Jose Mourinho singled out players for criticism following draw against Kayserispor.
Fenerbahce boss Jose Mourinho expressed frustration following their draw against Kayserispor. In typical fashion also, he blatantly pointed out that players he believes were responsible for their failure to secure maximum points.
Fenerbahce and Kayserispor played out an intense match, with the visitors taking an early lead through Ramazan Civelek’s goal. However, Fenerbahce responded well, with Anderson Talisca equalising in the 36th minute.
The game seesawed back and forth, with Kayserispor regaining the lead through a Dominik Livakovic own goal. Allan Saint-Maximin levelled the score again for Fenerbahçe, before Talisca scored from the penalty spot to put the hosts ahead In the end, Fenerbahçe could not avoid a late equaliser from Sariarstan, resulting in a 3-3 draw.
What he said
The journalist informed Mourinho that Kayserispor performed despite missing three players. The Portuguese had a fiery response, blaming his players, specifically three for having a poor outing, or being complicit in the goals they conceded.
“You told me twice about Kayserispor’s missing players. Why? Are the players 12-year-olds? What is your purpose? 3 questions, you mentioned the missing players twice,” Mourinho told BeIN sorts.
“The players who played instead of them had ambition. If you want to talk about the match, let’s talk about the match. Every counterattack our opponent made was dangerous for us. Szymkanski lost the ball in the second goal.
“We risked everything. Kostic, Skriniar did not play in these positions before. En Nesyri could have finished the match, but it did not happen. We conceded the 36th goal after Fred lost the ball. Osayi could not close the area. We were very unlucky. After 3-3, Skriniar’s ball hit the post.”
