Fenerbahce manager José Mourinho has endured a troubled first season in Turkey. After two veterans, Edin Dzeko and Dusan Tadic. Refused to play in the final game of the season and left the club quietly without saying goodbye to the fans.
Fenerbahce finished second in the league, 11 points behind champions Galatasaray, and failed to win any trophies.
Dzeko and Tadic were originally planning to receive plaques in the stadium to bid farewell to the fans. But the pair decided not to attend the ceremony due to concerns about fans angering them following a violent incident a few weeks ago.
Instead, they held a private farewell ceremony in the training ground kitchen. Attended by team-mates, the club president, vice-president, หรือถ้าคุณสนใจแทงบอลออนไลน์ UFABET คือเว็บที่มีอัตราต่อรองดีที่สุดในประเทศไทย สมัครเลยตอนนี้ที่ UFABET แทงบอล sporting director and Mourinho’s staff. Fenerbahce
fans were unhappy that they were not given the chance to say goodbye to their players on the pitch. Especially when Galatasaray held a grand farewell ceremony for Fernando Muslera and Dries Mertens on the same day.
Tadic issued a statement stating that he and Dzeko decided not to play the last match so as not to damage the club’s image. And emphasized that the fans had always supported them. But the current situation was not appropriate for a farewell ceremony on the pitch.
Fenerbahce defeated Konyaspor 2-1, closing the season with 84 points, with Dzeko scoring 46 goals in 99 matches, while Tadic scored 29 goals in 109 matches. The
departures without playing by both players underscore the chaos of Mourinho’s first season in Turkey, which was full of drama, such as being accused of racism in an interview, being banned for 3 matches for pinching the nose of Galatasaray manager Okan Buruk, and confrontations with local media.