Full Video Emerges of Jose Mourinho and Eva Carneiro’s Heated Blowout
British media reports claim Carneiro will no longer attend Chelsea’s matches or training sessions after Mourinho lambasted her and physiotherapist Jon Fearn for running onto the pitch to treat Eden Hazard during the latter stages of last weekend’s 2-2 draw at home to Swansea City.
It reduced Chelsea to nine men as goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois had already been sent off and Mourinho afterwards said his medical staff were “impulsive and naive” and did not “understand the game”.
Now, footage has emerged showing just how furious Mourinho was when he saw Carneiro and Fearn run onto the pitch to treat Hazard despite the referee clearly asking them to come on.
“If you think that player is seriously injured and you got the nod [from the referee] you go on”.
Mourinho actions have been labelled “unjust in the extreme” by the Premier League Doctors’ Group, which also accused the Portuguese of putting results ahead of player safety. It is highly unlikely that in the Carneiro case, when employing a doctor Chelsea would specify in the contract that the manager was to make decisions as to when a player required medical treatment. “Really very much appreciated”, Carneiro wrote.
Eva thanked the public on Facebook “for their overwhelming support”.
Whether or not she will accept the restructuring of her role remains to be seen, but public criticism from Mourinho will no doubt put strain on their relationship.
“I thought it was appalling behaviour by the manager”.
Born to a Spanish father and an English mother, Carneiro joined Chelsea in 2009 as a reserve-team doctor before being promoted by Andre Villas-Boas to take the first-team role in 2011.
“In medical aspects, the manager has nothing to say”, he said.
“Maybe he should be criticising his player for staying down, rather than the medical staff”, he told reporters.
Jose Mourinho should apologise to Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro for publicly humiliating her without justification, according to Liverpool’s former head of medicine.
Football Association director Kelly Simmons, who played 117 times for England, hopes there is no adverse effect on women’s participation in football because of the row.
“Doctors working for Premier League teams and attending matches in a professional capacity are bound by the same professional and ethical boundaries as any other doctor practicing in the United Kingdom”, the group said.