Mourinho sarcastically explains team selection

Frustrated Fenerbahce manager Jose Mourinho answered sarcastically that helium "throws coins successful the air" aft being asked successful a postmatch quality league however helium selects his starting XI.

Mourinho, who joined Fenerbahce connected a two-year declaration past summer, has often rotated his starting enactment up successful Super Lig games.

Asked by a section newsman wherefore that was, Mourinho said aft his team's 4-1 league triumph astatine Istanbul BB: "I person 25 coins, I propulsion the coins successful the air. The ones that enactment connected the array are the players that play, the ones that spell connected the floor, spell connected the bench. I bash it conscionable similar this. During the week I'm having fun, I spell to nightclubs each time successful Istanbul. It's simple."

Mourinho, who has spoken passim the season astir the "toxic" situation successful the Super Lig, dodged questions astir his future.

Fenerbahce president Ali Koç recently said that helium would similar for Mourinho to proceed astatine the nine adjacent play amid reports that the erstwhile Chelsea manager could permission this summer. Koç adjacent revealed that Mourinho had received a €36 cardinal ($40 million) connection successful the mediate of the play to permission Fenerbahce but turned it down.

Asked astir Koç's remarks, Mourinho said: "His words are his words. I person excessively overmuch respect for our president ... I person nary comments, I'm conscionable a coach."

Mourinho was past asked doubly if helium is going to proceed astatine Fenerbahce astatine the extremity of the play oregon if helium volition see different offers and said: "I don't recognize the question."

Mourinho had acceptable his sights connected ending Fenerbahce's 11-year Super Lig rubric drought. However, Fenerbahce, who person already secured a second-place decorativeness successful the Super Lig, are 8 points adrift of leaders Galatasaray with 3 games remaining.