"Did you apologise? You NEVER apologise": Jose Mourinho slams Sky Sports in incredible Goals on Sunday rant
Mourinho insists that his players are not getting the respect that they deserve and that the decisions against his team are slowly becoming "too much"
Jose Mourinho has hit out at Sky Sports in a passionate and indignant interview on Goals on Sunday.
The Chelsea manager was furious at the way that the TV channel branded Diego Costa a "criminal" after his stamp on Liverpool's Emre Can at the end of January.
And then he says that there is not an adjective in the world to describe the actions of Burnley's Ashley Barnes' actions during Saturday's draw, as he avoided punishment for two nasty tackles.
He said: "When you say Diego's crimes... did you apologise to Chelsea or to Diego or to myself? You didn't. As an institution, Sky is so important in the Premier League, you never apologise.
"When Diego Costa has a three-match ban, probably three matches to Matic... tell me how many matches this player [Barnes] deserves?"
That was following his rant about the four incidents he highlighted that changed the game at Stamford Bridge, where he believes Nemanja Matic, who was sent off for an off-the-ball reaction, could have had his career ended.
"I don't like the fact you start immediately, in that moment, the public judgement of the player," he added with regard to the Costa coverage. "You gave no space to the people that have to decide, the pressure was so much.
"You don't do this with every club, with every player. Last year, Yaya Toure against Norwich, you didn't have the same approach; (Robin) van Persie against West Ham, you didn't have the same approach.
"This one [on Saturday] was even worse. This can be end of career. Matic is a very lucky guy."
Career ending: Barnes' tough tackle on Matic which went unpunished by the referee
"When you describe Diego Costa as 'crimes', my English is not good enough, I do not have an adjective to describe that player [Barnes]."
And he lambasted match officials for not giving his Chelsea players "the respect that they deserve", amid the row over the game-changing incidents.
He said: "You want consistency in the right way; not in the wrong way.
"If you have a lawyer who is consistent, but he has lost 15 out of 15 cases, you do not want that lawyer. That is not good consistency.
In pictures - Chelsea 1-1 Burnley:
"I know it is difficult to referee, I referee the matches in the training sometimes. I tell the assistants to make as many calls as possible because I know it is hard."
Mourinho believes that some refereeing incidents are not open to varying interpretations.
"What can I say that everybody doesn't know? There are some incidents in matches where there is a space for discussion. A space for different opinions. A space for different explanations.
"You have a point of view, I have another point of view. There are actions here, and clearly there is only one point of view. You are sometimes a bit disturbed when you have a clear caller, and that caller can disturb your opinion. I can't imagine the four incidents are open to this interpretation.
"I think if you say it in a way where you go over the line in your comments. It's understandable, but if you just say what's obvious without attacking the integrity of the people, honesty of the people, and be honest and objective in your comments, I think it should not be a problem.
"To say clearly that at half-time Ivanovic would be playing with 10 men and Chelsea should have two penalties, normally be winning 3-0, the reality is that in the end we play with 10 men and we lost the points."
And Mourinho continued to criticise referee Atkinson, saying that his opinion of four different incidents was incorrect.
"His [Atkinson's] opinion is wrong because the arm stops the ball from hitting the target," Mourinho continued.
On the first of two penalty incidents, he said: "There's no space for interpretation. It is a penalty or it is not a penalty. It's far away. He [Kightly] is not one metre. He's not a few inches. The ball hits the target if this is not a penalty. This is a penalty. You can say what you want.
"For me it's a penalty everywhere. The best players in the world can make mistakes, the best goalkeepers in the world can make mistakes.
"This gentleman is one of the top referees in this country, one of the top referees in European football. He can also make mistakes. He clearly made mistakes in the Everton-Liverpool game, and he made mistakes yesterday."
Julian Finney
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Jose Mourinho has hit out at Sky Sports in a passionate and indignant interview on Goals on Sunday.
The Chelsea manager was furious at the way that the TV channel branded Diego Costa a "criminal" after his stamp on Liverpool's Emre Can at the end of January.
And then he says that there is not an adjective in the world to describe the actions of Burnley's Ashley Barnes' actions during Saturday's draw, as he avoided punishment for two nasty tackles.
