Hazard at risk, says Mourinho
JOSE Mourinho has widened his conspiracy theory that there is a campaign against Chelsea by claiming Eden Hazard could be driven out of the club and English football.
Tottenham Hotspur became only the second team after Barcelona to score five goals against a side managed by Mourinho with a stunning win over Chelsea at White Hart Lane.
But rather than criticise his side’s defence, Mourinho concentrated on the performance of referee Phil Dowd and the theory that Hazard is not being given enough protection.
Mourinho was furious that Chelsea were not awarded a penalty after they had gone ahead through Diego Costa, when the ball appeared to strike the hand of Jan Vertonghen.
He was also incensed that Spurs defender Federico Fazio was not sent off for a challenge on Hazard, which the Belgian later told Mourinho was not a foul.
Tottenham hit back through Harry Kane, Danny Rose and Andros Townsend for a 3-1 half-time lead.
Kane looked to put the game beyond Chelsea with his second goal, but Hazard gave the Blues hope.
Nacer Chadli netted Spurs’ fifth, before Chelsea captain John Terry pulled back a late consolation.
“Their fifth goal killed a bit our fantastic reaction,” Mourinho said. “After that there is an action on Eden Hazard which Hazard, honest as always, tells me in his opinion was not a foul or a red card.
“So that is good, [even though] Dowd was too slow to follow that ball. He was 40 yards [36m] away, but made the right decision.
“The decision he was 10m away [from – Vertonghen’s handball –] he couldn’t make.”
Mourinho also claimed that Hazard could eventually decide to leave Stamford Bridge if players are allowed to keep getting away with kicking him. – The Daily Telegraph