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Mourinho docuseries reopens old wounds for former Chelsea physiotherapist

From Morgunblaðið · () Icelandic

Translated from Icelandic, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Former Chelsea physiotherapist Eva Carneiro criticized Jose Mourinho for his comments about a 2015 incident in new Netflix docuseries.
  • Mourinho had expressed frustration with Carneiro entering the field to treat Eden Hazard, believing it jeopardized the team when they were already a man down.
  • Carneiro responded years later, stating it was time for Mourinho to learn the rules, while former Chelsea captain John Terry supported Mourinho's stance at the time.

Former Chelsea physiotherapist Eva Carneiro has sharply criticized Jose Mourinho, years after a contentious incident during a match. Her remarks come in response to comments made by the Portuguese manager in a new Netflix docuseries titled "MOURINHO."

The docuseries revisits a 2015 match between Chelsea and Swansea, where Mourinho was managing Chelsea. In the episode, Mourinho discusses an event where Eden Hazard went down injured late in the game. Carneiro entered the field to provide treatment, a decision Mourinho vehemently opposed. He believed Hazard was not seriously injured and that Carneiro's intervention, which required Hazard to leave the field, left Chelsea with nine players and potentially "ruined the game."

I knew Eden was not injured, but the doctors went onto the field and we were nine down.

— Jose MourinhoMourinho's statement in the Netflix docuseries about the incident involving Eden Hazard and Eva Carneiro.

"I knew Eden was not injured, but the doctors went onto the field and we were nine down," Mourinho stated in the series. "For me, a female doctor is the same as a male doctor, so as usual, I let my feelings be known when I was not happy. There are moments in football where the tension is high. People in the football world move on after one second. In this case, it was different."

For me, a female doctor is the same as a male doctor, so as usual, I let my feelings be known when I was not happy. There are moments in football where the tension is high. People in the football world move on after one second. In this case, it was different.

— Jose MourinhoMourinho's justification for his reaction to Carneiro entering the field.

At the time, Chelsea captain John Terry sided with Mourinho, stating that the understanding among players was that medical staff should only enter the field for serious injuries. Following the incident, Mourinho removed Carneiro from the medical team, and she soon left the club.

Eleven years later, Carneiro took to social media to address Mourinho's comments. "Eleven years later and we are still reliving the worst. Hope they make some money out of this," she wrote on X. She also directly addressed Terry, suggesting it was "about time he learned the rules of the game."

Eleven years later and we are still reliving the worst. Hope they make some money out of this.

— Eva CarneiroCarneiro's reaction on social media to Mourinho's comments in the docuseries.
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Originally published by Morgunblaðið in Icelandic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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