Jose Mourinho: He is scary — Super Eagles' Osayi Samuel explains what playing under ex-Chelsea coach is like
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Jose Mourinho: He is scary — Super Eagles' Osayi Samuel explains what playing under ex-Chelsea coach is like

Faruq Ibrahim 23:59 - 29.07.2024

Fenerbahce defender Bright Osayi-Samuel provides insight on how life has been under new coach Jose Mourinho.

Super Eagles defender Bright Osayi-Samuel is taking to life under Jose Mourinho kindly, as he recently expressed his eagerness to witness their association develop. 

New Sheriff in town 

Osayi Samuel has been a stalwart for Fenerbahce since joining from QPR in the winter transfer window of 2021. He cemented himself as a fan favourite last season after engaging in a brawl with a rival fan who invaded the pitch

He enjoyed a lot of mainstream attention from the isolated incident; however, that surge in public interest could become the norm for Osayi-Samuel and his Fenerbahce teammate, as they now have a superstar manager in Mourinho. 

The 26-year-old has enjoyed the first weeks under Mourinho, and in a recent interview, he spoke glowingly of the Portuguese tactician. 

What Osayi-Samuel said 

According to Fanatik, Bright is enjoying life with Mourinho as his gaffer. “Mourinho is scary but also very nice. It is a great honour to work with him,” Osayi-Samuel said.

“I want to learn the history of the players. He instils self-confidence in the player. I think I will learn a lot while working with him this year.”

Fenerbahce signed Mourinho earlier in the summer, after parting ways with ex-manager Ismail Kartal. Jose would have to hit the ground running as quickly as possible, as the standards at the Turkish side are high. 

Kartal was fired despite coming second to Galatasaray in a season in which he amassed 99 points and only lost one match. Mourinho’s former player, Mikel Obi, warned him as much. The former Trabzonspor midfielder told his ex-coach that fans in Turkey could immediately turn on him if results go awry.

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