José Mourinho, technician of the Tottenham Hotspur, Coined the term “modern penalties” to criticize referee Paul Tierney’s decision to point to the Manchester City a penalty for the overthrow of Pierre-Emile Højbjerg in Ilkay Gundogan.
“They had one of those modern penalties. I call them that,” the Portuguese coach told Sky Sports after Pep Guardiola’s 3-0 defeat to City.
“A modern penalty is one in which even if you hit the opponent with a fingernail it can be a penalty. It depends on the opponent. For some who hit the opponent with a fingernail is a penalty and the VAR cannot deny- “Because there is contact, either with the thumb or the nail of the thumb. There can be no denying that there is a penalty,” complained Mourinho, who also criticized the excessive fatigue of his players in the ‘having played an overtime in the FA Cup.
“We had nothing in our favor and the second half was very complicated,” he added.
José Mourinho, attributed the defeat of his team to the Manchester City to the tiredness of having played the FA Cup on weekdays.
“What do I think of the game? It’s been a cool team against a very tired one. Still we started really well, we controlled the game and threw the stick. This 0-1 would have given us the fuel we needed when you’re tired.” , said the Portuguese.
“I’m very happy with the attitude of the players. There were guys on the field who played two hours a couple of days ago and gave it their all. They were tired, but they were brave,” he added.