It is a captivating watch, this spectacle, with Mourinho not only reprising the role best seen at Manchester United and Tottenham, but giving the performance of a lifetime, grabbing headlines and noses. Making sure anything but the result, the actual performance, is talked about afterwards.
From Porto to Chelsea, to Inter Milan, Real Madrid and back to Chelsea, Mourinho won eight league titles in 12 years, lifting a host of domestic cups along the way and prevailing twice in the Champions League.
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Now the same old story for Mourinho is heading to different countries and creating drama wherever he goes, with the lasting image of his latest chapter at Fenerbahce coming on Wednesday night, when he reached out and “pinched” Okan Buruk on the nose after the Turkish Cup defeat to Galatasaray.
A ban awaits, but for Mourinho’s next trick, will he disappear entirely? Not likely.
“If he was he wouldn’t be picking these fights. Creating controversy is not something Fenerbahce shies away from. They were doing it before Mourinho, so this is exactly what they want, and it is only going to lead to him getting a prolonged stay because at least a portion of the fans will buy into it.
Galatasaray manager Okan Buruk falls to the ground after getting his nose pinched by Jose Mourinho (Photo: Getty)Fenerbahce are now out of the Turkish Cup as well as the Europa League – having lost to Rangers – and in their pursuit of a first league title since 2013-14, Mourinho’s main mission, they are currently six points behind Galatasaray, albeit with a game in hand.
“Expectations were a lot higher,” Bayazit adds. “At least for me personally, I’m very disappointed with the fire that his team has shown on the pitch in these very big derby matches.
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The frustration is magnified by how close Fenerbahce came to glory last season. Under Ismail Kartal, they racked up an astonishing 99 points. In any normal season, it would have been enough to win the title, but Galatasaray went one better, three better in fact, reaching 102 points for a record-breaking triumph.
Mourinho has nevertheless created a siege mentality, a signature tactic through the years that has found a willing audience.
Club presidents have long fed the idea that they are unfairly treated by referees and the league are biased towards Galatasaray, five-time league winners since Fenerbahce’s last triumph.
Mourinho was subsequently accused of racism by Galatasaray. In turn, he took legal action against the Turkish club and stressed he is the “opposite” of a racist following the allegations.
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What should be a sideshow has therefore become the main attraction in Turkish football, with Galatasaray playing up to the drama as well.
“Galatasaray, as soon as they drop points, if they have a bad day and drop points, they’re crying as well. And it’s always everyone else’s fault but theirs.
“These two clubs deserve each other in how they behave like children because they are doing the exact same thing, they are both equally bad in lashing out like little kids.”
If anything, it will only intensify, and even if Mourinho does not get the better of Galatasaray this time, history tells us he will give it at least one more season.
That means more headlines, more theatre, and the same new Mourinho doing it his way until he’s eventually given the boot, with titles or none.
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