Fenerbahçe

“This shirt is my skin.”

— Fenerbahçe, en su presentación en Estambul, 2024

“From the moment I signed my contract, your dreams are now my dreams.”

— Fenerbahçe, ante la afición en su presentación, 2024

“If we have referees like this one in every match of the title contenders, the championship will be a beautiful championship and the winner will deserve to win.”

— Fenerbahçe, elogiando al árbitro tras perder 1-0 el derbi ante el Beşiktaş, 2024

“I think we still have a chance to win that league because maybe they punish Man City with points and maybe we win that league and they have to pay me the bonus and give me the medal.”

— Fenerbahçe, bromeando sobre la Premier League 2017-18 antes de enfrentarse al Manchester United, 2024

“The best thing I have to do is when I leave Fenerbahce, I go to a club that doesn't play in UEFA competition. So, if any club in England from the bottom of the table needs a coach in two years, I'm ready to go.”

— Fenerbahçe, bromeando tras ser expulsado ante el Manchester United, 2024

“The 'Mourinho effect' is winning trophies. It's September; you can't win trophies in September.”

— Fenerbahçe, preguntado por el «efecto Mourinho» tras ganar en la Europa League, 2024

“Normally, a coach is loved after victories. In this case I feel that I am loved before victories.”

— Fenerbahçe, ante la afición en su presentación, 2024

“I have 25 coins, I throw the coins in the air. The ones that stay on the table are the players that play, the ones that go on the floor, go on the bench. I do it just like this. During the week I'm having fun, I go to nightclubs every day in Istanbul. It's simple.”

— Fenerbahçe, respuesta sarcástica a una pregunta sobre sus rotaciones, 2025