José Mourinho Explodes Against the Refereeing After Real Madrid’s Defeat to Betis

Mourinho exploded against the refereeing after the defeat of the Madrid team

Mourinho defends Diomande and calls for calm

José Mourinho once again set the agenda ahead of the Champions League. The Real Madrid coach, true to his straightforward style, called for calm from the Madrid fans and defended his players, with special emphasis on the young Yan Diomande. "I want to win. I could tell you that I want to play well, but I don't want to play well like we did against Betis and lose. I want to win," he stated, making it clear that the important thing is the result, not the style

The "Why?" and the VAR Controversy

The conference was marked by anger against the refereeing in the last match. Mourinho repeated the same word eight times: "Why?" "Why was the penalty not repeated? Was it not repeated because VAR does not know the rules? Or because the VAR didn't want to? If the VAR didn't make the penalty be retaken due to ignorance of the rules, they have to go home and not do VAR. If the VAR didn't order it to be retaken because they didn't want to, it's even worse," he said. He also defended Vinicius, who was booked despite being the captain: "I would also like to know the reason why he received a yellow card."

Serenity, confidence, and a final wink

Beyond the controversy, Mourinho insisted that the team is strong and that Diomande needs support. "I have seen them as I like to see them. Tired in the locker room after the match, recovered in training, and today perfectly normal," he explained. Regarding Endrick, he clarified that he is barely ready for "5 or 10 minutes." And he ended with humor, accepting an unusual gift, a sprinkler that a journalist gave him as a good luck charm. "Don't I have to pay for it?" he joked