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Fenerbahce boss Jose Mourinho: I was a 's--- player'

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Fenerbahce coach Jose Mourinho gave a frank assessment of his own playing career when asked about the performance of one of his defenders

Mourinho played in Portugal's lower leagues as a midfielder before ending his playing career at the age of 24 to venture into coaching.

When asked to assess the performance of Fenerbahce left-back Jayden Oosterwolde in Thursday's Europa League 1-1 draw at Twente, Mourinho said: "I don't know if you played football, I did, low level, s--- player but I did it.

"When you have a yellow card and you are a defender, you are in trouble.