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(Reuters) – José Mourinho has said Tottenham Hotspur deserves more respect as a club after a controversial handball decision denied them a victory against Newcastle United in the Premier League on Sunday.
Lucas Moura gave the Spurs the lead, but the north London team were unable to extend their lead, with Newcastle goalkeeper Karl Darlow making a series of saves.
Steve Bruce’s team received a lifeline in injury time when Andy Carroll and Eric Dier challenged for a ball and the forward’s header grazed the Spurs defender’s arm.
After a VAR review, referee Peter Bankes observed the incident, in which Dier had his back to the ball, and signaled the spot, with Callum Wilson’s penalty squeezing Hugo Lloris to seal a 1-1 draw and leave Mourinho furious.
“We were fantastic, but Darlow might deserve the man of the match unless you want to give it to someone who is not a player,” Mourinho told the BBC.
“I don’t want to talk about the decision. The only feeling I’m willing to share is that I don’t feel that Tottenham is respected for what the club is. No respect.
“It is my feeling. It is the third club that I manage in the country, so happy so proud, I would not change it for any other job in the world but I feel that we deserve more respect.”
Spurs goalkeeping coach Nuno Santos appeared to have received a red card after the final whistle for his protests and Mourinho said his assistant was naive.
“All I know is that I have more experience than him and I went down the tunnel when the referee blew the whistle,” he said.
“I know that in some clubs, even after the whistle, something important may happen,” added Mourinho, referring to a decision in Manchester United’s 3-2 win over Brighton & Hove Albion, where the VAR awarded a penalty after of the final whistle. .
“But for us I knew that after the whistle it was over.”
(Reporting by Arvind Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Michael Perry)
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