The ability of any manager to lead a side is determined not only by the number of wins he achieves but also with his attitude towards any player who does anything unexpected in the field, i.e., fans expect such a mentor to stood by his players if they have done anything wrong and Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is proving himself to be one of them. While Blues are doing exceptionally well in the English Premier League, every eye always seems to be pointed over star performer of the season Diego Costa and expects him to score in every match and that is why when Spanish forward failed to add another one to his tally of 11 goals against Sunderland, media lambasted him and start flashing negative stories about his behavior in the match and debates started why he was not issued a red card when he appeared to have kicked out at John O’Shea. Although referee punished him with fifth yellow card of the season but critics always point the controversies not their solutions.
Anyways, fans are not unhappy with the way he performed in the match and likewise manager Jose Mourinho stood by him and openly supported his 26-year-old starlet in the post-match news conference. When repeatedly asked about Diego, he replied, “Why do you speak all the time about Diego? I don’t agree, I don’t agree. I was just told that he was unlucky to get the yellow card. Brown is very experienced and he used his body. They can frustrate a striker and can also be clever enough to get cards. But no problem. It’s a yellow card.”
He added about Costa’s unavailability in the next match with Tottenham, “No. We’ll play Remy or Drogba. We don’t cry about injured players or about suspended players. If he’s suspended, he’s suspended. He can rest, he can be fresh against Newcastle and against Tottenham, Drogba and Remy will have their opportunity to start the game. No problem, let’s go.”
On the other hand, Sunderland head coach Gus Poyet admitted Spaniard deserved a Red Card but he did not argued with the referee against his decision. He said, “That’s Diego, always on the line, close to the limit. The first one with John O’Shea, there was a little bit of a situation in there. But those decisions, if they go one way or the other, I would say the same here. But it’s true that sometimes you give the ref the chance, and if you give the ref the chance, then it’s difficult to complain.”