One of the most famous quotes in world football comes from Portuguese tactician Jose Mourinho who pointed fingers towards the referees in Chelsea’s away game against Aston Villa back in 2014.In that match, unfortunately for him and the rest of the team, they ended up losing by a solitary goal and Mourinho was clearly unhappy with the nature of the refereeing decisions that went against his side during the defeat, leaving him to coin a phrase that has been so common with coaches and players worldwide as a way of critiquing the referee but being smart about it.“If I speak I am in big trouble,” the coach said as he steered clear of launching a full scathed criticism on the match official, because he knew that their status in the sport is well protected.pic.twitter.com/CtAbSlFSNz— David de Gea (@D_DeGea) February 4, 2023 However, in Kenya’s top-flight Football Kenya Federation Premier League, that does not apply.That is because AFC Leopards head coach Patrick Aussems ensured he left no stone unturned in his assessment of the referees’ performance in their barren stalemate against Nzoia Sugar on Sunday afternoon.##NAJAVA_MECA_6997003##Following the match played at Sudi Stadium, the Belgian tactician took to his official social media platforms and called the officials of the day ‘clowns’.“A top FKF match refereed by 4 clowns. Fortunately, the 2 teams remained calm,” the boss wrote on his Twitter platform.A Top FKF match refereed by 4 clowns. Fortunately, the 2 teams remained calm… Another clean sheet and 6 games unbeaten in a row .Back to work on thursday but , first , 8 hours to drive back to Nairobi ! pic.twitter.com/lK4OrHxJYv— Patrick Aussems (@PatrickAussems) February 5, 2023 The arrogant head coach did not just stop there. On top of his attack on the referees, Aussems called one of the journalists in the post-match interview ‘stupid’ for being asked a question.Apparently, Aussems did so when the journalist sought a clarification to confirm why the head coach had not left the pitch after being red carded not knowing that it had been shown to goalkeeper coach Lawrence Webo.“You, you are stupid my friend because red card was for Webo and not for me. So you are stupid. Let me see your name and do not ask questions anymore,” the coach said. Your coach @PatrickAussems needs to do better @AFCLeopardsTotally unacceptable!pic.twitter.com/kYpOBM6Vkm— Ochieng’ Stephen (@soo_ochieng) February 6, 2023 Mozzart Sport understands the red card was shown to Webo after a series of controversial fouls that led to AFC Leopards strongly portraying their disgust to the fourth official.
