Are Fener fans more passionate than Schalke’s? Tedesco reveals all | OneFootball

Despite his young age, Dominico Tedesco has already experienced quite a lot in football. Runner-up with Schalke, cup winner with Leipzig, a European Championship with Belgium, and now, since September, Turkey as the coach of Fenerbahçe. An incredibly big and emotional task, but exactly what the 40-year-old wanted. 

As Tedesco revealed in an interview with 'Sport Bild', Fenerbahçe, with its size and energetic fans, had a very special appeal for him: "After my time as Belgium’s national coach, I absolutely wanted to work for a club again that has a massive fan base. One that radiates something. One that is simply emotional. Fenerbahçe means everything to the fans. You can really feel that."

Tedesco had already experienced something similar before at Schalke and also at the capital club Spartak Moscow. But Fenerbahçe and its fans are now "[...] even a bit more emotional. I really love that, I soak it all up."

After his start in Istanbul as Jose Mourinho’s successor was a bit bumpy at first, things are now going very well for Tedesco and Fenerbahçe. The last six games in the Süper Lig have all been won, and as head coach, he has only lost a single game across all competitions (Europa League against Zagreb). 

Perhaps the upswing is also related to his new living situation, because for the first five weeks he actually lived on the club’s grounds: "There I had everything I needed. My office, a small room with a bed, wardrobe, TV, as well as a couch and a small bathroom." But as nice as it may have been there, it’s always best in a real home.

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