I am just joining this forum for the first time since my few days in this platform. I am a lover of football and a fan of good football/teams. Today's match between Fenerbahce and At Bilbao is actually going to be a tough one. However my belief in Morinho's managerial prowess makes me believe he will take the win for the night. Loosing to besiktas in their last game will be the drive to their today's victory together with their home advantage.
The coach factor and the factor of playing at home do not guarantee the team will win, especially Fenerbahce will play against Bilbao, which is currently in second place in the Europa League standings. And also, that Bilbao is a team that competes in the top four also in the La Liga standings so far this season. Thus, I personally believe Bilbao will still be able to win in this match and even if Bilbao fails to win, then a draw is very likely to happen. But yes, however I am personally very confident that Bilbao will win, although maybe only with a thin score such as for example only winning with a one-goal gap, and that still makes Bilbao will get three points despite playing away.
Ok, but...
The coach factor cannot be ruled out completely since great coaches are known by their choices of changes when things get tough in the pitch. Coaches are blamed when teams fail repeatedly not because they play the game, but because players play the coaches way and his decision making affects every area of the game and invariably the final result.
Morinho is known for his turnaround decision making. Even though Bilbao won't be an easy nut to crack, fernebahce should not be ruled out even though they occupy the lower number 15 spot in the europa table.
Home advantage even though not very significant, but the influence of fanbase on players courage is also something you can't undermine.
Did you get the final result?
Indeed, I admit Mourinho is a coach with many achievements but anyway, not always Mourinho will succeed in making a non-seeded team can get great success like Porto in the past. At least, I only consider about the trend they have in this moment or lately although indeed, the fact that Fenerbahce is also very good for the results they have in the domestic league in the Turkish Super League because Fenerbahce is currently in second place there.
But still, if comparing about the level of difficulty of La Liga and the Turkish Super League, then I believe La Liga has a more difficult level of competition. Thus, Bilbao still has better quality and moreover, Bilbao's results so far in the Europa League also show that Bilbao has a good trend at this moment. So, despite playing away, it does not mean that the team will be weak.