Newly appointed Fenerbahçe supervisor Jose Mourinho asserted on Monday that his arrival and famend standing would considerably elevate the profile of the Turkish league.
He expressed his willpower to safe victory within the Süper Lig and advance to the Champions League group stage within the upcoming season.
Mourinho, 61, was formally launched as Fenerbahçe’s supervisor in a vibrant ceremony attended by hundreds of followers on Sunday.
The veteran Portuguese supervisor had been with no staff since his dismissal from the Italian Serie A membership AS Roma in January.
Addressing the media at Fenerbahçe’s headquarters in Istanbul, Mourinho emphasised that he was not making any particular guarantees however was as an alternative providing “immense commitment, passion, hard work and understanding.”
He declared that his objective in selecting Türkiye was to immerse himself within the aggressive surroundings.
“One of the things is, I bring attention with me. More people in Europe will follow the Turkish league,” Mourinho mentioned. “I’m coming to work for Turkish soccer, for the Turkish Süper Lig. But essentially, I come for Fenerbahçe.
“My wish is that Turkish football improves at every level. But if I have to raise my voice to defend Fenerbahçe, I will not think twice,” he added, in an obvious reference to the membership’s complaints over what it calls unfairness.
The Süper Lig was marred by controversies final season, with a spate of violence and disputes overshadowing the slim title battle between Fenerbahçe and bitter rivals Galatasaray.
Galatasaray clinched the championship final month, on the ultimate matchday of the season.
Mourinho mentioned the upcoming European Championship would restrict coaching and that he would have the ability to make squad modifications solely in the beginning of subsequent season, including that his primary targets had been profitable the league and making the Champions League group phases, for which Fenerbahçe will play playoffs.
“When people look at me – I did six finals, I won five of them – people think immediately big, but I think we have to go step by step, and of course, the qualifications and playoffs are going to be hard simply because we have no time to prepare,” he mentioned.
Asked how he would train followers to be affected person, after the membership’s failure to win a championship for greater than a decade, Mourinho mentioned the followers needed to be “crazy” and “demanding.”
“You can’t teach what doesn’t belong to the culture, and that is what makes it fun,” he mentioned. “I want that passion.”
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