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Moyes: No way, Jose

18 Dec 2006 - 08:39:05

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Everton manager David Moyes slammed the reaction of his Chelsea counterpart Jose Mourinho following the Blues' 3-2 victory at Goodison Park on Sunday.

Mourinho angered Moyes by calling for Andrew Johnson to be booked over a first-half penalty claim by the Toffees striker.

Afterwards the Blues boss was still incensed by the incident and claiming the England striker should be "embarrassed" by the incident with goalkeeper Henrique Hilario.

However, Moyes strongly refuted the allegation and cited the incident involving Petr Cech earlier in the season when the goalkeeper suffered a fractured skull after a similar challenge with Reading's Stephen Hunt.

"It wasn't a penalty but it certainly wasn't a dive either," slammed the Everton boss.

"There was a big complaint earlier in the season because a player went into a goalkeeper, are we now saying they have to go into them? Make your mind up.

"By acting the way he did Jose probably did inflame the situation, but then he has a 15-stone striker up there who is quite partial to doing it himself."