José Mourinho was fulminating at the end of the derby against Arsenal and which fell on a very questionable penalty.
Jose Mourinho directed his anger at the referees following his side Tottenham’s loss in the North London derby to Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday (1-2), saying it was “a pity” that the referees did not not be held accountable to the media.
The Portuguese was still honest enough to admit that his team of Spurs, who had taken the lead in the first half thanks to the superb strike in blow of scarf of Erik Lamela, evolving well below his new one. He took responsibility for it.
But Mourinho did not like the performance of referee Michael Oliver and that of VAR with their call for a penalty following a fall by Alexandre Lacazette in the box in contact with Colombian Davinson Sanchez while we were playing the hour of play and that the match was relatively undecided.
“It’s up to the referees to explain themselves”
“No post-match talks for the referees? It’s a shame”, quipped Mourinho to Sky Sports. “We played really badly in the first half. The 1-1 was not a reflection of the first half. We were very bad. In the second half we only had room to improve. , what we have done. [Mais] so it’s a question – but impossible because they don’t speak – for referee Michael Oliver to answer “
“The game was under control in the second half so we recovered. We made changes to try to win, [mais] then it’s a penalty and then a second yellow for Lamela. What I see from the bench is just an impression at first. I am 40 or 50 meters away. I saw it on the iPad. Referees sometimes have a difficult job. I haven’t complained but when I look back on the iPad it is what it is. If anyone has a different opinion [pour moi], he has to be one of Arsenal’s big fans with a subscription. It is the only one that I accept because it is the passion that speaks. Other than that, I do not accept a different point of view because it is obvious “, he added..
“If the players don’t do better, it’s because they can’t do better. I belong to the team so I’m just as guilty for the first half as the players, but the best is that we we improved in the second half. The players are tired, the coaches tired, maybe the referees are tired too. My record with Michael Oliver on penalties with Chelsea, United and Tottenham is unfavorable “, a conclu The Special One.
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