Jose Mourinho went over the bitter Europa League final defeat with Roma from a little over year ago in Budapest against Sevilla.
The Fenerbahce manager touched upon this painful loss in a recent interview with the Turkish club as reported by Fanatik.
“First of all I want to move forward in the Europa League. It’s a new format and unknown to everyone, but we have to try. I have coached 200 matches in Europe, but this time it will be different,” said the Portuguese technician who will lead Fenerbahce in the same competition as Roma are in.
“The referees? I have never had any problems with UEFA. I have a great relationship with the president, I’m part of their history and they know it. In the Europa League final against Sevilla the VAR and the referee decided that we should not have won the match, while for 1 million people it was a penalty.”
“This year, a very strange penalty was awarded against Lille,” he added. “When I die I will never forget the final played against Roma, I hope it will go better at Fenerbahçe.”
“My goal is to be successful at Fenerbahçe and they want me to stay for a long time. This is my goal. I have had opportunities to coach a national team in the past, but I have always turned them down. It’s not a job that would make me happy: 1-2 games a month, traveling to see the players, waiting for tournaments… I have a lot of energy to spend right now. Maybe one day, when I’m old and tired, but not today.”Â
