That sounds familiar – Jose Mourinho calls Champions League ref ‘weak and naive’ in pop at Wenger and FA
Chelsea boss hits out as Fabregas is denied penalty in 0-0 draw against Dinamo Kiev
Jose Mourinho accused the referee of being "weak and naive" for failing to award Chelsea a penalty in their 0-0 Champions League draw at Dinamo Kiev on Tuesday.
Mourinho took aim at Slovenian Damir Skomina after he waved play on when Cesc Fabregas was tripped by Serhiy Rybalka in the first half of the Group G stalemate in Kiev.
"The referee was weak and naive with the penalty," he said. "I cannot understand what the official behind the goal does because he doesn’t make a clear decision too."
The comments were a thinly-veiled barb at Arsene Wenger and the English Football Association after the Arsenal manager used the exact same phrase to describe referee Mike Dean following Chelsea’s 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge in September.
Wenger escaped punishment for that outburst while Mourinho was last week fined £50,000 (HK$599,000) and given a one-match suspended stadium ban for saying referees were afraid to give penalties for his team following a defeat by Southampton.
