Yep, that’ll get you sent to the stands.
Jose Mourinho will not be allowed into Stoke City’s Britannia Stadium, this evening, for Chelsea’s Premier League clash with The Potters.
The Chelsea boss is serving out a one-match stadium ban for a litany of offences that concluded with an outburst at referee Jonathan Moss during his side’s 2-1 loss to West Ham.
Mourinho, who had been handed down a suspended stadium ban prior to that match, approached Moss and his assistants at half-time of the game. He was less than pleased with Nemanja Matic’s red card and a disallowed Cesc Fabregas goal.
The FA has released its official report, containing Moss’ statement, that led to the stadium ban.
Here is the referee’s take on the incident:
“When myself and my colleagues left the field of play at half time, as we entered the tunnel area to get to our dressing room, Mr Mourinho the Chelsea Manager was waiting for us clearly agitated and began aggressively asking about first half decisions.
“Rather than publically speak to him I asked him to step into the entrance of my dressing room escorted by Simon Sutton, the West Ham United Security Manager. Mr Mourinho asked me about a tackle, an offside and a goal line clearance. I gave him brief answers to his questions
“After this I asked him to leave the dressing room area. He refused. I asked him again. After he refused again I asked Mr Sutton to escort him from the room. At this point Mr Mourinho became very aggressive and animated.
“He shouted that ‘You fucking referees are weak…Wenger is right about you…you are fucking weak’.
“I advised Mr Mourinho not to take his position in the technical area for the second half due to his actions.”
Frankly, we are more surprised that Mourinho agreed with Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger about something.
