Jose Mourinho: Chelsea Legend John Obi Mikel Cautions New Fenerbahce Boss

• Jose Mourinho will coach Turkish giants Fenerbahce next season following his appointment to the role a few days ago
• The Portuguese tactician was out of work after Italian club AS Roma sacked him in January after a run of poor results
• Chelsea and Nigeria legend, John Obi Mikel, has warned Mourinho about Fenerbahce fans and demands of Turkish football

On Sunday, June 2, Jose Mourinho was confirmed as the Fenerbahce coach.

Tens of thousands of fans welcomed the 61-year-old at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium as he begins his 11th coaching role.

His former player, John Obi Mikel, has sent a warning to his former boss about the rigours of Turkish football.

The former Manchester United, Tottenham and Chelsea boss was jobless after AS Roma fired him in January.

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Mourinho joins a team that inexplicably failed to win the league despite recording 99 points. Galatasaray won the Turkish Super Lig by three points.

"Normally, a coach is loved after victories. In this case I feel that I am loved before victories, he said via Sky Sports.

"That, for me, is a big responsibility that I feel. I promise you that from this moment I belong to your family. This shirt is my skin."

The Istanbul-based team is one of the country's biggest and most successful teams but has not won the league since 2014. Given they fell short last season, Mourinho will be expected to bring the title next campaign.

The former Inter Milan coach has won 26 trophies in his career across Europe, but they have evaded him in the last few years.

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Reacting to Mourinho's move to Turkey, Chelsea and Nigeria legend, Mikel, warned Mourinho about Turkish football.

“I was lucky enough to play in that part of the world, and I must tell you they are not the easiest crowd to please,” Mikel said via Soccernet.

“They are crazy about football, especially the Fenerbahce fans, the Galatasaray fans, and the Trabzonspor fans where I played. They are crazy, they live football, they breathe football, they eat football."

Mikel Played 120 matches under Mourinho at Chelsea. He advised the Portuguese coach to deliver trophies to satisfy the fans.

“So Jose needs to be careful. I understand he’s trying to carry the fans along, but he has to perform. If he doesn’t do that, he’ll be surprised at how quickly they will turn on him.”

Controversial refereeing and violence have rocked Turkish football in recent months.

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Sports Brief earlier reported on Mourinho's slight jibe at Arsene Wenger after Real Madrid’s Champions League win last weekend.

The former Porto boss lauded Madrid boss, Carlo Ancelotti, who has now won the most UCL titles (5) of any manager.