions before he came on, as per GOAL. Muldur came on in place of Dusan Tadic in the 80th minute.
Edin Dzeko added a third goal in the 89th minute to seal the victory. After the game, Mourinho addressed the Turkish media.
“Clubs and players to evolve, they need stability also in their coaches, in their coaches’ philosophy. So give me a bit of a break, let me work in peace but if it’s not in peace, there is no problem, I still enjoy it,” he said via ESPN.
Mourinho’s mentions key flaw in Osimhen’s game
Earlier, Henzodaily.ng reported that Mourinho has huge admiration for Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen but has mentioned what the weakness of the Galatasaray striker is.
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Both parties have rekindled their rivalry after the 25-year-old sealed a loan move to Turkey to join the reigning Super Lig champions while Mourinho joined Fenerbahce also in the summer.
Mourinho has advised Osimhen to take away diving from his game if he hopes to become one of Africa’s greatest strikers like Didier Drogba and Samuel Eto’o.
Source: TUKO.co.ke