He was backed up by West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis, who
told reporters earlier that the fine was "an extraordinary amount of
money".
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Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho during the press conference
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Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho
will appeal against a heavy fine imposed on him by the English Football
Association for criticising referees, he said on Friday.
Mourinho
was fined 50,000 pounds ($77,425) and threatened with a future stadium
ban on Wednesday for saying referees were afraid to award penalties to
the Premier League champions after Chelsea's 3-1 home defeat by
Southampton on Oct. 3.
"I have to be honest with
myself so I have to appeal," he told a news conference on Friday, a day
after calling the punishment "an absolute disgrace".
He was backed up by West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis, who told reporters earlier that the fine was "an extraordinary amount of money".
"Where
does it all go?" Pulis asked. "Does it go to charity? I've been fined a
few times by the FA and when I asked, I didn't get an answer."
Pulis
wants the League Managers Association and the Premier League to call a
meeting of all managers to discuss similar cases that have occurred this
season.
"We have to have a meeting to find out what's going on," he said.
The FA later told Reuters that money from fines "is all put back into football, including the grass roots of the game".
Mourinho
will be hoping to avoid any further controversy on Saturday in what
Chelsea would normally expect to be a straightforward home game against
Aston Villa, who have a poor record at Stamford Bridge.
But
the champions themselves are on a bad run and in the bottom six of the
Premier League, after only one win in their last five league games and
one in four at home.
"We can't run away from the reality of the numbers," Mourinho told reporters.
"Every game is must-win for different reasons and we need points.
"Every team coming now to Stamford Bridge doesn't fear us, they believe they can get a result."
He
believes, however, that a busy fixture-list in the league, Champions
League and League Cup could help improve results and confidence.
"It is a great month, non-stop, so many matches. To play and play again is the best thing that can happen."
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