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Jakarta –
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer offended José Mourinho after the dramatic win at Brighton & Hove Albion. Mourinho’s response was no less striking.
MU won dramatically at the Brighton venue on Saturday (9/26/2020) WIB night. Brighton had leveled the score to 2-2 in the 90th minute, but then the ‘Red Devils’ got a penalty after blowing the long whistle thanks to the intervention of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR).
MU won 3-2, a result Solskjaer recognized as fortunate. Because Brighton is more dominant and has five chances to hit the post / crossbar.
After the game, Solskjaer joked about the chances they gave off the post / crossbar. He mentioned Mourinho, referring to the incident when the Tottenham Hotspur manager took the team to the home of North Macedonia club Shkendija in the Europa League.
At the time, Mourinho complained that the goal was 5 cm smaller.
“We have to be thankful that José (Mourinho) is not here to measure the posts, because maybe they are too small!” Solskjaer joked as reported talkSPORT.
Knowing the comments of his colleague, Mourinho responded with no less striking. The Portuguese said that for Solskjaer the most important thing was the size of the goal, but the size of the penalty area.
This refers to the number of penalties MU received last season, 14 in the Premier League and 21 in all competitions. The 14 penalties in the Premier League is a record, while the 21 penalties in all competitions are the most a team has received in the five best leagues in Europe.
“No, because I know the network is fine. I think Ole was very happy yesterday and was so surprised by what happened to his team that he made a joke,” said Mourinho. Subway.
“But I understand that for him the size of the goal is not important. What matters is the dimensions of the 18 yards (16.2 meters, the width of the penalty area).”
“He will never accept to play with a 17-yard box (15.5 meters), I think he would prefer a 22-yard box (20 meters). For him, that would be better,” he added.
Mourinho also commented on the penalty that MU received after the long whistle sounded in the last game.
“In some clubs, even after the final whistle, something important may happen. But for us, I know that after the final whistle, the game is over,” he joked.
Tottenham itself will visit MU in the fourth week of the Premier League, on Sunday (4/10/2020).
(crude / krs)
