Jose Mourinho condemned the refereeing needs in Türkiye after his Fenerbahce team scored a 102nd-minute winner to cap a dramatic match against Trabzonspor.
The former Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham manager ran straight to the pitch and tried to slide his knee as Sofyan Amrabat’s late stoppage-era role earned him a 3-2 win on Sunday.
On the other hand, Mourinho was not satisfied with the fact that the home team, Trabzonspor, received two consequences, each of the next consultations with the video worker referee (VAR), and thought that his team should have received a penalty before Amrabat’s late winner.
The 61-year-old even wondered why he had come to Türkiye.
Speaking remotely to broadcaster beIN Sports, Mourinho criticized the actions of referee Oguzhan Cakir and VAR official Atilla Karaoglan.
“I blame the people at Fenerbahçe who brought me here,” said Mourinho, who took over in June. “They told me only half the truth.
“They didn’t tell me the whole truth because if they told me the whole truth I wouldn’t come.
“But with half the truth and my boys, we fight against the opponents and the system.”
Mourinho added: “He [Karaoglan] “I was alert to give the two penalties that the referee didn’t call and then I was drinking Turkish tea when it was a clear penalty for us and he didn’t call it.”
Fenerbahce moved into second place in the Turkish supremacy, five points behind leaders Galatasaray, on the verge of winning.
“The man of the match was Atilla Karaoglan,” Mourinho added.
“We didn’t see it, but it was the referee. The referee was just a boy who was on the field, but the referee was Atilla Karaoglan.
“It’s going from the hidden type to the most notable type within the setting.
“I think I speak on behalf of all Fenerbahçe fans: we don’t want it again.
“We don’t need it as VAR. But we don’t need it in the tone, much less in the VAR.”
