A refereeing course might be just the thing for Jose Mourinho – says Glenn Hoddle

By Harry Harris

JOSE Mourinho was right on one count last night; wrong on another. Yes, he was right to suggest Chelsea should have had a penalty; but wrong to publicly slaughter another referee.
After all that’s happened in recent weeks, years even, regarding Mourinho and comments about officials you would think he had learned his lesson.
Apparently not. He might be the Special One – but he is not the Untouchable One. That is Arsene’s domain!
Zapsportz.com columnist Glenn Hoddle has advised Mourinho to take up refereeing to discover just how tough their job can be.
The Chelsea manager has been in hot water yet again with the FA for his comments about the officials refusing to give Chelsea a penalty in their recent Premier League tie against Southampton.
Mourinho was at it again after the goalless draw in Kiev. In his post match interview on BT Sport, maybe with tongue in cheek, immediately after their live coverage, he said:   “The referee was weak and naive with the penalty. I cannot understand what the referee behind the goal does because he doesn’t make a clear decision too.”
As for his team’s performance in the goalless draw, he added: “I see progress. We hit the post twice, had a good solid defensive performance against dangerous team. To lose this game would have been bad for us.”
Mourinho went on to praise his players, but BT Sport pundit Hoddle in the Stratford studios alongside Emmanuel Petit, thought Mourinho should have started his interview with praise for his players rather than another rant about the ref failing to give a penalty – albeit a blatant one that Hoddle thought should have been a spot kick when Cesc Fabregas was brought down.
Hoddle said: “I did think it was a penalty, in fact it was two fouls, with definite contact both times. The referee did have a great view and was up with the play so in a great position and I don’t know why he didn’t blow up for it.
“But it did annoy me that the first thing Jose talks about in his interview is the referee. He needs to referee a game himself, then he would find out just how hard it is.”
Mourinho might have been making another cryptic comment that was a further dig at Arsene Wenger. But isn’t it time to let sleeping dogs lie?