Jose Mourinho has branded refereeing within the Turkish Tremendous Lig a “scandal” and claimed the league is “poisonous” throughout a press convention rant.
Galatasaray claimed a controversial 2-1 victory over Goztepe over the weekend, with the guests feeling unfairly handled by officers throughout the match.
It prompted Goztepe to launch a press release within the aftermath of the sport, calling for a “non permanent international referee system to be established instantly”.
Fenerbahce, who sit second within the Tremendous Lig, eight factors behind Galatasaray, then claimed a 2-1 win over Hatayspor, with Mourinho selecting to weigh in on the talk throughout his post-match press convention.
“The one factor I can say is that after 25 years as a coach, and 35 in soccer, 10 as an assistant, I’ve by no means seen something much like this,” he mentioned.
“It has a dimension that goes above something that’s comprehensible.
“I don’t suppose this can be a state of affairs the place a membership, a single membership, a fighter, goes to destroy a system which could be very robust and is in place.
“Everybody was saying the identical factor – scandal, scandal, scandal… I discovered a brand new phrase [in Turkish]. Scandal, scandal, scandal, however I feel a few of you prefer it. On this nation, many individuals prefer it.
“Even the winners prefer it, which is the worst factor of all, as a result of to win at any price and on this means is the worst factor.
“Nothing to say in regards to the participant dedication. When it comes to the belief… the sensation is that one thing is poisonous. We really feel it, clearly we really feel it, and I feel the opposition feels [it].”
It isn’t the primary time Mourinho has hit out at refereeing within the Tremendous Lig, saying Fenerbahce needed to “combat the opponents and the system” and claiming the VAR was “man of the match” after a dramatic win in November.
