Fenerbahçe President Ali Koç broke his silence! Mourinho confession: 'A bitter parting'
Fenerbahçe President Ali Koç made some important statements at an organization he attended and announced why they parted ways with Jose Mourinho. Speaking about the transfers, Ali Koç also underlined his surprise at the transfer of Jhon Duran and Kerem Aktürkoğlu's stance when he joined the team.
Ali Koç, who rolled up his sleeves for the upcoming elections in Fenerbahçe, came together with the Women Congress Members. Making statements about the election at the organization, Koç also made important comments about Mourinho, who recently left the team. Ali Koç's explanation of why he parted ways with the Portuguese coach became a hot topic.
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Ali Koç's statements are as follows;
"Why did we let Mourinho go? I'm explaining here for the first time, it's a bitter parting. We had chemistry, his achievements are obvious. Even bringing him here was a great success. Above all, it was hard to part with someone I was friends with. When we brought our coach here, we knew he was a defense-oriented player, but at the end of the season we talked about playing more dominant. 99 goals and 99 points is our genetics.
SPOKE FOR THE ELECTION
"Why should they vote for me? Let them think about this; is it a new adventure, or is it to continue on the road with new investments, new breakthroughs with the fruits of the seeds? They should also look at the board of directors and examine them. I mean, who has that power? They should think about who can make those big investments better."
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'THERE WERE NIGHTS I COULDN'T SLEEP'
"There were nights when I couldn't sleep, wondering how we would pay the salaries of employees and athletes tomorrow. I was introduced to sleeping pills, but in the end we did it. What is important for Fenerbahçe is not being debt-free, but financial independence. In other words, having the luxury to do what you want and borrow when you want. Which we now have."
'TRANSFERS WERE NOT MADE FOR THE ELECTIONS'
"The transfers were not made for the elections. We wanted to rejuvenate, we wanted to speed up, we wanted footballers with more football intelligence. We shaped our squad accordingly."
'2 PLANES WERE WAITING'
"Archie Brown was an interesting transfer. On the way to the airport there were two planes waiting for him. We shook hands, it was all over. Somehow the rival team from Italy contacted the kid in the car through Archie's driver and the car turned off the airport road. We managed to turn the transfer around from there."
'I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW HE CONVINCED HIM'
"Jhon Duran is a player who was signed 6 months ago for 77 million euros. I still can't believe how Devin Özek convinced him."
"In the transfer of Asensio, he started at 35 million for the transfer of Asensio, the point he reached is obvious."
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'I WANT YOU TO APPLAUD KEREM' "We stayed in Portugal after the Benfica match to finalize the transfer of Kerem Aktürkoğlu. Then we returned because it wasn't working out. Kerem showed such a stance that he finally transferred to us. I want you to applaud Kerem."
'DEVIN ÖZEK IS VERY METICULOUS'
"Devin Özek looks at the common characteristics of the teams that won the European Cup and the Turkish League in the last 5 years. There are common characteristics. We matched them with our own squad and tried to see what we lacked."
