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The dream of a championship is shattered! Mourinho bombards the Turkish Super League: It cannot fight the system, the championship is decided before the season

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In the early morning of May 5, Besiktas, coached by Solskjaer, defeated Fenerbahce 1-0 on the road, bringing a key turning point in the Turkish Super League championship battle this season.

Before this highly anticipated strong dialogue, Fenerbahce's only goal in this round was to score three points. However, they lost the game disappointingly at home.

The loss almost ended Fenerbahce's hopes of competing for the league title with his archenemy Galatasaray. Currently, Mourinho's team ranks second with 75 points, 8 points behind leader Galatasaray, while the league only has the last four rounds left. This means that Galatasaray can successfully defend the Turkish Super League championship by just winning another game or winning a draw. After the game, Mourinho said in an interview that he believed the result of the league championship was "doomed" long before the start of the season and hinted that the referee's unfair judgment was extremely unfavorable to his team. "One of the problems facing Fenerbahce is the difficulty in dealing with the power of this system mentally. It is stronger than the team's strength, than the football itself. It's a very powerful thing."

What happened?

Besiktas, coached by Solskjaer, defeated Fenerbahce 1-0 away on Sunday, leaving Mourinho's side further behind top Galatasaray in the standings. Now that there are only four rounds left in the league, Mourinho admitted that there is basically no hope of competing for the championship and pointed the finger at the referee issue.

He complained that some of the controversial penalty in the game affected the fairness of the game and even believed that they never really had a chance to win the championship.

What did Mourinho say?

After losing to Solskjaer, who also coached Manchester United, Mourinho said emotionally:

"When some of your players are not performing well enough, this will also affect the overall performance of the team. The results of the league are determined before the start of the league. The game we lost at home is decisive - the VAR penalty, the referee's penalty. I am tired of talking about these. I don't have the power to change anything, but this is the reality, we must accept it."

This remark once again attracted the attention of the outside world to his relationship with the Turkish Football Association.

Mourinho has publicly criticized the referee issue many times this season, resulting in the Turkish Football Association specially appointed a foreign referee from Slovenia in Fenerbahce's match against Galatasaray in February. That game still sparked new controversy, with Galatasaray accusing Mourinho of making racist remarks about their staff.

Fenerbahce has four games to play this season, and the next game will be against Istanbul Basakser on Friday. They must win with all their might to delay Galatasaray's pace of locking in the championship ahead of schedule. There are also many speculations about Mourinho's future. It is reported that he originally had a one-year contract with the club, but his recent defeat has once again questioned his position as coach. Mourinho did not respond positively to this, but said:

"I won't talk about next season. I will communicate with the club internally, not through the media. If there is any decision, out of respect for the chairman and the board of directors, I will not make it public."

As the hope for the championship is gradually shattered, Fenerbahce's next performance and whether Mourinho will continue to stay will become the focus of fans' attention.

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