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Henry Winter: Jose Mourinho ignoring that Diego Costa is 'on the edge'

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Channel: The Telegraph · 2015 · News & Politics

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Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho should focus less on an imagined "campaign" to influence referees' decisions against his team and more on Diego Costa's fiery temper 

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been fined £25,000 by the FA after claiming there was a "campaign" to influence referees' decisions against his team.

Mourinho, 52, was in trouble for his comments after his side were denied a penalty in a 1-1 draw at Southampton in the Premier League on Dec 28. 

The Portuguese contested the charge but the FA's Independent Regulatory Commission ruled the comments were "improper and brought the game into disrepute" although it said they did not "imply bias on the part of a referee or referees". 

Mourinho denied his comments constituted improper conduct but the commission thought otherwise and found him guilty of breaching FA Rule E3. 

Telegraph Football Correspondent Henry Winter said that the Mourinho's claims of a campaign against Chelsea could be an attempt to bond the team, but he should look to the fact that Diego Costa is clearly playing "on the edge.

Costa has quickly become a fan favourite at Stamford Bridge but his fiery temper could have earned him a red card after two stamping incidents in their League Cup semi-final with Liverpool 
The Spain striker appeared to tread down on Emre Can and Martin Skrtel in the second leg clash at Stamford Bridge, that Chelsea won 1-0 to book a place in the Wembley final. 

The west London club will be waiting anxiously to see if the Football Association choose to take retrospective action. 

Any suspension could rule Costa out of Chelsea's crucial top-of-the-table Premier League clash at home to second-placed Manchester City, who they lead by five points, on Saturday. 

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