He came onto the pitch and abused the ref. No nothing wrong there at all.
He didn't abuse the ref. He walked on the pitch and spoke to him. Why he felt the need I don't know because the tackle was indefensible.
He came onto the pitch and abused the ref. No nothing wrong there at all.
He didn't abuse the ref. He walked on the pitch and spoke to him. Why he felt the need I don't know because the tackle was indefensible.
He walked onto the pitch which he cant do. The ref had every right to send him to the stands.
Willians second yellow was harsh.
Why didn't he send Lambert to the stands then? Anyway I'm not that arsed. Mourinho's a prat and if he's been served some rough justice even better.
I thought Delph had a very good game. Quick, strong and intelligent. Should we try signing him? Or is he just anther Ashley Young that looks great at Villa but will not make it at a big club?
I thought Delph had a very good game. Quick, strong and intelligent. Should we try signing him? Or is he just anther Ashley Young that looks great at Villa but will not make it at a big club?
good post. i am a fan. he has a bit of 'devil' about him too. english premium might be prohibitive but he is a player who I think would really thrive with much better players around him and not melt away a bit like Young
Could be stronger
I thought Delph had a very good game. Quick, strong and intelligent. Should we try signing him? Or is he just anther Ashley Young that looks great at Villa but will not make it at a big club?
It's true that Lambert was also on the pitch, but I think Mourinho courted trouble and pushed the limits by raising his voice at Foy and approaching him after Ramires had been carded. You can hear him yelling "Hey hey hey" as he took the few strides towards Foy while the ref was attending to matters on the pitch. Foy probably interpreted that as a confrontational move, or as a refusal to comply with the 4th official's earlier instructions to the managers to stay off the pitch (see about 0:18 part of clip - you can see the 4th official urging the managers back).
Villa 1-0 Chel$ki
Maureen sent to the stands
Ramires definitely banned for three matches (Arse (h), Palace (A), Stoke (H))
Willian banned for one (Arse (H))
What a result!!
Just seen the Ramires sending off again and I don't think Foy saw it or was going to produce a card.
I think it was everyone's reaction which led him to assume it was bad and so produce the card
Again people see his second yellow (1st was clear-cut) as dubious. However it's not. Week-in week-out players are booked for pulling back or bring down players in 'sprint mode'. We more often see it on the wing though and it brings a yellow virtually every time, the refs clearly have instructions and it's good there is consistency. Delph was clearly running hard at the Chelsea defence and Willian brought him down 'hands-on' so though not a bad tackle/foul it was a bookable offence no matter how soft.
"I never care who the ref is. I don't want to know. But during the week the players were speaking about the situation and I think from now on the next time we have Mr Foy I have to work my people in a different way."
"Maybe it's helpful that the Premier League referees' committee doesn't send him (Foy) to our matches," said Mourinho.
"I think they have to analyse the situation and see if every time he has Chelsea - or not every time - but many times he has Chelsea and problems are there, I think maybe it would be a good decision."
Heh. That is surely ban-worthy.
It won't happen, but as you say, he's basically calling the ref out there.
Didn't Rodgers pretty much say the same after the City game?
He got a fine.
Yeah that's trueNot really. He made a point about the principle of using a local ref. One could say there was some justification for that, as the FA implicitly acknowledges the possibility of local bias by usually blocking local refs. So he wasn't making a strictly personal accusation. Mourinho is. So if Rodgers got a big fine for the former, Mourinho should get a much bigger penalty for the latter.
But of course, nothing will happen. Wouldn't we have heard by now if the FA were going to charge him?Not really. He made a point about the principle of using a local ref. One could say there was some justification for that, as the FA implicitly acknowledges the possibility of local bias by usually blocking local refs. (And I still think Rodgers was absolutely right to highlight the inconsistency: "We at the FA think local refs might be biased, or accused of bias, unless it's at Christmas, when they need to travel back to their families, and so won't be biased, or accused of being biased".) So he wasn't making a strictly personal accusation. Mourinho is. So if Rodgers got a big fine for the former, Mourinho should get a much bigger penalty for the latter.