Convinced that OL should have taken a red card, José Mourinho attacked the referee in charge of the video after the draw conceded by Fenerbahçe (0-0) this Thursday in the Europa League.
From the great José Mourinho. Not necessarily during the match, but at least at a press conference. Frustrated by the draw conceded by his team against OL (0-0), this Thursday, in the Europa League, the Portuguese took out the sulphate in front of the media. With a designated target: the referee in charge of video refereeing.
Mourinho: 'Kumbedi grabbed a player by the neck UFC style'
“I think we need to talk about VAR,” immediately said the man who has coached Fenerbahçe since last summer. “Because the referee made a mistake by giving Kumbedi a yellow card on Szymanski (in the first half). But VAR is supposed to be there to help the referee when he makes a mistake. She didn't do that! She did not call the central referee If he had gone to see the control screen, he would have given a red card. This is Paolo Mazzoleni (the referee in charge of VAR). is a very nice guy famous in Italy… This Paolo Mazzoleni therefore did not call the referee. For me, the errors of the central referee are acceptable. The VAR is there to correct and she did not do it…”, said. fumed Mourinho, always accustomed to attacking the refereeing body.
“When the referee gave Niakhaté a red, Mr. Mazzoleni this time decided to do his job well. He called the central referee who went to see the screen and made the right decision (Niakhaté was finally sanctioned (a yellow). In the second half, Kumbedi grabbed a player by the neck like a UFC fight. It was a second yellow card… These were huge mistakes which obviously had a big influence. on the match. It’s impossible to talk about the match without talking about that,” the “Special One” railed again.
-Second in the Turkish championship and trailing Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe is not yet sure of competing in the Europa League play-offs, which is in 23rd place before the final day.
RR with Edward Jay, in Istanbul (Türkiye)
