Mourinho lambasts the standards of refereeing in Turkish football as his Fenerbache side claimed a dramatic stoppge-time winner.
Mourinho lambasts Turkish referees and the state of refereeing in Turkish football. This came after his side Fenerbache found an astounding 102nd minute winner to beat Trabzonspor 3-2.
After Sofyan Amrabat’s late goal in stoppage time gave the team a 3-2 victory on Sunday, the former manager of Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham ran onto the pitch and tried a knee slide.
However, Mourinho felt his club should have had a spot-kick prior to Amrabat’s late victory, and he was not satisfied with home team Trabzonspor receiving two penalties, both following visual assistance referee (VAR) consultations.
Even his reason for travelling to Turkey was questioned by the 61-year-old.
Mourinho extensively questioned the actions of VAR official Atilla Karaoglan and referee Oguzhan Cakir in an interview with broadcaster beIN Sports.
“I blame the Fenerbahce people that brought me here,” said Mourinho, who took over at the club in June. “They told me only half of the truth.
“They didn’t tell me the whole truth because if they told me the whole truth, I wouldn’t come.
“But, with half of the truth and my boys, we fight opponents and the system.”
Mourinho added: “He [Karaoglan] was alert to give the two penalty decisions which the referee didn’t give and then he was having Turkish tea when it was a clear penalty for us and he didn’t give it.”
“The man of the match was Atilla Karaoglan,” added Mourinho.
“We didn’t see him but he was the referee. The referee was just a little boy that was there on the pitch, but the referee was Atilla Karaoglan.
“He goes from the invisible man to the most important man in the match.
“I think I am speaking on behalf of every Fenerbahce fan – we don’t want him again.
“We don’t want him as a VAR. We don’t want him on the pitch but, on the VAR, even less.”