Jose Mourinho said he was willing to risk a suspension for the
Capital One Cup final as he continued his complaints over Chelsea's 1-1 draw with Burnley and labelled Ashley Barnes' challenge on Nemanja Matic "criminal."
Mourinho had made clear his dissatisfaction with "four moments" during Saturday's match, as Burnley rescued a point at Stamford Bridge after Nemanja Matic was sent off.
Mourinho had said after the game that he was unhappy with incidents
in the 30th, 33rd, 43rd and 69th minutes, suggesting Barnes should have
been punished for a challenge on Branislav Ivanovic, Chelsea should have
had two penalties, and that the failure to punish Barnes for his first
challenge led to the tackle on Matic that prompted the Serbian to react.
He
had refused to discuss the incidents in too much detail on Saturday,
saying: "I'm punished when I refer to these situations. I don't want to
be punished." However, he was willing to elaborate during an appearance
on Sky Sports' "Goals on Sunday" programme.
"At half-time, Burnley
should be playing with 10 men and Chelsea should have two penalties,"
he said. "Normally, we win 3-0 or let's put in the possibility of
missing one of the penalties -- we win 2-0 and play against 10 men. The
reality is that in the end, we play with 10 men and lost two points."
While
Mourinho felt Barnes deserved to be dismissed for the challenge on
Ivanovic, he felt the Burnley forward deserved far greater criticism for
the tackle on Matic.
He defended Matic, who had been sent off for shoving Barnes, saying:
"I can clearly understand that football is about emotions and sometimes
you lose emotions. Clearly Matic had a reason to lose his emotions. What
could be the consequence of his push for the other player? Nothing. The
consequence for Matic could be end of career."
Mourinho said he realised he could face a suspension for the Capital
One Cup final against Tottenham next Sunday by making his complaints
public.
"I'm risking my dugout in the final because maybe tomorrow
I get a ban," he said. "The incidents, I'm speaking about week after
week, exactly because it's week after week...
"When I go to the
media and do what I did [on Saturday] -- '30, 33, 43, 69 and goodbye' --
or do what I'm doing with you, I'm not attacking the honesty or dignity
of anyone, I'm not trying to bring the game into disrepute -- which is
always [the phrase] they use when they want to punish me.
"I'm
just trying to be honest. If you ask me about the five-points difference
[over second-placed Manchester City] I would say that if we are in a
normal situation where mistakes which are part of the game are sometimes
in our favour, sometimes against us, it wouldn't be five, it would be
12."
