The Chelsea boss believes the Dutchman
would have
faced disciplinary action from English
football’s
authorities had he played for the Premier
League leaders
Jose Mourinho has hit out at the Football
Association for opting n
ot to take action against
Manchester United striker Robin van Persie for
an alleged elbow
on an opponent.
Van Persie appeared to catch James Tomkins
with his arm during United’s 1-1 draw with
West Ham at Upton Park on Sunday but referee
Mark Clattenburg did not see the incident and
the FA deemed it not worthy of further
scrutiny.
It is a decision that has incensed Mourinho, who
will be without star striker Diego Costa for
Wednesday’s clash with Everton as the Spain
international serves the last of a three- game
retrospective ban for violent conduct after
being found quilty of deliberately stamping on
Emre Can last month.
“The same people that suspended my player
[Costa] didn’t want to suspend a player this
weekend,” Mourinho told reporters.
When pressed over who he was referring to, the
Chelsea boss made an elbowing motion in clear
reference to Van Persie and added: “A player
did this in the face of somebody else and
nothing happened.
“I know that if it was one of mine, I know. Last
season the same thing happened, when Ramires
was suspended.
“It was exactly the same thing. And one week
later a
Manchester City player kicked a player on the
floor at Norwich and nothing happened. I’m
used to it.”
would have
faced disciplinary action from English
football’s
authorities had he played for the Premier
League leaders
Jose Mourinho has hit out at the Football
Association for opting n
ot to take action against
Manchester United striker Robin van Persie for
an alleged elbow
on an opponent.
Van Persie appeared to catch James Tomkins
with his arm during United’s 1-1 draw with
West Ham at Upton Park on Sunday but referee
Mark Clattenburg did not see the incident and
the FA deemed it not worthy of further
scrutiny.
It is a decision that has incensed Mourinho, who
will be without star striker Diego Costa for
Wednesday’s clash with Everton as the Spain
international serves the last of a three- game
retrospective ban for violent conduct after
being found quilty of deliberately stamping on
Emre Can last month.
“The same people that suspended my player
[Costa] didn’t want to suspend a player this
weekend,” Mourinho told reporters.
When pressed over who he was referring to, the
Chelsea boss made an elbowing motion in clear
reference to Van Persie and added: “A player
did this in the face of somebody else and
nothing happened.
“I know that if it was one of mine, I know. Last
season the same thing happened, when Ramires
was suspended.
“It was exactly the same thing. And one week
later a
Manchester City player kicked a player on the
floor at Norwich and nothing happened. I’m
used to it.”
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