Jose Mourinho places laptop in front of TV cameras as Fenerbahce boss fumes

Jose Mourinho was so furious with the decision to rule out a goal for his Fenerbahce side that he placed his laptop in front of Turkish television cameras to prove his point. The former Chelsea and Manchester United boss is already facing the wrath of referees just months into his new job.

Mourinho’s side went on to beat their Super Lig rivals Antalyaspor 2-0 in an important away victory. But he was hugely unhappy with a refereeing decision midway through the second half.

Fenerbahce thought they had gone 2-0 ahead when the former Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko converted. However, the veteran’s strike was ruled out for offside.

Mourinho was furious with the decision and sought to make his case straight to the Turkish broadcasters. In an incredible incident, the 61-year-old picked up his laptop and placed it in front of a nearby television camera.

The laptop display was paused on the moment Dzeko had strayed offside. Mourinho seemingly wished to prove that the 38-year-old had not been ahead of the last defender before he found the net.

Referee Cihan Aydin was unhappy with Mourinho and showed the former Tottenham head coach a yellow card. The experienced tactician sat in his seat with his chin placed on his fist. Fortunately for Fenerbahce, they went on to score a second and ultimately won 2-0 – with former Southampton star Dusan Tadic among the goals.

It comes just days after Mourinho was fined for skipping a press conference. He claims he was ‘disrespected’ after waiting for over an hour to go into the media suite following Fenerbahce’s 3-1 defeat against Istanbul rivals Galatasaray.

“In 24 years of football, I never in my life escaped from a press conference, especially after a defeat,” Mourinho said.

“I never had fear of any journalist, any question or any press conference. So [it] wouldn’t be with you that I was going to change my way of being.”

Mourinho explained that he had conducted his post-match interview with the broadcaster but was made to wait too long to enter his press conference.

“It has nothing to do with the result, it has nothing to do with anything. It has only to do with something that is correct or is not correct,” Mourinho said. “You finish the game, you go to the flash (post-match interview). And then you wait 15 minutes, 20 minutes, half an hour. And the away coach goes.

“Seventy minutes, I’m sorry, but it’s a lack of respect. So if anybody felt disrespected, I am the one that felt disrespected.”