Jose Mourinho has targeted Michael Oliver again after saying the game’s official is ‘unfortunate in his decisions’ with the Tottenham boss.
The Tottenham boss was angry at Oliver’s decision to give Arsenal a spot-kick in a north London derby loss on Sunday, describing his penalty record under the official as ‘amazing’. after the game.
There is some weight in his complaint about being badly punished by Oliver Sportsmail reveals that the game ‘s official has handed out an average of one spot kick every 3.5 games against Mourinho’ s sides – far more than any other referee in England ‘s top flight.
Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho has said Michael Oliver is ‘unlucky’ with his decisions
It comes after Oliver (center) handed down a convincing penalty against Spurs in Arsenal’s loss
When asked about the 2-1 challenging loss at the Emirates, Mourinho again admitted that his Spurs side were under par but supported his idea that Mikel Arteta’s men benefited from ‘ bad refereeing decision ‘.
However, the Special One confirmed that Oliver remains ‘one of the best referees in the Premier League and in Europe’, despite always being on the wrong end of a penalty decision.
Mourinho told reporters on Wednesday: ‘I’m not ready to discuss this with you because this is about analyzing the game and the performance and the reasons and it’s something I’m not ready to discuss. with your media two or three days later and 24 hours ahead of another important game.
‘It’s easy to say what I said after the game we didn’t play very well and I think that’s fair to say.
Sanchez was punished after jumping into Alexandre Lacazette in a north London derby
Lacazette was caught by Sanchez after slipping trying to score in the second half
‘Performance from minute one was poor and then as happened in the second half with a bad conciliation decision, but let me make it clear, Michael is a very good referee.
‘Despite the fact that I’m usually very unlucky with it, I have no problem with being my referee for the next game.
‘He’s a good referee and just unfortunate in his decisions with me. He is clearly one of the best referees in the league and in Europe. ‘
After Sunday’s loss, Mourinho accused some of his Spurs stars of ‘hiding’ in the poor first half – and also included him in his scathing assessment – before criticizing Oliver for awarding a spot kick in the second half which was an offense for penalties. ”
Oliver appeared on the spot after Lacazette went down after a challenge from Davinson Sanchez, who slipped in an attempt to thwart the Frenchman’s expected effort.
Lacazette then left and returned home cool for the winner
Lacazette pulled the ball but did not make a proper connection and communication between the two resulted from his follow-up.
Mourinho said: ‘I do not want to call it punishment, because it is a crime for punishment. That was a mistake by Oliver.
‘Players get tired, coaches get tired, referees may get tired too. My record with Michael Oliver on penalties with Chelsea, United and Tottenham is unfortunate. ‘
Mourinho also raised his complaints about the lack of media accountability for referees, but admitted that his side had come a long way in the first half and were lucky to reach half-square foot. .
‘No post-match interviews for a referee,’ he laughed.
‘Well, I think we played really bad in the first half. 1-1 was not a fair reflection of the first half. We were poor. Defends badly, without intensity or pressure.
‘Even in terms of creating an attack on football, (we were) hiding some important players.
In the second half we only had room for improvement, which we did, and then it is a question, but an impossible question because they do not speak, a question for Michael to answer. Maybe Paul Tierney too because he was the VAR.
Referee Oliver talks to Sanchez after he penalized Arsenal in the second half
‘According to Kevin Friend, the referee told me that he had a clear vision and that the VAR did not want to go against it.
‘But the second half was under control, we got back what we lost in the first half. We made changes to try to win it and then it’s a penalty.
‘After the second yellow penalty for Lamela, but despite that the team in the last 20 minutes, we did what we could and tried to get a result.’
The case was Mourinho’s ninth league title back this season, the joint in his career in one campaign.
Spurs now have to pick themselves up for subsequent trips to Dinamo Zagreb on Thursday and Aston Villa next Sunday in the Europa League and Premier League respectively before the international break.