The Portuguese believes that the Spaniard's reputation precedes him, and also says that officials must do more to protect him from opposition players on the field
Jose Mourinho believes that Diego Costa receives unfair treatment from both referees and opponents, but says that Chelsea can do nothing about it.
Costa received particular scrutiny from the officials during the Blues’ 3-0 defeat to Manchester City last weekend, though the Spanish striker was on the receiving end of an errant elbow from midfielder Fernandinho.
Mourinho claimed after the game that the Brazilian should have been dismissed for the challenge, and says that Costa would have been if he had been the guilty party, as his reputation precedes him.
“I can guarantee you, if Diego Costa does that, it’s a red card. And if not a red card, there will be video footage and suspension. I can guarantee that,” he told reporters.
“We are speaking about reputation, but what I see, game after game, is more of the same. It’s Diego doing his job and no more than that. Enough time has passed to forget his reputation - tell me when was the last time something happened? I don’t think he’s too physical.”
Mourinho believes that opposition players have started to target Costa in a bid to provoke a reaction, and says that he can do nothing to prevent it.
“And the reaction is punished? Yes, yes,” he said when asked if Costa was being singled out.
“But what can you do? The referees, they have the power to analyse and to decide. We can do nothing.
“We are told to behave in the technical area, not to complain, not to make gestures, not to have contact with other assistants outside the bench watching television telling us, ‘This is a red, this is not a red’, or, ‘This is a penalty, this is not a penalty’.
“We were told that, and we are doing that.” [GOAL
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