""Why did we fire Mourinho? I'll say it for the first time, it was a painful dismissal," Koc told Fanatik. "Parting ways with someone who is above all a friend was tough. Being eliminated by Benfica wasn't a problem, but the way we were eliminated was unacceptable. This made me feel like last year's football would continue. We parted ways because we believed this squad would be playing better football at this point.""
"We knew our coach would put emphasis on defence when we brought him in, but we talked about the need to play more dominantly at the end of the season. "Scoring 99 goals and getting 99 points [as Fenerbahce had done in the Super Lig in the 2023-24 season] is our genetic code." Fenerbahce are yet to announce a replacement for Mourinho, but Koc revealed it is likely to be another foreign coach due to the nature of the squad."
Jose Mourinho was sacked six games into the season after Fenerbahce were knocked out of the Champions League playoffs by Benfica, failing to score across the two matches and losing 1-0 on aggregate. The club will therefore compete in the Europa League instead. Mourinho had managed 31 Turkish Super Lig matches, winning 23 and losing two, and had taken Fenerbahce to the Europa League round of 16 last season. President Ali Koc described the dismissal as painful and criticized the manner of elimination, saying the squad should be playing more dominant, attacking football. A foreign coach is likely to replace Mourinho.
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