Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says he wants referee’s assistant Peter Kirkup to apologise after the official disallowed a strike by Salomon
Kalou. TV replays suggested the Ivorian was behind the line of the ball when he sidefooted home in the second half of Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Blackburn.
“I can’t understand it. If the linesman wants to explain, then maybe it would be a good thing,” said Mourinho.
“I told the linesman I would be waiting for his phone call to apologise.”
Referee Howard Webb disallowed the goal – a decision which sparked anger on the touchline with Mourinho berating the fourth official Peter Walton and urging him to look at TV replays.
Mourinho added: “We scored a great goal. Only the linesman can tell us why he disallowed the goal.”