He said: "When you say Diego's crimes... did you apologise to Chelsea or to Diego or to myself? You didn't. As an institution, Sky is so important in the Premier League, you never apologise.
"When Diego Costa has a three-match ban, probably three matches to Matic... tell me how many matches this player [Barnes] deserves?"
That was following his rant about the four incidents he highlighted that changed the game at Stamford Bridge, where he believes Nemanja Matic, who was sent off for an off-the-ball reaction, could have had his career ended.
"I don't like the fact you start immediately, in that moment, the public judgement of the player," he added with regard to the Costa coverage. "You gave no space to the people that have to decide, the pressure was so much.
"You don't do this with every club, with every player. Last year, Yaya Toure against Norwich, you didn't have the same approach; (Robin) van Persie against West Ham, you didn't have the same approach.
"This one [on Saturday] was even worse. This can be end of career. Matic is a very lucky guy."
Career ending: Barnes' tough tackle on Matic which went unpunished by the referee"When you describe Diego Costa as 'crimes', my English is not good enough, I do not have an adjective to describe that player [Barnes]."
And he lambasted match officials for not giving his Chelsea players "the respect that they deserve", amid the row over the game-changing incidents.
He said: "You want consistency in the right way; not in the wrong way.
"If you have a lawyer who is consistent, but he has lost 15 out of 15 cases, you do not want that lawyer. That is not good consistency.
In pictures - Chelsea 1-1 Burnley:
"I know it is difficult to referee, I referee the matches in the training sometimes. I tell the assistants to make as many calls as possible because I know it is hard."
Mourinho believes that some refereeing incidents are not open to varying interpretations.
"What can I say that everybody doesn't know? There are some incidents in matches where there is a space for discussion. A space for different opinions. A space for different explanations.
"You have a point of view, I have another point of view. There are actions here, and clearly there is only one point of view. You are sometimes a bit disturbed when you have a clear caller, and that caller can disturb your opinion. I can't imagine the four incidents are open to this interpretation.
"I think if you say it in a way where you go over the line in your comments. It's understandable, but if you just say what's obvious without attacking the integrity of the people, honesty of the people, and be honest and objective in your comments, I think it should not be a problem.
"To say clearly that at half-time Ivanovic would be playing with 10 men and Chelsea should have two penalties, normally be winning 3-0, the reality is that in the end we play with 10 men and we lost the points."
And Mourinho continued to criticise referee Atkinson, saying that his opinion of four different incidents was incorrect.
"His [Atkinson's] opinion is wrong because the arm stops the ball from hitting the target," Mourinho continued.
On the first of two penalty incidents, he said: "There's no space for interpretation. It is a penalty or it is not a penalty. It's far away. He [Kightly] is not one metre. He's not a few inches. The ball hits the target if this is not a penalty. This is a penalty. You can say what you want.
"For me it's a penalty everywhere. The best players in the world can make mistakes, the best goalkeepers in the world can make mistakes.
"This gentleman is one of the top referees in this country, one of the top referees in European football. He can also make mistakes. He clearly made mistakes in the Everton-Liverpool game, and he made mistakes yesterday."
Julian Finney
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Red: Atkinson shows the red card to Matic in the second half
The outspoken Portuguese boss, who insisted that he was "a special one" and not "the special one", then went on to cite incidents in games against Liverpool, Tottenham, Everton and Southampton where he feels the 'campaign' against his team have continued.
His side were denied penalties on a number of occasions, when he felt that spot kicks should have been awarded.
He added: "I think it is too much. I think my players don't deserve that. Yesterday I was so calm in the press conference, just trying to speak and be honest but in a controlled way. My players are not getting the respect they deserve.
"My players are not getting the respect they deserve, because this is too much."
The outspoken Portuguese boss, who insisted that he was "a special one" and not "the special one", then went on to cite incidents in games against Liverpool, Tottenham, Everton and Southampton where he feels the 'campaign' against his team have continued.
His side were denied penalties on a number of occasions, when he felt that spot kicks should have been awarded.
He added: "I think it is too much. I think my players don't deserve that. Yesterday I was so calm in the press conference, just trying to speak and be honest but in a controlled way. My players are not getting the respect they deserve.
"My players are not getting the respect they deserve, because this is too much."
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