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‘I was not impressed’: Frank Lampard insists he was not ‘surprised’ by Jose Mourinho’s claim that “some Chelsea players” dive as Tottenham boss defended Harry Kane by winning a penalty against Brighton last year weekend
- Harry Kane was criticized in some quarters after winning a penalty last weekend
- Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho firmly defended his player the next day
- Mourinho also noted that players from other teams are more likely to dive in
- Chelsea boss Frank Lampard said he was not bothered by the comments
Frank Lampard says he is not “surprised” by Jose Mourinho’s referral to referees of “some Chelsea players” to win penalties this week.
Tottenham boss Mourinho was speaking in defense of star Harry Kane after he won a controversial penalty against Brighton in last weekend’s 2-1 win.
But Chelsea manager Lampard, who already shook horns with his former Portuguese manager during an EFL Cup draw in September, defended his players and insisted the criticism “didn’t hit him”.
Chelsea boss Frank Lampard insists he is unaffected by Jose Mourinho’s comments this week
Spurs boss Mourinho defended star Harry Kane after winning a penalty against Brighton
Lampard was replying after Mourinho’s comments: “Kane? I think you’re confused.
“You could talk about some Manchester United players, some Man City players, some Liverpool players, some Chelsea players.”
Yet the Chelsea manager said before the clash at Sheffield United on Saturday: “I wasn’t surprised by those comments.
Lampard says he is “not surprised” by Mourinho who says “some Chelsea players dive”
‘There have been no diving incidents at Chelsea this season that I have seen.
“But I wasn’t surprised, no. I think it’s very normal for managers in and around the clubs they challenge sometimes to mention others with those statements. It didn’t affect me.
‘I’m not going to tell Jose or any other manager how to hold a press conference.
I think we all know when we look at these penalty decisions, we know what the penalties are, what the dives are, the ones that are bought intelligently. I don’t want to dwell on this.
Timo Werner got the upper hand on penalties and scored two goals on Wednesday
Indeed, Chelsea have already had eight penalties this season but Lampard insisted none of them were for diving.
The Chelsea manager changed his penalty last week, with the summer takeover of Timo Werner replacing Jorginho after the midfielder missed two in a row.
The German forward converted two penalties for Chelsea in Wednesday’s 3-0 win over Rennes in the Champions League.
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