Jose Mourinho has slammed referee Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias, video assistant referee (VAR) Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez and the La Liga refereeing committee following his side’s fiery 2-1 defeat at Atletico Madrid on Sunday.
After enduring photos of challenges between the people of Madrid Jude Bellingham and Federico Valverde and Cristian Romero and Atleti’s Lee Kang-in, Mourinho said he had not reviewed Dean Huijsen’s second-half red card for sending off Giuliano Simeone, which led to Alejandro Grimaldo scoring a penalty before Jonathan David added the home side’s second in their 2-0 win.
Mourinho alleged that the circumstances surrounding the referee’s appointment had been flawed and suggested that the VAR referee had a history of poor decisions against Madrid.
Arias is in his seventh season as an official of the League and is the first from Madrid to oversee the game, as reported. Marc. The outlet, which named him as the best referee for the 2021/22 season, said he is a physical education teacher.
What Jose Mourinho said about referees after Atlético-Madrid
“It was all very strange,” Mourinho said (via Madrid). “The first is that a week before the game it was already known who the referee would be when, as I have been told, it should be announced 24 hours before.
“A week before it was already known who the referee was, then he is a 41-year-old referee who is not even an international, and it is not because he is a great referee.
“The poor guy came here and couldn’t handle the pressure, which I call the pressure of the 1980s, something you rarely see today.
“Then there is Mr. Trujillo, who was on the VAR… he has a very complete history as a VAR in Real Madrid matches.
“Last season there was only the Real Sociedad game in the Copa del Rey, and then there were games against Osasuna and Girona.
“This is a VAR with a lot of history. This combination: a poor referee who has only officiated small games and a VAR referee with a long history.
“Congratulations to the Referee Appointments Committee.”
Atlético – Real Madrid: Mourinho wants “peace”
Madrid’s second defeat in Mourinho’s second spell in charge, both of which have met in their last three away games in The League – has left them fourth after seven league games, six points behind leader Barcelona.
“If they leave us alone, in peace and let us compete on equal terms with everyone, there is still a long way to go,” Mourinho said of his complaints in the context of a potential title challenge.
“I don’t want to go too far and say this was set up. I don’t want to think that. I want to think they just got it wrong. Just like a coach or a player can get it wrong, I want to think the refereeing committee got it wrong.”
“Poor people, they made mistakes, sending someone who is 41 years old and has never been in a situation like this, next to another person with a very rich history against Real Madrid.”