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Behind the scenes of Fenerbahce - Jose Mourinho split | 'He has us wrapped around his finger'

The Mourinho era is over in Fenerbahce. The statements made before the Benfica match were too much, after the managers said "He has us wrapped around his finger", President Ali Koç broke the ropes. Here is what happened behind the scenes of Mourinho's departure and the shock events that unfolded...

Behind the scenes of Fenerbahce - Jose Mourinho split | 'He has us wrapped around his finger'

Fenerbahçe officially parted ways with manager Jose Mourinho yesterday, who came to Fenerbahçe with high hopes but could not bring the team to the desired level until today.

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ALİ KOÇ GAVE GREAT SUPPORT

While the Portuguese coach's farewell came nearly 15 months later, it was revealed that the board of directors first had the idea of a new coach after the Eyüpspor match played on December 12, 2024, but with the support of President Ali Koç, Mourinho remained in charge until today. In the 15-month period, the events that led to the parting of ways with Jose Mourinho took place as follows.

FIRST AFTER THE EYÜPSPOR MATCH

The first thought of parting ways with Mourinho came after the Eyüpspor match. While this issue was on the agenda at the board meeting, 5 members voted for a new coach. It was learned that one of them was Acun Ilıcalı and one was Hamdi Akın. While there was no majority vote, President Ali Koç asked for more time to be given to the coach.

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ACUN ILICALI RESIGNS

After the end of the season, Acun Ilıcalı made a wide presentation about Mourinho and argued that they should part ways, and the board of directors also supported this. Almost all of the management said 'let's start the season with a new coach and let him do the transfer'. However, when President Ali Koç, who met with Mourinho in London, said that it was better to continue, Acun Ilıcalı resigned from his post.

'HE HAS US WRAPPED AROUND HIS FINGER'

Before the first match against Benfica, the Board of Directors held another meeting. In this meeting, they said: 'The team can play much better, but Mourinho doesn't allow it. He directs us in different directions, he has us wrapped around his finger. We should keep parting ways with the coach on our agenda'.

Ali Koç, on the other hand, once again refused to allow a separation, citing the good game in the second leg against Feyenoord as an example.

'I DON'T KNOW HAMDİ AKIN' REMARKS CAUSED TENSION

4 Before the rematch against Benfica, Mourinho's words "I don't know Hamdi Akın, the manager who spoke about the match" made the board of directors very tense. Hamdi Akın decided not to go to the match, but Ali Koç convinced him. While the executives, except Sertaç Komsuoğlu, held a meeting in Portugal, a decision was taken to leave before the match.

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There was no meeting with the coach before or after the match. Even when Ali Koç was talking to the players in the dressing room, Mourinho walked past them.

SEPARATION DECISION TAKEN

While the Board of Directors was outraged after the statements made before the Benfica match, another meeting was held with Ali Koç, who was undecided, and the decision to leave came out of this summit.

FAREWELL AFTER TRAINING

While everyone was asking what kind of farewell it would be, Football Coordinator Devin Özek informed Mourinho of the decision to leave before yesterday's training session. At the end of the training session, Mourinho said goodbye to everyone.