‘Referees Should Be Allowed To Speak To Media To Explain Decisions’- Jose Mourinho

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Jose Mourinho has called on the Premier League to change its rules so that referees can speak after games – and say they are sorry if they made a mistake.

The Tottenham manager was speaking a day after his team were denied a penalty after a Joshua King shove on Harry Kane during their 0-0 draw at Bournemouth.

Meanwhile, his old club Manchester United were awarded a spot-kick in their 3-0 win over Aston Villa – a decision which has been widely dismissed as a mistake.

Mourinho, speaking ahead of Sunday’s north London derby against Arsenal, was asked why Bruno Fernandes was awarded a penalty on Thursday when Kane wasn’t, despite VAR studying both incidents.

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‘Ask the referees,’ Mourinho said. ‘Not me. You should have access to them. I know the rules don’t allow it. I think you should have access to them – to ask directly why.

‘It’s very important. They are very important in the game. A game is players, managers, referees. It would make things much more open, much more clear.

‘It would give the referee the opportunity to say: “Yes, I made a mistake, I feel sorry for that” or “Yes I had incredible performance” or “Yes I was perfect”.

‘I think they are very important in the game, as important as players.’

Mourinho added he no longer celebrates goals due to VAR.

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‘I don’t celebrate goals anymore, because I never know if it is a goal or not a goal,’ he said.

‘Even if I have the feeling it is but maybe something happened six or seven seconds before that I didn’t realise and then it is not a goal.

‘But in other things I feel are for the better. If you forget what happened at Villa vs Sheffield with the goal line technology – I think the goal line technology is fantastic.

‘Even if I didn’t win against Watford with one millimetre no goal, I accept it because it is yes or no. In other situations, I think some disgraceful decisions but that is the way it is.’

 

 

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