Jose Mourinho brutally lashed out at the Turkish Super Lig and the press after his Fenerbahce side lost to already relegated Hatayspor.
Fenerbahce lost 4-2 away from home on Monday and are now nine points behind the title winners Galatasaray with one game remaining.
Mourinho has frequently belittled the division since joining Fenerbahce last summer, lashing out at reporters post-match and boasting of his European success compared to Turkish clubs and was at it again following his side's defeat.
The Portuguese boss said: "In the last seven years, I have played in two European finals. So in the past seven years I have played more European finals than the history of Turkish football together."
Jose Mourinho has not been getting on with the Turkish press
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Galatasaray is the only Turkish club to feature in a European final, beating Arsenal to clinch the UEFA Cup in 2000.
Mourinho has won six European titles. His latest victory was the Europa Conference League, which he won with Roma in 2022, he also lifted the Europa League trophy with Manchester United in 2017.
The former Chelsea manager has defended his results this season, a season in which Fenerbahce look set to finish second for the fourth consecutive year.
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“In relation to the results, only people that don't understand what football is, doesn't understand what end of season is [criticise us].
“End of season is painful for teams who don't have an objective. For people that are fighting for title for Europe, for relegation, the motivation goes every day. For people that lose the objectives, it's painful.”
He added: “We had a difficult summer because of players coming from the Euros and coming very late for preparation.”
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Jose Mourinho was unable to win Fenerbahce the title this season
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Mourinho has a history of being difficult with reporters. Just two weeks ago, he gave a witty response after a reporter quizzed him on the frequent changes in his matchday squads.
“I have 25 coins, I throw the coins in the air," he said, throwing his arms into the air in mime.
“The ones that stay on the table are the ones that I play. The ones that go on the floor, they go on the bench. I do it just like this.
“During the week, I'm having fun. I go to nightclubs every day in Instanbul, everywhere. And then when it's time to choose the team, I throw coins with the players’ faces (on them).
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“The 11 that stay on the table are the 11 that play... it's simple.”
He has been somewhat of a comedian when speaking to reporters after games.
After March’s 3-1 defeat by Rangers, Mourinho pretended to fall asleep in his chair as reporters asked him questions:
“Oh, this is too much for my head. I'm tired, man," he said, while scratching his head.
“90 minutes not to listen to all of this, I'm too tired for that.”
In November he tore into the Turkish Super Lig following his team’s 3-2 away win against Trabzonspor.
Jose Mourinho has a history of being difficult on reporters
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He didn’t mince his words as he said: “Nobody abroad wants to watch the Turkish league.
“Who wants to watch this Turkish league abroad? They have the Premier League, they have the French league, they have the German league, they have the Portuguese league, they have the Dutch league. Why should they see this?
“It's too grey. It's too dark, smells bad. But that's my job, and I will give everything to my job, to my club.”
Fenerbahce missed out on the title to arch-rivals Galatasaray and look set to finish second.
They could feature in next season’s Champions League but will have to go through qualification rounds in the summer.
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