If you are having a dream march in the Premier league and suddenly encounter strange decisions causing a draw, it pinches to the core and this is something that is being happened with league side Chelsea who is having an unprecedented run in the English topflight. Their Sunday’s draw with Southampton is something that is worrying manager Jose Mourinho more than its effects on their position in the leaderboard. He fears Blues are fast getting into the hit list of every other side including referees and a penalty denial was the first incident he noticed to be an organized campaign against them. Cesc Fabregas was booked for simulation by referee Anthony Taylor in the fifty fifth minute of the game – something that should have not happened and Stamford Bridge side was denied three important points. If we look at last few games played by the North Londoners, they have had most number of Yellow Cards for simulation including four against Manchester City and two in the last game and Portuguese suspects they are being victimized with a preplanned campaign that may include some referees and high rank English officers as well.
What he said describing his suspicion in the post-match news conference, is, “I think this is a result of something that looks like a campaign. In other countries this is front-page news because it’s an absolute scandal. In the first match, Diego was booked when it should have been a penalty and a red card for their player. A few months later, we lose two points in a match when the penalty is there and Fabregas gets a yellow card. We have had bad yellow cards,” he explained what happened in game with Burnley.
“After the game against West Ham, in a game that finished 2-0 and could have been four or five, Enner Valencia made a bad dive and all I hear at the end is an incident with Branislav Ivanovic. What is this? I do not make campaigns and this is not against me — this is against Chelsea. Against Chelsea, yes. In the last couple of weeks, the two most important things in my matches in my opinion: Filipe Luis and Eden Hazard could be now in hospital with broken legs. And people speak about Gary Cahill against Hull City.”
Maybe, former Everton manager is overreacting or he is pointing the right node of what is happening in English soccer these days. Nonetheless, Blues are still on the top and Mourinho should not worry about any serious effect of Sunday draw!