Mourinho sympathizes with Mike Dean after death threats
After showing a controversial 97th-minute red card to Soucek in a goalless London derby between West Ham and Fulham, the official was on the receiving end of death threats.
Mourinho sympathizes with threatened Dean
After showing a controversial 97th-minute red card to Soucek in a goalless London derby between West Ham and Fulham, the official was on the receiving end of death threats.
Hence,
Mike Dean
has requested to not be involved in any Premier League matches this weekend. However,
Jose Mourinho
has expressed his sympathy for
Dean
, the Portuguese said:
"Of course I feel very sorry for Mike Dean. I feel very sorry with Tuanzebe, and with every Mike Dean and every Tuanzebe of this world.
"This week was for them, the week before was for others, and if the situation goes in the same direction, next week will be others.
"I think something has to be done, because one thing is professional life and what we do in our professional lives, and the success we have, the mistakes we make, the frustrations we have.
"Another thing is to go to the private life and go to the social life. Then, of course, something has to be done."
In addition to
Mourinho
,
Soucek
took to Twitter on Monday to express his reaction to the news.
"Whatever decisions are made on the pitch should stay on the pitch,"
Soucek
wrote.
"I don’t like hearing about it interfering with personal life and I send Mike Dean and his family my support. There is no place for abuse of any kind. It is in the past and I’m now focused on the rest of the season."
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