Conspiracy Delusion: What Exactly Did Mourinho Refer To?!

José Mourinho's vague and strange remarks before the Roma match have drawn much attention.

According to "Sports Three", Mourinho once again gave an ambiguous message to the Spanish media. The Portuguese coach, who was repeatedly asked about the refereeing controversy between Real Madrid and Villarreal at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, refused to enter the discussion and finally invited Italian reporters to ask him about the game. Mourinho had previously set a task for the Spanish journalists to help them understand his position.

However, his answer gave a clue: "I invite you all to watch the first minute of the game against Villarreal; "Just one minute is enough." Mourinho went further and asked reporters to revisit the issue ahead of Saturday's league game. "For those who know, the first minute is enough," he told reporters at Rome's Olympic Stadium.

But what exactly happened in that one minute? Mourinho's reference takes us to minute 1:04 of the match, which becomes especially important considering his statement. Reviewing the first five minutes of the game, the only scene that raises doubts is Kylian Mbappe's offside announcement. A few minutes later, the French forward was involved in a similar scene that ended the same way: an offside call against the French number 10.

Marca has been able to confirm that Mourinho meant the first offside call against Mbappe. During the television broadcast, the scene was not replayed from another angle, but this incident did not raise any doubts on the field either: offside was declared and the game continued. The Real Madrid number 10 had gone back to receive the ball and although live review did not determine whether he was in an offside position, the ball ended up in Villarreal's possession. It was a questionable offside call that Mbappe had no chance to risk.

The main point is the perception of this Portuguese coach from this refereeing decision. Without being sure whether the Real Madrid forward was in an offside position or not, Mourinho suggests that the referee had a tendency to whistle against Real Madrid from the beginning. At least, this is the perception of this Portuguese coach from a scene that he considers so telling that he repeatedly emphasizes that watching the first minute of the match is enough to understand what happened next.