Mourinho blames 'time-waster' keeper Marshall for THAT goal as Chelsea boss is hit with FA charge
Jose Mourinho
launched a stinging attack on Cardiff City on Monday night, accusing
their manager Malky Mackay of deploying time-wasting tactics which
ripped off Chelsea fans.
Mourinho
arrived in Germany ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League clash with
Schalke still seething about being banished to the stands by referee
Anthony Taylor during a 4-1 win at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. On
Monday, Mourinho was charged with improper conduct by the FA.
An
FA statement read: 'Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been charged with
improper conduct in relation to his behaviour during his side’s game
against Cardiff City on Saturday 19 October 2013. Mourinho has until 24
October at 6pm to respond to the charge.'
Dismissal: Jose Mourinho has been charged with improper conduct after being sent to the stands on Saturday
Making a point: Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho believes Cardiff's time-wasting was unfair on supporters
The Chelsea manager also told Cardiff
goalkeeper David Marshall he deserved the misfortune that led to an
equaliser by Eden Hazard which replays proved should not have been
allowed.
Chelsea were 1-0
down when Samuel Eto’o poked the ball away from Marshall as the keeper
bounced it in preparation for a kick out of his hands. Referee Taylor
allowed play to continue and Hazard slotted home.
Mourinho
fumed: ‘Even with space, he took 30 seconds. The goalkeeper has six
seconds to have the ball, correct? They had almost half a minute.
‘That’s
breaking the rules. We played our game, a difficult game, and we
deserved to win. If I was in that game and I was paying for a ticket, I
would be worried with the fact that every time the ball was out or
stopped and our opponent had to put the ball back in the game, it took
an average of 21.5 seconds. That is a waste of money. You pay for your
ticket and every time the game stops you have to wait about half a
minute?
No rush: Mourinho claims Cardiff goalkeeper David Marshall took an average of 21 seconds to play the ball
‘When
you multiply that by the number of times the game was stopped, you pay
for 90 minutes but you see 55 or 60. For me, that’s breaking the rules.
Scoring a goal with a hand, that breaks the rules.
‘Score
a goal that was not a goal, as happened in Germany last week, that’s
not funny. In England, there is not any more the goal that is not a
goal, but in our time, John Terry was crying in the dressing room
because we lost a semi-final in the Champions League and the ball didn’t
cross the line.’
Mourinho
continued: ‘Samuel did an intelligent action. When I arrived home the
first thing I told my kid who likes to play goalkeeper was, "See the
goal and don’t do that, eh?"
‘If
FIFA says that it’s a foul, it’s a foul but Samuel did well. Maybe the
referee did wrong. But in my opinion, that should be allowed as it was
for years.’
Clever play? Chelsea's Samuel Eto'o dispossessed Marshall as the Cardiff keeper bounced the ball in the area
Mourinho was dismissed from the touchline later in the game by Taylor, for repeatedly leaving his technical area. He watched the rest of the game from the stands.
The
Chelsea boss is expected to be hit with a fine, rather than a ban and
has been told of the referee’s reasons and will consider them.
He has until Thursday to respond to the charge. If he pleads guilty, he will be hit with an £8,000 fine.
Taylor
is due to referee the Aston Villa Everton game this weekend, but he
could be demoted for the following week once the marks of the match
delegate and the referee’s evaluator have been digested.
Possible demotion: Anthony Taylor will referee Aston Villa v Everton but may be demoted the following week
Mourinho was also asked about another controversial 'goal' that occurred in the German Bundesliga this weekend.
Bayer Leverkusen were awarded a goal when striker Stefan Kiessling headed the ball through a hole in the side of the net.
The Chelsea manager said: 'If I was the manager of Leverkusen, I would ask to repeat the game.
Bayer Leverkusen were awarded a goal when striker Stefan Kiessling headed the ball through a hole in the side of the net.
The Chelsea manager said: 'If I was the manager of Leverkusen, I would ask to repeat the game.
Puzzled: Mourinho doesn't understand why the German Bundesliga have failed to spend on goal-line technology
'If I was the manager of Hoffenheim, I would do the same.
'If I was working in the German Bundesliga - and you are one of the European countries that is not in economical problems - I don't understand why you don't spend a few millions to bring technology on the line.
'If it was the Portuguese or the Greek league, I would say no chance. But with the German one, I don't know why you don't do it.'
Controversy: Stefan Kiessling's header went wide yet landed in the the net through a hole in the side netting
Tied up: A close up of the knot tied into the net after Leverkusen's Bundesliga match with Hoffenheim
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