While attention elsewhere fell on the Champions League draw, two of T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s biggest clubs dismissed former Manchester United managers after poor continental results. Be\u015fikta\u015f\u2019s decline in Europe began when they lost 6\u20132 on aggregate to Shakhtar Donetsk in the first round of Europa League qualifying, a defeat that pushed them down into the Conference League preliminaries.<\/p>\n
Solskj\u00e6r\u2019s side then endured a nervy path through the next phase. After narrowly scraping through a two-legged tie with Irish side St. Patrick\u2019s Athletic (Be\u015fikjta\u015f briefly fell 2\u20130 down at home to the team currently sitting fifth in the League of Ireland), the club were eliminated from qualifying for Europe\u2019s third-tier competition by FC Lausanne, who are owned by Sir Jim Ratcliffe\u2019s INEOS.<\/p>\n
Mourinho\u2019s tenure at Fenerbah\u00e7e was also tied to continental progress. The two-time Champions League-winning manager could not find a way past Benfica in the final round of matches before entry into the League Phase. While dropping back into the Europa League alone might not have been an automatic dismissal, Mourinho had publicly criticised his employers before the second leg loss. In the wake of Fenerbah\u00e7e\u2019s first qualifying victory over Feyenoord, Mourinho said: \u201cI don\u2019t think the club made any extra effort to provide me with more opportunities for these two Benfica matches. If the Champions League was vital for my club, something would have been done during the time between Feyenoord and Benfica.\u201d<\/p>\n
Both clubs moved decisively in response to continental setbacks. The removals underline how qualification status and public disagreement over recruitment and preparation can determine a manager\u2019s future, particularly when expectations are high and European progression is the standard by which results are judged.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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