Everton boss Roberto Martinez accused Chelsea's players of trying to influence the referee's decisions during the 1-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. Willian scored the winning goal on 89 minutes after Gareth Barry was sent off. Branislav Ivanovic might have deserved a similar punishment after a clash with James McCarthy.
"It's very clear that what the home team are trying to do is influence the referee," Martinez said after the match. Mourinho didn't want to discuss the subject during the post-game interview. Barry was sent off after being shown a yellow card for a trip on Willian, while Ivanovic locked his arm around McCarthy's neck but escaped unpunished.
"To give Barry a second yellow just because of the reaction of the Chelsea players, that is disappointing," Roberto Martinez said. "You don't want to believe that that decision is given because of the reaction of the players. It's something that we constantly see here. We have to allow the authorities to look into it. Ivanovic's behaviour is wrong. He grabs McCarthy around his neck in a very forceful manner, then puts his head against him. James McCarthy doesn't react a single bit. If you want to be on top of the law, that's a red card and we got nothing out of that moment."
Chelsea are currently 1/8 at Bet365 to win the Premier League title while Everton are 80/1 to get relegated this season.
Shumar4life
9 years ago
This is not strange for Mourinho's teams. He is manager who tries to influence public at all time, and surely he instructed his players to do the same thing on the court. This could be very dangerous in some moments, especially in Champions league, but also in big games in Premier league. It would be interesting to see...
This is not strange for Mourinho's teams. He is manager who tries to influence public at all time, and surely he instructed his players to do the same thing on the court. This could be very dangerous in some moments, especially in Champions league, but also in big games in Premier league. It would be interesting to see how some judges will react
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timidi 9 years ago
I agree with Roberto Martinez and all you guys, Chelsea have big advantage when play at home and that is because of referees, not only players but also Mourinho make pressure on referees all the time, he is master of that. and @johnny I think that yellow card is too weak for what Ivanovic done, I think he should get red...
I agree with Roberto Martinez and all you guys, Chelsea have big advantage when play at home and that is because of referees, not only players but also Mourinho make pressure on referees all the time, he is master of that. and @johnny I think that yellow card is too weak for what Ivanovic done, I think he should get red for sure and maybe few match of suspension.
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sharpe
9 years ago
Players of the 'bigger' teams often pressure the refs in a try to influence their decisions and many times this works for them. I think the refs have to be more strict against such an behavior. In this particular case Ivanovic had to be sent off without a doubt but maybe nobody from the refs couldn't see that.
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seculla
9 years ago
This is just unfair. Lately all teams that are the best in their leagues are "favored by referees". This must stop, like Johnny said, players should mind their own business. This is happening in almost every league, Juventus are "favored" in Italy, Real Madrid in Spain etc. I'm not saying that referees makes mistakes, but...
This is just unfair. Lately all teams that are the best in their leagues are "favored by referees". This must stop, like Johnny said, players should mind their own business. This is happening in almost every league, Juventus are "favored" in Italy, Real Madrid in Spain etc. I'm not saying that referees makes mistakes, but I'm pretty sure that 99.99% of them are not made on purpose. After all, we are people, and we make mistakes. In my country there is a proverb: "Who work - he make mistakes".
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JohnnyK
9 years ago
I think that players should mind their own business, they are there for playing football, not arguing with the referee. If I was a referee I'd show a yellow card to any player that starts arguing :) That said, Ivanovic should have gotten at least a yellow card for what he has done, if not red.
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h34dhunt3r
9 years ago
Wow Martinez, you for real dude? Then they all should go to jail, right away. Now seriously - it's not new that home team has advantage. They all keep pressure on referee, and by all I mean coach, players and fans. For example you have higher chance to get penalty kick on home field, if you pressure referee from minute...
Wow Martinez, you for real dude? Then they all should go to jail, right away. Now seriously - it's not new that home team has advantage. They all keep pressure on referee, and by all I mean coach, players and fans. For example you have higher chance to get penalty kick on home field, if you pressure referee from minute one.
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