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Mourinho: Choosing Fenerbahce is a mistake, because the level there doesn t match me

1:19pm, 20 September 2025【Football】

For me, the ideal situation is to return to coaching and coach one of the largest clubs in the world. Lead the best teams in the world and coach one of the largest clubs in the world. My career has been very brilliant so far. I have coached top clubs in different countries, but I made the wrong choice. I don't know the exact word in Portuguese, sometimes I forget it, but it probably means "no regrets". Because "regret" in life is of no use at all.

But we always know what is done well and what is not done well. It was a mistake for me to go to Fenerbahce. The cultural level there did not match me, the football level did not match me, and it did not match my level at all. Obviously, I went all out until the last day. Obviously, I have to feel heartbroken, just like how Bruno Lager feels now. Because no one likes to leave, but coaching Benfica means returning to the level I deserve. My level is to coach the world's top clubs, the biggest clubs in the world.

My level is to coach the world's top clubs, the biggest clubs in the world.

And my level is to coach the world's top clubs,