Jose Mourinho insisted that a 3-1 defeat for his Fenerbahce side in the Europa League was ‘a good result’ — because Rangers could have won by even more.
And he warned the Ibrox club not to ‘celebrate too much’ as the tie is not over ahead of next Thursday’s second leg in Govan.
Asked about his team’s performance on a night when Barry Ferguson’s side also had two goals disallowed, Mourinho said: ‘We were very bad everywhere. I think it’s not fair to say we were very bad in defence, because we were very bad everywhere.
Jose Mourinho says his Fenerbahce team were ‘very bad everywhere’ against Rangers
Mourinho advised Rangers not to celebrate too much because the second leg is still to come
‘Maybe you laugh but, for me, it was a good result, because the way we performed the result could be bigger than this.
‘(Jack) Butland made three fantastic saves. I know that there is, I think, a penalty, but to speak about the referee after this performance, I don’t think it’s ethical.
‘The chances we had to score, we didn’t. The dynamic in midfield was not good. Defensively, we made incredible mistakes. We never controlled that.
‘They (Rangers) defended a lot with the block very low, a good and dangerous counter-attack. So we deserve the punishment of this result.
‘But, if somebody later wants to ask me do I think it’s over, no. I don’t think it’s over. There is 90 or 120 minutes to play.
‘It’s the only positive thing. And from this game, I don’t take any positives. Everything went wrong. The only thing I tell them is, don’t celebrate too much, because there is a second leg. It’s my only advice.’
