Mourinho Frustasi, Anak Gawang di Selhurst Park jadi `Target`
Mourinho Confront a Crystal Palace Ball Boy During His Side`s Defeat
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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London (B2B) - Jose Mourinho menegur anak gawang (ball boy) karena kerap membuang waktu dan membuat pemain Chelsea emosi pada laga yang dimenangkan Crystal Palace 1-0 di Selhurst Park, Sabtu (29/3).
Mourinho menegur anak tersebut setelah melihat bek Chelsea, Cesar Azpilicueta, nampak marah saat hendak mengambil bola.
Mourinho yang berbisik ke telinga anak tersebut mengatakan ia mengingat kejadian musim lalu di Swansea ketika Eden Hazard dikartu merah akibat menendang bola dari tangan anak gawang akibat mengulur waktu.
"Ini tidak mengganggu hasil pertandingan, tapi saya tidak suka anak gawang memprovokasi para pemain," kata Mourinho dilansir dari laman Metro, Sabtu (29/3).
"Karena apa yang terjadi seperti tahun lalu di Swansea ketika seorang pemain kehilangan kontrol emosinya dan setelah itu pemain menjadi bersalah karena sesuatu yang semestinya ia tidak bersalah," katanya mengenang kasus Eden Hazard.
"Saya tidak berpikir hal ini tepat untuk mendidik anak-anak seperti itu," katanya.
"Saya mengatakan anak gawang untuk tidak melakukan hal itu karena ia bisa ditinju pemain saya jika kehilangan kesabaran. Seseorang mengatakan kepadanya untuk melakukan itu," katanya.
"Saya menghentikan Azpilicueta karena saya tahu Azpi adalah pria yang emosional," kata Mourinho. "Semua pemain bertahan saya punya sikap, tapi saya takut Azpi akan mendorong anak itu."
London - Jose Mourinho admitted he spoke to a ball-boy during Chelsea´s shock 1-0 defeat at Crystal Palace because he feared a confrontation between the youngster and one of his players.
Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta was involved in a minor altercation with the ball-boy after growing frustrated at the time taken to return the ball in the second half at Selhurst Park on Saturday.
At the time, Chelsea were trailing to John Terry´s 52nd-minute own goal and the incident reflected the growing frustration as Mourinho´s side struggled to work their way back into the game.
"I went there to stop Azpilicueta because he´s an emotional guy, one of the guys who was not losing his spirit," Mourinho said.
"I was afraid Azpi might push the kid or do something, so I went there."
The incident revived memories of Eden Hazard´s clash with a ball-boy at Swansea last season that earned the Chelsea winger a three-game ban, although this incident is unlikely to attract any punishment.
Mourinho, though, believes the ball-boys had been told to delay returning the ball in a bid to slow the game down.
"The kids are educated to do this, but if a player hits a ball-boy, the person who educates them disappears," Mourinho said.
"The player stays in trouble for pushing or punching or kicking the kid. The way Azpi was going, because the kids were doing that all the time...so I went to stop him and I had the chance to speak with the kid, who was cute.
