Mourinho taking the blame? Fenerbahçe drops points despite playing with one extra man & trails the leader by 6 points — Süper Lig is too weak

During the 6th round of the Süper Lig, Fenerbahçe had one player more for almost half the game but still managed only a 1-1 draw on the road against Kasımpaşa, continuing their poor streak of dropped points; at the same time, the league leaders and reigning champions Galatasaray defeated Konyaspor 3-1 at home, extending their winning streak to six matches and maintaining first place.

After six rounds in the Süper Lig, Fenerbahçe remains unbeaten with 3 wins and 3 draws, accumulating 12 points and sitting in third place, already 6 points behind the leader Galatasaray. Galatasaray has scored 18 goals and conceded only 2 in these six matches, boasting a goal difference of +16, whereas Fenerbahçe has scored 5 and conceded 5, with a goal difference of zero. Galatasaray has won three consecutive league titles, and securing a fourth this season seems easy since no team in the Süper Lig poses a real challenge. Fenerbahçe has finished as runners-up four times in a row and last won the league in the 2013-14 season. Firing Mourinho was not his fault at all; in fact, it was a grave injustice to him.

Galatasaray, dominant domestically in the Süper Lig, is insignificant in the Champions League — in the first group stage match, they were crushed 5-1 away by Frankfurt, currently sixth in the Bundesliga. Four words sum it up: Süper Lig is too weak. With Galatasaray’s level, they have no chance in the Champions League. Fenerbahçe’s failure to qualify for the Champions League group stage in two consecutive seasons is not Mourinho’s fault but rather a reflection of the Süper Lig’s weakness, with Fenerbahçe being even weaker. It’s beyond the coach’s control; that’s simply the level of the team.