Johnson: I'll sue Jose
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ANDY JOHNSON is ready to sue Jose Mourinho unless he apologises for calling him a cheat. The England striker was accused by the Chelsea boss of trying to con a penalty from referee Mark Halsey in EvertonÂ’s 3-2 defeat at Goodison on Sunday.
Johnson blasted: “I was very disappointed with the comments made by Jose Mourinho after Sunday’s match with Chelsea. I do not consider myself a diver.
“I have to say I feel greatly disappointed my integrity as a footballer has been unfairly questioned in this way. "I believe the incident which was highlighted by Mr Mourinho was badly misinterpreted by him.
“I did not dive. I merely jumped out of the way of Chelsea’s goalkeeper as he came out at my feet. "I was not trying to get a penalty. I hope the Chelsea manager will retract his statement.”
The incident happened when Johnson crashed to the ground after jumping over onrushing Blues keeper Hilario after 10 minutes of SundayÂ’s Premiership clash.
Now Johnson is prepared to take legal action — backed by Everton — if Mourinho does not say sorry in public. The club will also force the FA to act by making a formal complaint about Mourinho.
The club and Johnson’s agent Anthony McFarlane threatened the legal action in a hard-hitting statement. It said: “To publicly question the integrity of a player of Andrew’s professionalism and honesty is not only wholly unacceptable — and quite possibly defamatory — but also, in our opinion, highly damaging for club and player.
"We would urge the authorities to look closely at Mr Mourinho’s comments and then, perhaps, seek a formal explanation. “Both Everton and Andrew Johnson have always believed in the virtues of fair play and we would ask Mr Mourinho to immediately retract his allegations.” -
Hosei, Jose.
Cheers.
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good. sue till moan-rinho's pants drop. LOL!
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I guess he got away with his former Chelsea striker Eidur Gudjohnsen after calling him a dive cheat just before they played Barcelona... He can do it again with A Johnson...
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What do you call this lot, Jose?
EVERTON legend Graeme Sharp has called Jose Mourinho a hypocrite after the Chelsea boss branded Andy Johnson a ‘diver’.
Former striker Sharp insists Mourinho should look at his own players following tumbles from the likes of Didier Drogba and Arjen Robben.
The Goodison great, now a pundit for Century Radio, said: “You look at Drogba and you wonder how a guy that big falls over if you breathe on him.
“There is a bit of the pot calling the kettle black here. Mourinho’s Porto team were diving when they played in the UEFA Cup final against Celtic.”
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football in england is getting out of hand.
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Well, Johnson's behaviour against Arsenal in the Carling Cup was questionable.
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screw jose and suck the money outta chelsea's bank
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Originally posted by zocoss:
How apt!
[b]What do you call this lot, Jose?
EVERTON legend Graeme Sharp has called Jose Mourinho a hypocrite after the Chelsea boss branded Andy Johnson a ‘diver’.
Former striker Sharp insists Mourinho should look at his own players following tumbles from the likes of Didier Drogba and Arjen Robben.
The Goodison great, now a pundit for Century Radio, said: “You look at Drogba and you wonder how a guy that big falls over if you breathe on him.
“There is a bit of the pot calling the kettle black here. Mourinho’s Porto team were diving when they played in the UEFA Cup final against Celtic.”[/b]
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Everton submit Mourinho complaint
Everton will submit a formal complaint to the Football Association about Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho's criticism of Toffees striker Andrew Johnson.
Mourinho called Johnson untrustworthy after his team beat the Toffees 3-2 on Saturday, claiming the England man dived after a challenge with Hilario.
Everton released a joint statement with Johnson's agent on Monday on the issue and have also taken legal advice.
They say Mourinho questioned Johnson's "professionalism and honesty".
Everton had previously asked for a retraction of Mourinho's "possibly defamatory" allegations - but Chelsea refused to comment on Monday.
So what will happen now? Will mourinho make a "special" apology and lose face or keep his face and pay a fine?
Whatever it is, looks like P Kenyon has his work cut out for him again... trying to undo what mour does is becoming a routine for him...
More surprisingly the club chelsea is keeping very quiet... Not backing their manager?