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Mourinho Says His Players Don't Dive

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12:25 6 Jan 2014


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Jose Mourinho is adamant his Chelsea players do not dive despite Ramires becoming the second Blue in successive games to be shown a yellow card for simulation. Chelsea claimed a routine 2-0 FA Cup win at Derby to set up a fourth-round tie at home to Stoke, with goals from John Obi Mikel and Oscar sandwiching a booking for Ramires from referee Andre Marriner. Mourinho refused to condemn Ramires, who followed compatriot Oscar into being booked for diving. The Chelsea boss on Friday claimed that "there are no divers at Chelsea" following Oscar's booking in the New Year's Day win at Southampton and told observers to look elsewhere for serial offenders following the Derby success.

Mourinho, who criticised Luis Suarez as an "acrobatic swimming pool" diver following his side's recent win over Liverpool, said: "I maintain (there are no divers at Chelsea). Isolated episodes. "The referees are attacking it. The manager supports the referees. I think we are doing well. Let's see if the others do the same as us. "In other clubs there are really divers and they are not booked. "Players are doing that every weekend. Sit in front of the television and you will find them."


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