A livid Jose Mourinho lashed out at referee Ortiz Arias, claiming he was not certified to officiate Sunday’s Madrid derby.
Mourinho ended up on the dropping facet as his 10-man Actual Madrid misplaced 2-1 on the Wanda Metropolitano in opposition to fierce metropolis rivals Atletico Madrid.
Nonetheless seething within the press convention, Mourinho arrived with printed out pictures which confirmed, in his opinion, a collection of main calls missed by the referee.
‘We may save ourselves the press convention,’ an irritated Mourinho started.
‘Right here they’re [shows photos of the possible red cards], two clear reds. It could have been 50 minutes of 11 in opposition to 9. All I can do is hug my gamers, who gave every little thing, who produced a primary half full of sophistication and character. I ready the match so we may win it within the second half.’
Quite than decide aside the efficiency of his gamers, which noticed Dean Huijsen despatched off, he targeted in on the ‘poor’ efficiency of Arias, a referee he doesn’t imagine is appropriate for the largest video games.
Jose Mourinho was livid on the refereeing efficiency of Ortiz Arias (proper) on Sunday
Mourinho was so furious on the refereeing efficiency he printed out fouls he felt had been missed
‘The one who must be comfortable is the Refereeing Appointments Committee as a result of the entire thing was very unusual,’ Mourinho’s rant continued.
‘Every week prematurely, they already knew who the referee could be, when it was once 24 hours earlier than. A 41-year-old referee, who has by no means been a world, that will not be prime degree.
‘The poor man got here right here and could not deal with the stress.
‘The stress right here is like one thing out of the Nineteen Eighties. Trujillo, the VAR official, referred to as him over for the primary pink and did not name him over for the second, which was even clearer. This Trujillo has a historical past with Actual Madrid: final 12 months within the Copa ultimate, Osasuna, Girona…
‘If the poor referee has no expertise, no stature for a derby, then this man is both underneath no stress, or underneath a type of stress we all know nothing about.
‘I might have preferred to go away right here with the win or with out having to talk. I arrived right here three months in the past and I am not often one to go on this route.
‘Two reds in opposition to Elche and we received. Two reds in the present day, that is already harder. It is a referee with solely small matches behind him and a VAR official who has a historical past.
‘Congratulations to the Refereeing Appointments Committee.’
Mourinho was in disbelief at a referee he’s adamant won’t ever make it to the very best degree
Mourinho is an skilled at making his level in press conferences and this was one among his most interesting since returning to Spain.
Objectives from Grimaldo, who scored from the penalty spot, and Jonathan David ensured Diego Simeone’s facet received it 2-1. Antonio Rudiger’s late purpose was merely a comfort.
Nevertheless it was the truth that Atletico Madrid stored all 11 gamers on the pitch en path to victory that almost all irked Mourinho and Madrid.
Mourinho’s print-outs included one sort out by Cristian Romero on Bellingham, which seemed notably dangerous upon second viewing however solely drew a yellow card.
Kang-In Lee’s sort out on Fede Valverde went with out punishment, whereas Huijsen received a straight pink card for holding Giuliano Simeone contained in the field.
In an official membership assertion, Actual Madrid mentioned: ‘Actual Madrid lose the derby on the Metropolitano in a match marked by Ortiz Arias’ VERY TERRIBLE REFEREEING.
‘He didn’t ship off Cuti Romero within the first half for stepping on Bellingham’s knee (regardless of going to the monitor to evaluation the incident), nor did he ship off Kang-In Lee for stepping on Valverde’s left ankle.
‘Each choices had an impression on the match, which was finally determined in Atlético’s favor within the second half.’
Actual Madrid’s Jude Bellingham was livid at officers after Cristian Romero was not despatched off
Frustration in Actual Madrid’s ranks additionally prolonged to star man Jude Bellingham who was seen giving the referee a bit of his thoughts following the ultimate whistle.
Footage confirmed the Englishman shouting ‘oh my god’ at Arias, earlier than including ‘two pink playing cards!’
Bellingham was notably aggrieved that Romero’s problem on him didn’t see pink when replays advised that it was a sending off offence.
