Acun Ilicali says tonight's showpiece game between Fenerbahce and Hull City cannot be used as a measure between the two clubs, especially as the Tigers will go head-to-head with Jose Mourinho's side with a patched-up squad. City , Ilicali says, are without the eight or nine players they need to be competitive once the Championship season gets underway in just over three weeks' time, and therefore should not expect too much, especially against a Fenerbahce side much further along in their pre-season schedule. While this will be City's second game, Mourinho's men will be playing their fifth as they prepare for next Tuesday's huge Champions League qualifier first leg against Lugano in Switzerland.
And Ilicali has warned against expecting too much from Tim Walter's men on what he says will be a special occasion in front of 50,000 at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium. READ MORE: Tim Walter sets challenge to his Hull City players ahead of huge Fenerbahce contest "Our match is against Fenerbahce," Ilicali said. "It is not something that can happen very often, but I am grateful that God gave me such a day.
The love of my childhood and the beautiful team I have in England are meeting. It will be a match that I will watch with very good feelings. I feel very lucky.
"As Hull City , we will take the pitch with eight or nine absentees . That's why the Fenerbahce match is a great honour for us, but it is never a measure. The match is very important for us to experience the feeling of playing a b.
